Welcome
Hands & Voices is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as the professionals who serve them. We are a parent-driven, parent/professional collaborative group that is unbiased towards communication modes and methods. Our diverse membership includes those who are deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired and their families who communicate orally, with signs, cue, and/or combined methods. We exist to help our children reach their highest potential.
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We are a parent-driven parent/professional collaborative group that supports families without bias about commuinication modes and methods.
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We believe that there is no one communication choice that will work for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing. We think families need access to good information that's free from a sponsoring agenda or ideology.
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We believe that "What works for your child is what makes the choice right."
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We get meaningfully involved in early hearing detection and intervention programs, educational advocacy, and other systems to improve them from an end-user perspective.
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We exist to help our children/students reach their highest portential.
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We believe our children have a fundamental human right to communication, regaurdless of their mode or method of communicatication
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Happy Valentine's Day!
This year, Friendly's is again supporting Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s through its annual Valentine Cones for Kids Campaign! From January 2 - February 13, 2012, Friendly’s Restaurants will be offering 5 Valentine Certificates good for FREE kids cones as a thank you gift to restaurant guests who make a $1 donation to Easter Seals.
Donations collected from the campaign support Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s Programs in participating Friendly’s markets. Every time you and your family visit a participating Friendly’s Restaurant during the campaign, you can help support essential disability camp programs in your community.
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Summer Camp Scholarship Opportunity
The Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Equality (CODHHE) has an exiting opportunity to assist a Deaf or Hard of Hearing child/student by offering a summer camp scholarship of up to $800. Applicants must be Delaware residents between the ages of 8 and 18. Applications are due March 2, 2012. The application is available as a PDF here: http://delawarefamiliesforhandsvoices.yolasite.com/summer-camp-scholarship-opportunity.php
The PDF application does include a page with more information about this scholaship.
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Delaware Families for Hands & Voices
22 Peoples Plaza, Newark, DE 19702
302-378-4979
