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How Events are Sorted:
First, at the top of the list: SAMHSA Disaster Helpline and similar links.
Next in the list: Bundled “All Day” Events for organizations with events happening at multiple times throughout the day and/or in many formats or locations; these are bundled into a single listing to prevent endless scrolling. Usually these offer a lookup by zip code or other criteria.
Lastly, Time-Specific Events listed by start time from 12:01am early morning to 11:59pm late night. Warmlines and places east of Oregon’s time zone tend to start earlier (e.g. 4am in Oregon is 7am in New York).
Deaf & HoH Accessible Crisis Line
Video Phone with ASL
Available 24/7/365
Call VP (321) 800-3323
Crisis Resources and Deaf-Accessible Hotlines
The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) offers several resources and strategies to locate deaf-accessible crisis services, community resources and hotlines:
- Crisis Line for VideoPhone users who use American Sign Language (available 24/7): (321) 800-DEAF (321-800-3323)
- SAMHSA National Disaster Distress Hotline:
- TTY Hotline: 800-846-8517
- VideoPhone Hotline: 800-985-5990
- ASL NOW Button goes to link: https://vibrant.aslnow.io/app/8/10004
- ASL FAQ & VIDEOS Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/asl-faq
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
- To chat online with a counselor (2pm-2am Monday-Friday Eastern Standard Time)
- TTY Hotline: 800-799-4889
- Crisis text chatline:
- free, available 24/7, sometimes has Deaf counselors available
- text START to 741-741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline:
- E-mail: deafhelp@thehotline.org
- TTY: 1-800-787-3224 (24/7 hotline)
- VP: 1-855-812-1001 (Monday to Friday 9AM—5PM Pacific Standard Time
Link: https://www.nccsdclearinghouse.org/crisis-resources.html
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Friendship is just a phone call away for Americans age 60 and over and for adults living with disabilities.
The Friendship Line is offered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by the nonprofit Institute on Aging at 800-971-0016. It is both a crisis intervention hotline and a “warmline” for nonurgent calls.
The confidential service offers active suicide intervention, The service, founded by Patrick Arbore, director of the Institute on Aging’s Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention, is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology. emotional support, elder abuse prevention and counseling, grief support, and information and referrals for isolated older adults.
The Friendship Line also offers outreach, calling on those who suffer from depression, loneliness, isolation, anxiousness, or who may be contemplating suicide. The goal of these well-being checks is to prevent suicide by improving the quality of life and connectedness of isolated older adults.
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Find an AA Meeting In Oregon
Meetings in Spanish – Hearing Impaired Meetings – Online & In-Person – Hot Lines – Phone Apps
Looking for a local AA meeting?
Meeting lists are provided by local Districts, Intergroups and Central Offices.
You can use the district map page to find the District you’re interested in and then visit the meeting list and/or website for that district. If a District has no website, the nearest Intergroup or Central Office may be listed.
Hotline phone numbers listed below may also help.
If interested, you can download the meeting guide app from following the links below.
District Websites With Meeting Lists
Link:
https://www.aa-oregon.org/find-meetings/#districtlinks
Click the link above for the List of Oregon AA Districts with AA Meetings and Hotlines plus Phone Apps.
AA Portland Districts map page.
For a detailed view of Districts in the Portland area, visit the map page.
Link:
https://www.aa-oregon.org/portland-districts/
NOTE: Districts, Intergroups and Central Offices are independent service entities; Oregon Area 58 is not responsible for the content of their web sites.
Higher resolution maps of the District boundaries in Portland and in Oregon are also available for download.
District Websites
Hotlines
Tel: (971) 601-9220 Astoria / Seaside
Tel: (503) 739-4856 Tillamook
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 2
Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, Newport, Siletz, South Beach, Toledo and Waldport
24-Hour Hotline
Tel: (541) 265-1953
Para Preguntas Llamar:
Tel: (541) 574-7842
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 3
Arlington, Boardman, Condon, Fossil, Hepper, Hermiston, Ione, Mission, Pendleton and Pilot Rock
Hotline
Tel: (800) 410-5953
Link: Website & meeting list
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Districts 4 & 28
Salem, Dallas
Hotline
Tel: (503) 399-0599
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 5
Bend, Burns, Chemult, Culver, John Day, La Pine, Madras, Metolius, Mt. Vernon, Prineville, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, Terrabonne, Tumalo, and Warm Springs
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 548-0440
Link: Website & meetings list
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District 6
Emerald Valley Intergroup:
Eugene, Alvadore, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Junction City, Lowell, Springfield, Veneta
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Website & meetings list
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District 7
Josephine County Intergroup & Central Office
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 474-0782
Link: Website & meeting list
District 8
Coos Bay, Florence, Gardiner, Lakeside, Mapleton, North Bend, Reedsport
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 269-3265
Link: Website & meeting list
District 9
Northwest/Downtown Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 10
Beaverton, Portland, Tigard
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 11
Gresham & East County
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 12
Eastside Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Meeting schedule (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 13
Roseburg, Canyonville, Drain, Glendale, Riddle
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 673-7552
Link: Website & meeting list
District 14
Bingen/White Salmon WA, Carson WA, Goldendale WA, Hood River, Maupin, Moro, Odell, Parkdale, Stevenson WA, The Dalles, Tygh Valley
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (833) 423-3683 = (833-HAD-ENUF)
Link: Website & meeting list
District 15
Clackamas, Milwaukie, West Linn
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 16
Applegate, Ashland, Butte Falls, Central Point,
Eagle Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Medford,
Phoenix, Prospect, Rogue River, Ruch, Talent,
& White City
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 773-4848
Link: Website & meeting list
District 17
Klamath & Lake Counties
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 883-4970
Link: Website & meeting list
District 18
Clatskanie, Ranier, St. Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia
24-hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 366-0667 Columbia County
Link: Website & meeting list
District 19
Southwest of Eugene
24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Website (Emerald Valley Intergroup) & meeting list
District 20
Springfield
24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Web site (Emerald Valley Intergroup) & meeting list
District 21
Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Willamette Valley
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 967-4252
Link: Web site & meeting list
District 22
McMinnville, Newberg
24-Hour Hotlines:
Tel: (503) 472-1172 (McMinnville)
Tel: (888) 472-1172 (Newberg)
Link: Website & meeting list
District 23
Tualatin
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 684-0415
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
District 24
Eastside Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 25
Estacada, Gresham
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 26
North Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 27
Southeast Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
Districts 28 (and 4)
Salem, Dallas
Hotline:
Tel: (503) 399-0599
Link: Website & meeting list
District 29
Baker, Union & Wallowa Counties
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 624-5117
Link: Website & meeting list
District 30
Oregon South Coast – Bandon, Brookings, Coquille, Gold Beach, Langlois, Myrtle Point, Port Oxford
24-Hour Hotlines:
Tel: (541) 347-1720 Bandon
Tel: (541) 469-2440 Brookings
Link: Website & meeting list
District 31
Hillsboro
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: 503-684-0415
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
District 32
Canyon City, John Day, Mount Vernon
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 548-0440
Link: Website & meeting list (Central Oregon Intergroup)
Districts 34 & 35
Spanish Language districts for the entire state.
