Hearing Speech & Deafness Center

HSDC IS A WESTERN WASHINGTON SERVICE HUB FOR CLIENTS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR WHO FACE COMMUNICATION BARRIERS. WE ENVISION AN INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE WORLD, WHERE EVERYONE IS UNDERSTOOD AND RESPECTED.

INTERPRETING SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ON-SITE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETING TO ALMOST 500 SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE LEGAL SYSTEM, CORPORATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS AND THE ARTS. INTERPRETING SERVICES AT HSDC USES CERTIFIED, NATIONALLY-QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS, AND SPECIALIZES IN HIGH-QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE, MATCHING THE RIGHT SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SITUATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO SEEKS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE INTERPRETING SERVICES TO THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR.

AUDIOLOGY AND THE STORE: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HEARING SCREENING, EVALUATION AND CONSULTATIONS, FROM INFANT TO ELDER, IN THE SEATTLE OFFICE. THE PROGRAM FITS, DISPENSES, SERVICES AND REPAIRS HEARING AIDS, REGULARLY DONATES GIFT AIDS TO LOW INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS RECIPIENTS, AND OFFERS AURAL REHABILITATION CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AND THEIR FAMILIES.SPEECH: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SPEECH THERAPY, AUDITORY VERBAL THERAPY, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TRAINING, READING AND LEARNING DEVELOPMENT, AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES, TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. CLIENTS ARE THOSE WITH CHALLENGES RELATED TO HEARING LOSS, SPEECH DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE DELAYS, LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND SOCIAL COGNITION SKILLS.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES: THE NATIONALLY-RENOWNED PARENT-INFANT PROGRAM (PIP) HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR OVER 60 YEARS. THIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS ORIENTED TO CHILDREN UP TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE WITH COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES, HEARING LOSS AND SECONDARY DISABILITIES. PIP PROVIDES HOME VISITS, COMMUNICATIONS/LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PLAYGROUPS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS WITH A LICENSED FAMILY COUNSELOR, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES, AND SPEECH/LANGUAGE THERAPY. AUDIOLOGY SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO CHILDREN, AGED BIRTH TO THREE YEARS, WITH HEARING LOSS, DEAFNESS OR DEAF-BLINDNESS. ROSEN FAMILY PRE-SCHOOL IS A PAIR OF CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 1-3 AND THEN 3-5 THAT EMPHASIZES BOTH AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) AND ENGLISH, GIVING DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN THE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LATER IN LIFE. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO OPEN TO HEARING CHILDREN WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN ASL-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS THOSE RAISED IN A HOME THAT USES SIGN LANGUAGE.

DEAF SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ADVOCACY SERVICES, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND OR HARD OF HEARING. THE PROGRAM TRAINS BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOLS, LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LANDLORDS, AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, ON PROVIDING APPROPRIATE ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CLIENTS AND CUSTOMERS. THROUGH THE SEATTLE, TACOMA AND BELLINGHAM OFFICES, THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO 13 COUNTIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. THE BELLINGHAM OFFICE ALSO PROVIDES A FAMILY PROGRAM WITH SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES.