Providers
Information to help providers working with Deaf childrenASDC believes that medical, audiology, and educational professionals serving deaf children and their families have a responsibility to:
- Be informed about the successes of deaf persons from all walks of life, including those who use American Sign Language, as their primary language and those who do and do not use cochlear implants.
- Recognize the benefits of early language, including sign language, and work to ensure that deaf children’s language development, whether signed, spoken or both, progresses at a rate equivalent to that of their hearing peers.
- Refer parents to a wide range of information sources, including deaf individuals, families with deaf children, schools for the deaf and local, state and national parent and deaf adult organizations.
We need to erase:
- Misconceptions that sign language will harm a deaf child’s language development.
- Misconceptions that supporting visual language means excluding spoken language approaches.
Additional Resources
Deaf Siblings Seek Adoption
Three siblings from Austin, TX are waiting to be adopted. They are looking for a family that is already fluent in American Sign Language.
ASDC Impact Report: 2019
See how your donation or membership positively impacted families with deaf children in 2019!
ASDC Newsletter – September 2020
Get information about our upcoming ASL classes, see new stories in our ASL Stories Directory, purchase clear face masks, and more!
New videos! ASL Stories Directory has expanded
Find new videos in our ASL Stories Directory from our friends at The Learning Center for the Deaf.
Socialization For Your Deaf Child During the Pandemic
In this blog post, you’ll find practical ideas for helping your deaf or hard of hearing child make social connections with family and friends during the pandemic.
Supporting Distance Learning During the Pandemic
Teachers and parents, find articles and resources for supporting online education during the 2020-2021 school year.
Getting Services For Your Child During The Pandemic
Get resources for ensuring that your child receives services during the pandemic.
Language Priority donates to ASDC
Language Priority is a Latina Deaf-owned business devoted to bringing awareness to language deprivation, ASL, Deaf Ed, and the Deaf community. This month, they are donating 15% from sales of their ASL alphabet t-shirts to ASDC!
ASDC Newsletter – July 2020
Get information about our upcoming ASL classes, signed ASL stories for kids, free webinars, and more!
DCMP: Stream accessible educational videos – free!
The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is free to all ASDC members. Find out how you can access 8,000+ educational videos for kids in English and Spanish.