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
District 36
Southwest Portland and parts of Lake Oswego
Link: Website and meeting list
District 37
Wilsonville, Sherwood, and West Linn
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
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Meetings en Español
Directorio de Grupos Hispaños:
Directory of Spanish-speaking Groups
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Oficina Intergrupal Hispaña De Salem Oregon
2495 Lancaster Dr. NE | Salem, OR 97303
(503) 899-2652
Distrito 28
Salem
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting schedule
Distrito 34
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Website
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
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Meetings for the Hearing Impaired
AA Meeting Schedule for the Hearing Impaired
Hotline Phone Numbers by City
Albany/Corvallis: 541-967-4252
Astoria-Gearhart: 971-601-9220
Baker City: 541-624-5117
Bandon, Coquille: 541-347-1720
Boardman 800-410-5953
Clatskanie, Rainier, 503-366-0667
Scappoose, St Helens,
Vernonia
Coos Bay, North Bend, (541) 469-2440
Lakeside, Reedsport,
Florence, Gardiner,
Mapleton
Bend: 541-548-0440
Brookings: 541-469-2440
Burns: 541-548-0440
Cannon Beach: 503-861-5526
Condon 800-410-5953
The Dalles/Hood River: 800-999-9210
Echo 800-410-5953
Enterprise 541-624-5117
Eugene: 541-342-4113
Grants Pass: 541-474-0782
Heppner 800-410-5953
Hermiston: 800-410-5953
Klamath: 541-883-4970
La Grande: 541-624-5117
Lincoln City: 541-265-1953
Medford (District): 541-773-4848
McMinnville: 503-472-1172
Newberg: 888-472-1172
Newport: 541-265-1953
Ontario (includes Boise): 208-344-6611
Pendleton: 800-410-5953
Pilot Rock 800-410-5953
Portland: 503-223-8569
Westside Central Office: 503-684-0415
Roseburg: 541-673-7552
Salem: 503-399-0599
Seaside: 971-601-9220
Siletz: 541-265-1953
Umatilla 800-410-5953
Yachats, Waldport, Toledo: 541-265-1953
AA Meeting Finder Applications
Bridges Oregon
Hard of Hearing
RESOURCES
Bridges Oregon, Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving Oregonians who are Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing or face other communication barriers. It is in our mission to facilitate equity and inclusiveness and to provide a bridge to opportunities through advocacy, education and communication.
Advocacy
American Sign Language (ASL)
- Portland Community College ASL Studies (link)
- Sign Class (link)
- Western Oregon University ASL Studies (link)
Children
- Position Statement on Improving Child Protection Services for Families with Deaf Individuals (link)
- Position Statement on Quality Foster Care Services Continuum for Deaf Children (link)
- Position Statement on Mental Health Services for Deaf Children (link)
- Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Court (link)
Community
- Abolition and Disability Justice’s Guiding Principles (link)
- Community-Based Needs Assessment (CNA) of Oregon’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities: Final Report as of December 30, 2016 (link)
- Hands and Voices of Oregon (link)
- How many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people live in Oregon by counties (link)
- Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (link)
- Quota in Central Oregon (link)
- Research & Resource Center with Deaf* community (RRCD) at Western Oregon University (link)
Crime Safety
Deaf-owned Businesses in Oregon
- A5 Interpreting (link)
- Clackamas River Growlers (link)
- Camp Taloali (link)
- Cymaspace (link)
- Jennifer Jo Deily Fine Art (link)
- King’s Hookah Lounge (link)
- Looslea Holsteins Dairy Farm (link)
- Pah! Restaurant (link)
- PILEA Play (link)
- Sign Class (link)
- Tactile Communications (link)
- Tim Baker’s Lawn Care (link)
DeafBlind
- American Association of the DeafBlind (link)
- DeafBlind Kids (link)
- DeafBlind Interpreting: National Training & Resource Center (link)
- Helen Keller National Center Region 10: Northwest (link)
- Oregon Commission for the Blind (link)
- Oregon DeafBlind Project (link)
- National Center on DeafBlind (link)
- Protactile Communications (link)
- Protactile Language Interpreting: National Education Program (link)
- For more information, please refer to the “Telecommunication” subgroup below.
