Theater Info

National Resources

MN Oral School Programs

Scholarships

Hearing Loss

Auditory Devices

Legislative Information

Board of Directors

Newsletters

Lending Library

Courage Center
3915 Golden Valley Road
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(763) 520-0520
www.courage.org
Courage Center is a national rehabilitation and resource center for people with physical disabilities, brain injuries, speech or vision impairments, or hearing loss. Courage Center’s more than 70 services are designed to empower people with disabilities to reach for the full potential in every aspect of life.

Services include: audiology service, a hearing aid assistance program for families with low incomes, and camp for Deaf/hard of hearing children ages 7-17 at Courage North.

CSD of Minnesota
2055 Rice St.
Saint Paul, MN 55113
(651) 297-6700 (V/TTY)
http://www.c-s-d.org/default.asp?ID=0&Display=Contenthttp://www.c-s-d.org/default.asp?ID=0&Display=Content&Color=0
CSD, a subdivision of the South Dakota Association of the Deaf (SDAD), is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing broad-based services, ensuring public accessibility and increasing public awareness of issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

Services include: adult education, community education, interpreting services, and recreation programs for D/HH families.

Cued Speech Association of Minnesota
6017 Kellogg Avenue
Edina, MN 55424
(952) 929-3965
Contact: Katherine Burns-Christenson kbc29@aol.com The Cued Speech Association of Minnesota provides information and support regarding the use of Cued Speech for deaf children.

Services include: information sheets about problems of deafness, cued speech, and cued speech transliterator certification; on-line newsletter; and cued speech camp

Early Intervention Intake Numbers
Early interventions programs are an excellent “first call for help” parents can make in obtaining the resources they need for children with special needs, from age birth through age five. Depending upon the county, early intervention teams are comprised of staff from the school district and/or other agencies. The programs help children and their families obtain a range of services such as such as developmental screening, special education, physical therapy, speech therapy, and family support and education.

Metro Counties:
Anoka County:
Central Intake, 323-KIDS (763) 323-5437

Carver County:
First Step Early Intervention (952) 368-0160

Dakota County:
Early Intervention System Coordinator (651) 552-3040

Hennepin County:
Minneapolis 348-TOTS (612) 348-8687
Northwest Hennepin Osseo (763) 315-7440
Northwest Robbinsdale (763) 504-4180
South Suburban (952) 563-8900
West Suburban 933-GROW (952) 933-4769

Ramsey County:
Central Intake (651) 604-3700

Scott County:
First Step Early Intervention (952) 368-0160

Washington County:
Central Intake (651) 430-6700

Non-Metro Counties
For other counties contact Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN).
(651) 215-8956
Toll Free: (800) 728-5420

Harris Communications
15155 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2277
Toll Free: (800) 825-6758 (V)
Toll Free: (800) 825-9187 (TTY)
www.harriscomm.com
Harris Communications sells a large variety of products for people who are D/HH, including assistive devices, books, videotapes, CDs and novelty items. It has many products for D/HH children and/or their parents.

Services include: store and on-line catalogue with categories including Children’s Materials, Coping with Hearing Loss, Deaf Culture, Parent’s Resources, and Sign Language

Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota
2537 25th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 729-5986 (V)
(612) 729-5914 (TTY)
hsmd@bitstream.net

Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota is dedicated to “helping Minnesotans who are deaf, hard of hearing or disabled to become more independent and self confident by pairing them with specially trained dogs that alert the person to important sounds or assist them in living more independently.”

Services include: provision of the dog, training, medical treatment during training, supplies, food and ongoing support to each client, free of charge. The hearing dog alerts a deaf person to sounds by making physical contact with the person and then leading them to the source of sound (e.g., doorbell, alarm clock, smoke detector, intruder). Click here for more info.

The Family Support Connection provides unbiased information, referral, and support to families of deaf or hard of hearing children living in Minnesota, relating to a broad range of topics such as learning American Sign Language, educational options, and cochlear implants.

Services include: information and referral, lending library, demonstrations of assistive listening devices, and educational programs.
The Lending Library
Lifetrack Resources has a wonderful collection of resources for families with deaf and hard of hearing children. This library includes books, videotapes, and CD-ROMS that cover such topics as parenting, cochlear implants, cued speech and auditory training. The Minnesota Chapter of Alexander Graham Bell donated a variety of books and videotapes to this ibrary last year. This donation included titles such as Fun to Grow On: Engaging Play Activities for Kids with Teachers, Parents, and Grandparents, The Possible Dream: Mainstream Experiences of Hearing-Impaired Students, and IDEA Advocacy for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens, Inc. (MADC)
Charles Thompson Memorial Hall
1824 Marshall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
(651) 644-3455 (TTY)
Contact: Emory Dively, President
ekdively@aol.com

MADC is a non-profit organization serving and representing Minnesotans who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Services include: advocating the social, cultural and economic status of people in Minnesota with hearing loss, and protecting their rights as citizens.

Minnesota Black Deaf Advocates (BDA)
Contact: Kim Bassenaar, President
k7wazza@aol.com

The National BDA is the first and largest consumer organization for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people of color established in the United States. Minnesota BDA was founded in 1997. It has “an active and motivated membership who meets monthly in the public library across from Thompson Hall.”

Services include: advocacy, membership and social activities.

Minnesota Commision Serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Office Address:
130 East 7th St.
St. Paul, MN 55155

mailing address:
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 297-7305 (V/TTY)
www.mncdhh.com

Contacts:
Mary Hartnett at mary.hartnett@state.mn.us


The Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People advises the Governor, the Legislature, and State agencies concerning the needs and interests of Minnesotans who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.

Services include: The Commission works to address the concerns of people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing by gathering information and using this data to advocate for needed services and programs. The Commission does not provide direct services or information and referral.

Minnesota Department of Children & Families Learning
(formerly MN Department of Education)
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8200 (V)
(651) 582-8201 (TTY)
cfl.state.mn.us

The Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning (CFL) works to help communities to measurably improve the well-being of children through programs that focus on education, community services, prevention, and the preparation of young people for the world of work.

Services include: early childhood special education (ECSE) is provided for children ages birth to seven. For children ages birth through three, Part C services – including assessment and evaluation, assistive technology, therapy, and a host of other services- are provided via Individualized Family Service Plans developed jointly by families, an interagency team, and local early childhood intervention committees. Preschool children receive ECSE services that vary according to the needs of the child. Other CFL services include the Office of Equity that helps resolve conflicts between parents and schools regarding disability equity for school children. In addition, CFL participates in an Interagency effort to screen all children for hearing loss at birth (i.e., see Universal Newborn Hearing Screening/Early Hearing Detection and Intervention).

Minnesota Hearing Aid Society
P0 Box 338
Pipestone, MN 56164
V - 507-825-5776
www.mhas.org

This is a non-profit organization of comprised of voting members whose principal activity is dispensing of hearing instruments or work in a related field. As an additional service they provide a list of various hearing-related resources and industry homepages.

Pacer Center, Inc.
8161 Normandale Blvd.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55437
Voice: (952) 838-9000 - TTY: (952) 838-0190
Toll-free in Greater Minnesota: (800) 537-2237 - Fax: (952) 838-0199
E-mail: pacer@pacer.org
Website: www.pacer.org

Pacer's mission is to improve and expand opportunities that enhance the quality of life for children and young adults with all disabilities-physical, mental, emotional, learning and their families.