Deaf with additional disabilities
Education
- House Bill 3183 Toolkit: A Resource for Special Education Providers Regarding the Relevant Services and Placement Options for a Child Who Is Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing. August 2022. (link)
- Language Assessment for American Sign Language (link)
- Oregon Department of Education’s Kindergarten Ready Assessment (KRA) on Deaf and Hard of Hearing children
- Report of 2017 House Bill 3412: Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (referred as LEAD-K) (link)
Emergency Preparedness
- Checklist for Emergency Responder: Ensuring Language Access and Effective Communication During Response and Recovery (link)
Hard of Hearing
- Help to pay for Hearing Aids (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Oregon (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Lane County (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Linn and Benton (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Portland Chapter (link)
Health
- ADA National Network: Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients (link)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Informational Videos in ASL (link)
Housing
- Oregon ASL Realtors (link)
Hotlines
- Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon (link)
- ASL COVID-19 Hotline (link)
- National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (link)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (link)
- Oregon Hate Crimes and Bias Hotline (link)
Interpreters
- File a complaint on a Healthcare Interpreter with Oregon Health Authority (link)
- File a complaint on a certified or qualified interpreter with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (link)
- List of Deaf Interpreters in Oregon by Research and Resource Center with Deaf* community (RRCD) at Western Oregon University. (link)
- List of ASL Interpreter Agencies in Oregon (link)
- Portland Community College Interpreting Training program (link)
- Search for certified or qualified Oregon Healthcare Interpreter (link)
- Report a Patient Safety Issue in Medical settings e.g., an interpreter agency sends non-qualified interpreter to the appointment (link)
- Search for certified or qualified Sign Language interpreters with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (link)
- Western Oregon University Online Interpreting Training program (link)
Late-Deafened
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults (link)
Law
- Oregon’s own version of ADA law (ORS 659a)
Law Enforcement
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Communication Card with Police (visor card, wallet card)
- Community Proposal Directive for Law Enforcement Agencies (link)
- Pullover Pal (link)
- Oregon Legislative Update: Governor SIGNED on 5/6/2021! Proposed bill to provide “that the registered owner may request that registration cards issued for vehicles include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be deaf or hard of hearing.” (link)
Lawsuits in Oregon (current & past)
- Kristina Boswell v. State of Oregon, U.S.D.C. Case No. 3:22-cv-00502-MO (link)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc (2022)
- Viewpoint to pay $225,000 to deaf job applicant Indi Matthews for employment discrimination (2022)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc: Deaf Inmate’s Disability Bias Claim (2020)
- Disability Rights Oregon filed lawsuit on behalf of protesters with disabilities (2020)
- Deaf prisoners: Oregon should use only certified interpreters, groups say (2019)
- Springfield to pay $450,000 to deaf man injured by police officer (2019)
- Ludwig v. State of Oregon: Employment Discrimination (2018)
- DOJ sues Pacific Northwest on behalf of Oregon Veteran with Hearing Loss (2017)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc: Clackamas County Jail failed to provide ASL interpreter service for medical treatment (2017)
- Oregon University Settles Lawsuit over Service Dog (2014)
- Deaf inmate gets $150,000 settlement from Oregon after claiming assigned jobs were discriminatory (2014)
- Wolfe v. City of Portland: Police did not provided ASL interpreter in response to 9-1-1 call (2012)
- Oregon v. Mason: Portland Police did not provide ASL interpreter to translate the Miranda Warnings (1981)
*Please let us know if we missed any current or past lawsuits pertaining to deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing Oregonians.
Legislative Bills (2023 Legislative Session)
- Legislative Session is Closed.
Legislative Bills (passed)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2994 Modifies requirements for health insurance coverage of hearing-related items and services. (link).
- 2023 Regular Session. Senate Bill (SB) 569 Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies. (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. Senate Bill (SB) 685 Modifies the definition of “Communication Facilitator” (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2696 Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter licenses to qualified applicants. (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2669 Bill of Rights for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Children relating to Education. (link
- 2021 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2498. “Provides that the registered owner may request that registration cards issued for vehicles include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be Deaf or Hard of Hearing.” (link)
- 2021 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3183. “Requires parents of child who is deaf or deafblind or who is hard of hearing to be provided information about relevant services and placements offered by school district, education service district, regional programs and Oregon School for the Deaf whenever individualized family service plan or individualized education program is developed, revised or reviewed.” (link)
- 2019 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3205. “Expands Telecommunication Devices Access Program to include provision of communication facilitator.” (link)
- 2017 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3412. “Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.” (link)
Medical
- Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 ASL Video (link)
- Oregon Health Authority’s Deaf/Hard of Hearing Preferred Language Card (link)
- Oregon Health Authority’s FAQ Regarding Providing Interpreter Services to Individuals who are Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing or Individuals with Limited English Proficiency in Medical Settings (link)
- Report a Patient Safety Issue in Medical settings e.g., no accommodation provided (link)
Mental Health
- List of ASL Therapists in Oregon (PDF)
Safety
- Text to 9-1-1 (link)
- Get A Smoke Alarm by American Red Cross (link)
- Statewide Area: Smoke Alarms for Oregonians (link)
- Portland Area: Smoke Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Portlanders (link)
- Bend Area: Smoke Alarms for Oregonians who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (link)
Self-Advocate
- Civil Rights for Individuals and Advocates (link)
Seniors
- Avamere Chestnut Lane Assisted Living for the Deaf and DeafBlind, Gresham (link)
Sister Services
- Northwest Human Services Connection: for the Deaf, DeafBlind, & Hard of Hearing (link)
Support Groups
- ASL access NA, AL-ANON, NAR-ANON, and AA 12-Steps Program Virtual Support Groups (link)
- Portland Deaf Access Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous (link)
Telecommunications and Internet
- Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) (link)
- DeafBlind MMX Videophone (link)
- Free iPad, iPhone, and other equipment for Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing (link)
- ICanConnect – Oregon (link)
- Oregon Lifeline (link)
- Oregon Statewide Assistive Technology Program (link)
Video Access
*Deaf – Bridges Oregon has adopted with minor adaptations, the definition of ‘Deaf’ that is used by the National Deaf Center (NDC). Bridges Oregon is using the term deaf in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as D/deaf, DeafBlind, deaf-blind, deaf with additional disabilities, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and/or persons with unilateral/bilateral hearing loss. Bridges Oregon recognizes that for many individuals, identity is fluid and can change over time or with setting. Bridges Oregon has chosen to use one term, Deaf, with the goal of recognizing experiences that are shared by all members of our diverse communities while also honoring all of our differences. Source: https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/defining-deaf
Hearing Loss Association of America/Oregon Meetings and Resources, 2021
HLAA of Portland meets the third Saturday each month (except June, July, and August) 10 am, in the Wistar Morris Conference Room in the Main Hospital Building on the Legacy Good Samaritan Campus, 1015 NW 22nd Ave. (at Marshall), Portland, 97210. Contact Mark Foster, president; email: hlaportland@gmail.com. Write P.O. Box 2112, Portland, OR 97208-2112; http://www.hlaa-or.org/portlandchapter.html.
HLAA of Lane County meets quarterly: second Thursday in March, June, Sept., and Dec., at 7 p.m. at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., Eugene. Right now we are scheduled to meet in person June 10 unless COVID-19 infections mandate otherwise.
Mail: P.O. Box 22501, Eugene, OR 97402. Clark Anderson; email: clarkoa@msn.com
HLAA of Linn and Benton counties meets the last Wednesday each month (except June, July, & Dec.) at 6:30 p.m. at the Reimar Building, next to Albany General Hospital, 1085 6th Ave. SW, Albany, OR 97321. Contact: John Hood-Fysh, email: jhoodfysh@gmail.com; 541/220-8541 (cell – call or text), 818 Broadalbin St. SW, Albany, OR 97321.
Note: HLAA of Douglas County no longer meets the requirements for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Reinstatement may occur, but right now, this group meets as a support group. Contacts: Vincent Portulano, president, email: HLAADC@outlook. com; or Ann Havens, secretary, 541/673-3119. Check with them for location for meetings and time.
NATIONAL HLAA EVENT CALENDARS
HLAA Calendar
https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/calendar/
HLAA Leaders Calendar
https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/calendar
HLAA Subgroups
https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/subgroups
HLAA Virtual Meetings / Captioned Recordings
https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/communities/hlaa-national-virtual-meetings/
MORE RESOURCES
Hands and Voices
https://www.handsandvoicesor.org
Supports families and children who are deaf and hard of hearing, by connecting parents, mentorship, educational advocacy, community development and support programs. Collaborates with professionals to support families.
FACT Oregon
https://www.factoregon.org/
Supports, empowers and advocates for families who experience disability.
Family to Family Health Information Center
Oregon Family-to-Family Health Information Center | OHSU
Supports families and caregivers of children with special health needs to navigate the healthcare system. Many resources on the website.
AG Bell Oregon
https://www.agbell.org/Connect/Oregon-Chapter
- Facebook page – AG Bell Oreoon
- Instagram – aobelloreoon
Local chapter of a national organization. The focus is to promote listening and spoken language education, advocate for accessibility, educational services, and health-related rights, and create connections and memories together.
Oregon Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
https://www.oreown ov/oha/PDH/HeaIthvP eooleFamilies/Babies/HeaIthScreenino/He arinqscreenino/Paoes/index asox
For Providers: Information on EHDI Reporting, forms, protocols, facilities, OVERS Hearing Screening Module, 1-3-6 Newborn Hearing Screening Checklist For Parents: Information on hearing screening (what it involves and why it’s important), follow-up (what happens if a newborn doesn’t pass a screening), Early Intervention/Family Services, Guide By Your Side (a Hands & Voices program that matches trained parent guides with families who have recently found out their child has a hearing loss), and other resources for families
American Cochlear Implant Alliance
https://www.acialliance.org/
Facebook page
Twitter
Contains information about research, awareness, and advocacy around cochlear implants. Information about hearing loss and cochlear implants in general.
Oregon Association for Deaf
https://oad1921.org/
Advocates for the rights of people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Oregon. The website contains articles, meeting and conference information, and youth opportunities.
Hearing Loss Association of America – Oregon State Association
https://www.hlaa-or.org/about-us.html
Education, Information and Advocacy.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
https://www.cdc.oov/ncbddd/hearinqloss/e hdi-programs.html
Information about EHDI programs Information for families including:
• Questions You May Want to Ask Your Child’s Audiologist
• Just in Time for Pediatric Primary Care Providers
FACEBOOK EVENTS
• ASL Social Chat:
EVERY SUNDAY @ 12:00noon to 2:00 pm
VANCOUVER MALL – Food Court [2nd floor]
Host by: Gary Holden
• ASL Social Chat:
Host by: Gary Holden
• PORTLAND OPEN-CAPTIONED MOVIES:
(See FB page for MORE information)
Order Tickets online @ bagdadmovies.com
Host by: Isaac Stone Dick
• ASL NIGHT GAMES (announcing soon)
Every Second Saturday evening
ASL Game Night page for more information.
Host by: Stephen RodBjorn
• World Deaf Timberfest
• Camp Taloali
Contact for information: Andrea Albers
• Pacific Northwest Deaf Golf Association (PNWDGA) and Portland Metro Deaf Golf Association (FB Page).
(See FB Page for MORE information)
Host by: Craig Marineau
• Northwest Deaf Traveling League (NWDTL)
(Deaf/HOH Bowling Club)
Contact: Melody Kitty McDaniel and Andrea Albers
• NW Deaf Poker Tournaments
Announcement in Jan/Feb 2022 !!!
Host by: James Forncrook
• CYMASPACE: Announcement SOON
Host by: Myles de Bastion
• Deaf Massage Therapist (see link below)
www.openhandhealth.com/book-now
Host by: Clara Bella Storry Parnell
(Email: clara@openhandhealth.com)
• ASL Coffee Podcast – see announcements on regular posting:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334857136618534/user/100069324005062/
ASL Coffee Chats @ 3pm on Fridays at Hidden Creek Community Center in Hillsboro
• To find a Deaf ASL tutor or mentor, see ASL TUTORS AND MENTORS FB page.
Bridges in Oregon
https://www.facebook.com/BridgesOregon
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/portlandaslevents/
AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
AG Bell is another convenient resource for those seeking in-person hearing loss support groups, with 41 active chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico. Specifically designed to support children with hearing loss and their families, AG Bell hosts everything from social events to informational sessions for individuals and families impacted by hearing loss; connect with your nearest chapter to learn more. You can also join the AG Bell Facebook group to connect with fellow members online.
DeafandHoH is a website featuring hearing loss news, a discussion forum, resources for financial aid and other services, search directories for audiologists, hearing care facilities, speech-language pathologists, and more. The topics covered on the site include living with hearing loss, caring for a family member or friend with hearing loss, American Sign Language, and hearing loss products. You can also join open chat nights on select Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm PST / 9pm-10pm EST to enjoy live interaction!
CALL TO ACTION FOR PEER SUPPORT
https://www.nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/Assessment-5_Deaf-and-Hard-of-Hearing-Peer-Support.pdf
https://www.transformation-center.org/home/community/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-recovery-project/
https://www.nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/BeingSeen.pdf
https://www.hearinglikeme.com/why-we-need-deaf-peer-support-in-our-communities/
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=jadara
12-Step online for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Sounds of Sobriety (SOS): This online email group was formed to help us who have a hearing loss (deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing) to find a place to recover from alcoholism. For many of us, face-to-face AA meetings no longer work. All members of AA, or those who think they may have a problem with alcohol, are welcome. SOS_online_group-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Deaf Grateful: This is a real-time open discussion meeting on Saturday at 4 pm (EST) for deaf & HOH people who have a desire to stop drinking. Meeting uses videoconferencing software (easily downloaded) that requires a high speed internet connection and a webcam. Our communication mode is ASL only (no audio). http://doda.omnijoin.com
Perspectives of people who are deaf and hard of hearing on mental health, recovery, and peer support
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23149648/
Is Telemental Health Services a Viable Alternative to Traditional Psychotherapy for Deaf Individuals?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27260308/
https://www.arundellodge.org/omhc/telemental-health-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/
Deaf Centric Approach / Peer Support Program
THE FRIENDSHIP LINE
24 Hour Telephone Hotline/Warmline
800-971-0016
We support individuals who find connecting within the community challenging
Deaf & HoH Accessible Crisis Line
Video Phone with ASL
Available 24/7/365
Call VP (321) 800-3323
Crisis Resources and Deaf-Accessible Hotlines
The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) offers several resources and strategies to locate deaf-accessible crisis services, community resources and hotlines:
- Crisis Line for VideoPhone users who use American Sign Language (available 24/7): (321) 800-DEAF (321-800-3323)
- SAMHSA National Disaster Distress Hotline:
- TTY Hotline: 800-846-8517
- VideoPhone Hotline: 800-985-5990
- ASL NOW Button goes to link: https://vibrant.aslnow.io/app/8/10004
- ASL FAQ & VIDEOS Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/asl-faq
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
- To chat online with a counselor (2pm-2am Monday-Friday Eastern Standard Time)
- TTY Hotline: 800-799-4889
- Crisis text chatline:
- free, available 24/7, sometimes has Deaf counselors available
- text START to 741-741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline:
- E-mail: deafhelp@thehotline.org
- TTY: 1-800-787-3224 (24/7 hotline)
- VP: 1-855-812-1001 (Monday to Friday 9AM—5PM Pacific Standard Time
Link: https://www.nccsdclearinghouse.org/crisis-resources.html
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Find an AA Meeting In Oregon
Meetings in Spanish – Hearing Impaired Meetings – Online & In-Person – Hot Lines – Phone Apps
Looking for a local AA meeting?
Meeting lists are provided by local Districts, Intergroups and Central Offices.
You can use the district map page to find the District you’re interested in and then visit the meeting list and/or website for that district. If a District has no website, the nearest Intergroup or Central Office may be listed.
Hotline phone numbers listed below may also help.
If interested, you can download the meeting guide app from following the links below.
District Websites With Meeting Lists
Link:
https://www.aa-oregon.org/find-meetings/#districtlinks
Click the link above for the List of Oregon AA Districts with AA Meetings and Hotlines plus Phone Apps.
AA Portland Districts map page.
For a detailed view of Districts in the Portland area, visit the map page.
Link:
https://www.aa-oregon.org/portland-districts/
NOTE: Districts, Intergroups and Central Offices are independent service entities; Oregon Area 58 is not responsible for the content of their web sites.
Higher resolution maps of the District boundaries in Portland and in Oregon are also available for download.
District Websites
Hotlines
Tel: (971) 601-9220 Astoria / Seaside
Tel: (503) 739-4856 Tillamook
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 2
Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, Newport, Siletz, South Beach, Toledo and Waldport
24-Hour Hotline
Tel: (541) 265-1953
Para Preguntas Llamar:
Tel: (541) 574-7842
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 3
Arlington, Boardman, Condon, Fossil, Hepper, Hermiston, Ione, Mission, Pendleton and Pilot Rock
Hotline
Tel: (800) 410-5953
Link: Website & meeting list
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Districts 4 & 28
Salem, Dallas
Hotline
Tel: (503) 399-0599
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 5
Bend, Burns, Chemult, Culver, John Day, La Pine, Madras, Metolius, Mt. Vernon, Prineville, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, Terrabonne, Tumalo, and Warm Springs
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 548-0440
Link: Website & meetings list
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District 6
Emerald Valley Intergroup:
Eugene, Alvadore, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Junction City, Lowell, Springfield, Veneta
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Website & meetings list
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District 7
Josephine County Intergroup & Central Office
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 474-0782
Link: Website & meeting list
District 8
Coos Bay, Florence, Gardiner, Lakeside, Mapleton, North Bend, Reedsport
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 269-3265
Link: Website & meeting list
District 9
Northwest/Downtown Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 10
Beaverton, Portland, Tigard
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 11
Gresham & East County
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 12
Eastside Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Meeting schedule (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 13
Roseburg, Canyonville, Drain, Glendale, Riddle
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 673-7552
Link: Website & meeting list
District 14
Bingen/White Salmon WA, Carson WA, Goldendale WA, Hood River, Maupin, Moro, Odell, Parkdale, Stevenson WA, The Dalles, Tygh Valley
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (833) 423-3683 = (833-HAD-ENUF)
Link: Website & meeting list
District 15
Clackamas, Milwaukie, West Linn
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 16
Applegate, Ashland, Butte Falls, Central Point,
Eagle Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Medford,
Phoenix, Prospect, Rogue River, Ruch, Talent,
& White City
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 773-4848
Link: Website & meeting list
District 17
Klamath & Lake Counties
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 883-4970
Link: Website & meeting list
District 18
Clatskanie, Ranier, St. Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia
24-hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 366-0667 Columbia County
Link: Website & meeting list
District 19
Southwest of Eugene
24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Website (Emerald Valley Intergroup) & meeting list
District 20
Springfield
24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Web site (Emerald Valley Intergroup) & meeting list
District 21
Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Willamette Valley
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 967-4252
Link: Web site & meeting list
District 22
McMinnville, Newberg
24-Hour Hotlines:
Tel: (503) 472-1172 (McMinnville)
Tel: (888) 472-1172 (Newberg)
Link: Website & meeting list
District 23
Tualatin
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 684-0415
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
District 24
Eastside Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 25
Estacada, Gresham
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 26
North Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 27
Southeast Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
Districts 28 (and 4)
Salem, Dallas
Hotline:
Tel: (503) 399-0599
Link: Website & meeting list
District 29
Baker, Union & Wallowa Counties
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 624-5117
Link: Website & meeting list
District 30
Oregon South Coast – Bandon, Brookings, Coquille, Gold Beach, Langlois, Myrtle Point, Port Oxford
24-Hour Hotlines:
Tel: (541) 347-1720 Bandon
Tel: (541) 469-2440 Brookings
Link: Website & meeting list
District 31
Hillsboro
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: 503-684-0415
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
District 32
Canyon City, John Day, Mount Vernon
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 548-0440
Link: Website & meeting list (Central Oregon Intergroup)
Districts 34 & 35
Spanish Language districts for the entire state.
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
District 36
Southwest Portland and parts of Lake Oswego
Link: Website and meeting list
District 37
Wilsonville, Sherwood, and West Linn
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
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Meetings en Español
Directorio de Grupos Hispaños:
Directory of Spanish-speaking Groups
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Oficina Intergrupal Hispaña De Salem Oregon
2495 Lancaster Dr. NE | Salem, OR 97303
(503) 899-2652
Distrito 28
Salem
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting schedule
Distrito 34
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Website
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
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Meetings for the Hearing Impaired
AA Meeting Schedule for the Hearing Impaired
Hotline Phone Numbers by City
Albany/Corvallis: 541-967-4252
Astoria-Gearhart: 971-601-9220
Baker City: 541-624-5117
Bandon, Coquille: 541-347-1720
Boardman 800-410-5953
Clatskanie, Rainier, 503-366-0667
Scappoose, St Helens,
Vernonia
Coos Bay, North Bend, (541) 469-2440
Lakeside, Reedsport,
Florence, Gardiner,
Mapleton
Bend: 541-548-0440
Brookings: 541-469-2440
Burns: 541-548-0440
Cannon Beach: 503-861-5526
Condon 800-410-5953
The Dalles/Hood River: 800-999-9210
Echo 800-410-5953
Enterprise 541-624-5117
Eugene: 541-342-4113
Grants Pass: 541-474-0782
Heppner 800-410-5953
Hermiston: 800-410-5953
Klamath: 541-883-4970
La Grande: 541-624-5117
Lincoln City: 541-265-1953
Medford (District): 541-773-4848
McMinnville: 503-472-1172
Newberg: 888-472-1172
Newport: 541-265-1953
Ontario (includes Boise): 208-344-6611
Pendleton: 800-410-5953
Pilot Rock 800-410-5953
Portland: 503-223-8569
Westside Central Office: 503-684-0415
Roseburg: 541-673-7552
Salem: 503-399-0599
Seaside: 971-601-9220
Siletz: 541-265-1953
Umatilla 800-410-5953
Yachats, Waldport, Toledo: 541-265-1953
AA Meeting Finder Applications
Bridges Oregon
Hard of Hearing
RESOURCES
Bridges Oregon, Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving Oregonians who are Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing or face other communication barriers. It is in our mission to facilitate equity and inclusiveness and to provide a bridge to opportunities through advocacy, education and communication.
Advocacy
American Sign Language (ASL)
- Portland Community College ASL Studies (link)
- Sign Class (link)
- Western Oregon University ASL Studies (link)
Children
- Position Statement on Improving Child Protection Services for Families with Deaf Individuals (link)
- Position Statement on Quality Foster Care Services Continuum for Deaf Children (link)
- Position Statement on Mental Health Services for Deaf Children (link)
- Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Court (link)
Community
- Abolition and Disability Justice’s Guiding Principles (link)
- Community-Based Needs Assessment (CNA) of Oregon’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities: Final Report as of December 30, 2016 (link)
- Hands and Voices of Oregon (link)
- How many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people live in Oregon by counties (link)
- Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (link)
- Quota in Central Oregon (link)
- Research & Resource Center with Deaf* community (RRCD) at Western Oregon University (link)
Crime Safety
Deaf-owned Businesses in Oregon
- A5 Interpreting (link)
- Clackamas River Growlers (link)
- Camp Taloali (link)
- Cymaspace (link)
- Jennifer Jo Deily Fine Art (link)
- King’s Hookah Lounge (link)
- Looslea Holsteins Dairy Farm (link)
- Pah! Restaurant (link)
- PILEA Play (link)
- Sign Class (link)
- Tactile Communications (link)
- Tim Baker’s Lawn Care (link)
DeafBlind
- American Association of the DeafBlind (link)
- DeafBlind Kids (link)
- DeafBlind Interpreting: National Training & Resource Center (link)
- Helen Keller National Center Region 10: Northwest (link)
- Oregon Commission for the Blind (link)
- Oregon DeafBlind Project (link)
- National Center on DeafBlind (link)
- Protactile Communications (link)
- Protactile Language Interpreting: National Education Program (link)
- For more information, please refer to the “Telecommunication” subgroup below.
Deaf with additional disabilities
Education
- House Bill 3183 Toolkit: A Resource for Special Education Providers Regarding the Relevant Services and Placement Options for a Child Who Is Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing. August 2022. (link)
- Language Assessment for American Sign Language (link)
- Oregon Department of Education’s Kindergarten Ready Assessment (KRA) on Deaf and Hard of Hearing children
- Report of 2017 House Bill 3412: Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (referred as LEAD-K) (link)
Emergency Preparedness
- Checklist for Emergency Responder: Ensuring Language Access and Effective Communication During Response and Recovery (link)
Hard of Hearing
- Help to pay for Hearing Aids (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Oregon (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Lane County (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Linn and Benton (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Portland Chapter (link)
Health
- ADA National Network: Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients (link)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Informational Videos in ASL (link)
Housing
- Oregon ASL Realtors (link)
Hotlines
- Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon (link)
- ASL COVID-19 Hotline (link)
- National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (link)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (link)
- Oregon Hate Crimes and Bias Hotline (link)
Interpreters
- File a complaint on a Healthcare Interpreter with Oregon Health Authority (link)
- File a complaint on a certified or qualified interpreter with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (link)
- List of Deaf Interpreters in Oregon by Research and Resource Center with Deaf* community (RRCD) at Western Oregon University. (link)
- List of ASL Interpreter Agencies in Oregon (link)
- Portland Community College Interpreting Training program (link)
- Search for certified or qualified Oregon Healthcare Interpreter (link)
- Report a Patient Safety Issue in Medical settings e.g., an interpreter agency sends non-qualified interpreter to the appointment (link)
- Search for certified or qualified Sign Language interpreters with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (link)
- Western Oregon University Online Interpreting Training program (link)
Late-Deafened
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults (link)
Law
- Oregon’s own version of ADA law (ORS 659a)
Law Enforcement
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Communication Card with Police (visor card, wallet card)
- Community Proposal Directive for Law Enforcement Agencies (link)
- Pullover Pal (link)
- Oregon Legislative Update: Governor SIGNED on 5/6/2021! Proposed bill to provide “that the registered owner may request that registration cards issued for vehicles include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be deaf or hard of hearing.” (link)
Lawsuits in Oregon (current & past)
- Kristina Boswell v. State of Oregon, U.S.D.C. Case No. 3:22-cv-00502-MO (link)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc (2022)
- Viewpoint to pay $225,000 to deaf job applicant Indi Matthews for employment discrimination (2022)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc: Deaf Inmate’s Disability Bias Claim (2020)
- Disability Rights Oregon filed lawsuit on behalf of protesters with disabilities (2020)
- Deaf prisoners: Oregon should use only certified interpreters, groups say (2019)
- Springfield to pay $450,000 to deaf man injured by police officer (2019)
- Ludwig v. State of Oregon: Employment Discrimination (2018)
- DOJ sues Pacific Northwest on behalf of Oregon Veteran with Hearing Loss (2017)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc: Clackamas County Jail failed to provide ASL interpreter service for medical treatment (2017)
- Oregon University Settles Lawsuit over Service Dog (2014)
- Deaf inmate gets $150,000 settlement from Oregon after claiming assigned jobs were discriminatory (2014)
- Wolfe v. City of Portland: Police did not provided ASL interpreter in response to 9-1-1 call (2012)
- Oregon v. Mason: Portland Police did not provide ASL interpreter to translate the Miranda Warnings (1981)
*Please let us know if we missed any current or past lawsuits pertaining to deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing Oregonians.
Legislative Bills (2023 Legislative Session)
- Legislative Session is Closed.
Legislative Bills (passed)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2994 Modifies requirements for health insurance coverage of hearing-related items and services. (link).
- 2023 Regular Session. Senate Bill (SB) 569 Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies. (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. Senate Bill (SB) 685 Modifies the definition of “Communication Facilitator” (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2696 Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter licenses to qualified applicants. (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2669 Bill of Rights for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Children relating to Education. (link
- 2021 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2498. “Provides that the registered owner may request that registration cards issued for vehicles include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be Deaf or Hard of Hearing.” (link)
- 2021 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3183. “Requires parents of child who is deaf or deafblind or who is hard of hearing to be provided information about relevant services and placements offered by school district, education service district, regional programs and Oregon School for the Deaf whenever individualized family service plan or individualized education program is developed, revised or reviewed.” (link)
- 2019 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3205. “Expands Telecommunication Devices Access Program to include provision of communication facilitator.” (link)
- 2017 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3412. “Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.” (link)
Medical
- Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 ASL Video (link)
- Oregon Health Authority’s Deaf/Hard of Hearing Preferred Language Card (link)
- Oregon Health Authority’s FAQ Regarding Providing Interpreter Services to Individuals who are Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing or Individuals with Limited English Proficiency in Medical Settings (link)
- Report a Patient Safety Issue in Medical settings e.g., no accommodation provided (link)
Mental Health
- List of ASL Therapists in Oregon (PDF)
Safety
- Text to 9-1-1 (link)
- Get A Smoke Alarm by American Red Cross (link)
- Statewide Area: Smoke Alarms for Oregonians (link)
- Portland Area: Smoke Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Portlanders (link)
- Bend Area: Smoke Alarms for Oregonians who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (link)
Self-Advocate
- Civil Rights for Individuals and Advocates (link)
Seniors
- Avamere Chestnut Lane Assisted Living for the Deaf and DeafBlind, Gresham (link)
Sister Services
- Northwest Human Services Connection: for the Deaf, DeafBlind, & Hard of Hearing (link)
Support Groups
- ASL access NA, AL-ANON, NAR-ANON, and AA 12-Steps Program Virtual Support Groups (link)
- Portland Deaf Access Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous (link)
Telecommunications and Internet
- Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) (link)
- DeafBlind MMX Videophone (link)
- Free iPad, iPhone, and other equipment for Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing (link)
- ICanConnect – Oregon (link)
- Oregon Lifeline (link)
- Oregon Statewide Assistive Technology Program (link)
Video Access
*Deaf – Bridges Oregon has adopted with minor adaptations, the definition of ‘Deaf’ that is used by the National Deaf Center (NDC). Bridges Oregon is using the term deaf in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as D/deaf, DeafBlind, deaf-blind, deaf with additional disabilities, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and/or persons with unilateral/bilateral hearing loss. Bridges Oregon recognizes that for many individuals, identity is fluid and can change over time or with setting. Bridges Oregon has chosen to use one term, Deaf, with the goal of recognizing experiences that are shared by all members of our diverse communities while also honoring all of our differences. Source: https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/defining-deaf
Hearing Loss Association of America/Oregon Meetings and Resources, 2021
HLAA of Portland meets the third Saturday each month (except June, July, and August) 10 am, in the Wistar Morris Conference Room in the Main Hospital Building on the Legacy Good Samaritan Campus, 1015 NW 22nd Ave. (at Marshall), Portland, 97210. Contact Mark Foster, president; email: hlaportland@gmail.com. Write P.O. Box 2112, Portland, OR 97208-2112; http://www.hlaa-or.org/portlandchapter.html.
HLAA of Lane County meets quarterly: second Thursday in March, June, Sept., and Dec., at 7 p.m. at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., Eugene. Right now we are scheduled to meet in person June 10 unless COVID-19 infections mandate otherwise.
Mail: P.O. Box 22501, Eugene, OR 97402. Clark Anderson; email: clarkoa@msn.com
HLAA of Linn and Benton counties meets the last Wednesday each month (except June, July, & Dec.) at 6:30 p.m. at the Reimar Building, next to Albany General Hospital, 1085 6th Ave. SW, Albany, OR 97321. Contact: John Hood-Fysh, email: jhoodfysh@gmail.com; 541/220-8541 (cell – call or text), 818 Broadalbin St. SW, Albany, OR 97321.
Note: HLAA of Douglas County no longer meets the requirements for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Reinstatement may occur, but right now, this group meets as a support group. Contacts: Vincent Portulano, president, email: HLAADC@outlook. com; or Ann Havens, secretary, 541/673-3119. Check with them for location for meetings and time.
NATIONAL HLAA EVENT CALENDARS
HLAA Calendar
https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/calendar/
HLAA Leaders Calendar
https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/calendar
HLAA Subgroups
https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/subgroups
HLAA Virtual Meetings / Captioned Recordings
https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/communities/hlaa-national-virtual-meetings/
MORE RESOURCES
Hands and Voices
https://www.handsandvoicesor.org
Supports families and children who are deaf and hard of hearing, by connecting parents, mentorship, educational advocacy, community development and support programs. Collaborates with professionals to support families.
FACT Oregon
https://www.factoregon.org/
Supports, empowers and advocates for families who experience disability.
Family to Family Health Information Center
Oregon Family-to-Family Health Information Center | OHSU
Supports families and caregivers of children with special health needs to navigate the healthcare system. Many resources on the website.
AG Bell Oregon
https://www.agbell.org/Connect/Oregon-Chapter
- Facebook page – AG Bell Oreoon
- Instagram – aobelloreoon
Local chapter of a national organization. The focus is to promote listening and spoken language education, advocate for accessibility, educational services, and health-related rights, and create connections and memories together.
Oregon Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
https://www.oreown ov/oha/PDH/HeaIthvP eooleFamilies/Babies/HeaIthScreenino/He arinqscreenino/Paoes/index asox
For Providers: Information on EHDI Reporting, forms, protocols, facilities, OVERS Hearing Screening Module, 1-3-6 Newborn Hearing Screening Checklist For Parents: Information on hearing screening (what it involves and why it’s important), follow-up (what happens if a newborn doesn’t pass a screening), Early Intervention/Family Services, Guide By Your Side (a Hands & Voices program that matches trained parent guides with families who have recently found out their child has a hearing loss), and other resources for families
American Cochlear Implant Alliance
https://www.acialliance.org/
Facebook page
Twitter
Contains information about research, awareness, and advocacy around cochlear implants. Information about hearing loss and cochlear implants in general.
Oregon Association for Deaf
https://oad1921.org/
Advocates for the rights of people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Oregon. The website contains articles, meeting and conference information, and youth opportunities.
Hearing Loss Association of America – Oregon State Association
https://www.hlaa-or.org/about-us.html
Education, Information and Advocacy.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
https://www.cdc.oov/ncbddd/hearinqloss/e hdi-programs.html
Information about EHDI programs Information for families including:
• Questions You May Want to Ask Your Child’s Audiologist
• Just in Time for Pediatric Primary Care Providers
FACEBOOK EVENTS
• ASL Social Chat:
EVERY SUNDAY @ 12:00noon to 2:00 pm
VANCOUVER MALL – Food Court [2nd floor]
Host by: Gary Holden
• ASL Social Chat:
Host by: Gary Holden
• PORTLAND OPEN-CAPTIONED MOVIES:
(See FB page for MORE information)
Order Tickets online @ bagdadmovies.com
Host by: Isaac Stone Dick
• ASL NIGHT GAMES (announcing soon)
Every Second Saturday evening
ASL Game Night page for more information.
Host by: Stephen RodBjorn
• World Deaf Timberfest
• Camp Taloali
Contact for information: Andrea Albers
• Pacific Northwest Deaf Golf Association (PNWDGA) and Portland Metro Deaf Golf Association (FB Page).
(See FB Page for MORE information)
Host by: Craig Marineau
• Northwest Deaf Traveling League (NWDTL)
(Deaf/HOH Bowling Club)
Contact: Melody Kitty McDaniel and Andrea Albers
• NW Deaf Poker Tournaments
Announcement in Jan/Feb 2022 !!!
Host by: James Forncrook
• CYMASPACE: Announcement SOON
Host by: Myles de Bastion
• Deaf Massage Therapist (see link below)
www.openhandhealth.com/book-now
Host by: Clara Bella Storry Parnell
(Email: clara@openhandhealth.com)
• ASL Coffee Podcast – see announcements on regular posting:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334857136618534/user/100069324005062/
ASL Coffee Chats @ 3pm on Fridays at Hidden Creek Community Center in Hillsboro
• To find a Deaf ASL tutor or mentor, see ASL TUTORS AND MENTORS FB page.
Bridges in Oregon
https://www.facebook.com/BridgesOregon
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/portlandaslevents/
AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
AG Bell is another convenient resource for those seeking in-person hearing loss support groups, with 41 active chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico. Specifically designed to support children with hearing loss and their families, AG Bell hosts everything from social events to informational sessions for individuals and families impacted by hearing loss; connect with your nearest chapter to learn more. You can also join the AG Bell Facebook group to connect with fellow members online.
DeafandHoH is a website featuring hearing loss news, a discussion forum, resources for financial aid and other services, search directories for audiologists, hearing care facilities, speech-language pathologists, and more. The topics covered on the site include living with hearing loss, caring for a family member or friend with hearing loss, American Sign Language, and hearing loss products. You can also join open chat nights on select Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm PST / 9pm-10pm EST to enjoy live interaction!
CALL TO ACTION FOR PEER SUPPORT
https://www.nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/Assessment-5_Deaf-and-Hard-of-Hearing-Peer-Support.pdf
https://www.transformation-center.org/home/community/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-recovery-project/
https://www.nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/BeingSeen.pdf
https://www.hearinglikeme.com/why-we-need-deaf-peer-support-in-our-communities/
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=jadara
12-Step online for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Sounds of Sobriety (SOS): This online email group was formed to help us who have a hearing loss (deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing) to find a place to recover from alcoholism. For many of us, face-to-face AA meetings no longer work. All members of AA, or those who think they may have a problem with alcohol, are welcome. SOS_online_group-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Deaf Grateful: This is a real-time open discussion meeting on Saturday at 4 pm (EST) for deaf & HOH people who have a desire to stop drinking. Meeting uses videoconferencing software (easily downloaded) that requires a high speed internet connection and a webcam. Our communication mode is ASL only (no audio). http://doda.omnijoin.com
Perspectives of people who are deaf and hard of hearing on mental health, recovery, and peer support
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23149648/
Is Telemental Health Services a Viable Alternative to Traditional Psychotherapy for Deaf Individuals?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27260308/
https://www.arundellodge.org/omhc/telemental-health-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/
Deaf Centric Approach / Peer Support Program
THE FRIENDSHIP LINE
24 Hour Telephone Hotline/Warmline
800-971-0016
We support individuals who find connecting within the community challenging
Deaf & HoH Accessible Crisis Line
Video Phone with ASL
Available 24/7/365
Call VP (321) 800-3323
Crisis Resources and Deaf-Accessible Hotlines
The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) offers several resources and strategies to locate deaf-accessible crisis services, community resources and hotlines:
- Crisis Line for VideoPhone users who use American Sign Language (available 24/7): (321) 800-DEAF (321-800-3323)
- SAMHSA National Disaster Distress Hotline:
- TTY Hotline: 800-846-8517
- VideoPhone Hotline: 800-985-5990
- ASL NOW Button goes to link: https://vibrant.aslnow.io/app/8/10004
- ASL FAQ & VIDEOS Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/asl-faq
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
- To chat online with a counselor (2pm-2am Monday-Friday Eastern Standard Time)
- TTY Hotline: 800-799-4889
- Crisis text chatline:
- free, available 24/7, sometimes has Deaf counselors available
- text START to 741-741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline:
- E-mail: deafhelp@thehotline.org
- TTY: 1-800-787-3224 (24/7 hotline)
- VP: 1-855-812-1001 (Monday to Friday 9AM—5PM Pacific Standard Time
Link: https://www.nccsdclearinghouse.org/crisis-resources.html
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Find an AA Meeting In Oregon
Meetings in Spanish – Hearing Impaired Meetings – Online & In-Person – Hot Lines – Phone Apps
Looking for a local AA meeting?
Meeting lists are provided by local Districts, Intergroups and Central Offices.
You can use the district map page to find the District you’re interested in and then visit the meeting list and/or website for that district. If a District has no website, the nearest Intergroup or Central Office may be listed.
Hotline phone numbers listed below may also help.
If interested, you can download the meeting guide app from following the links below.
District Websites With Meeting Lists
Link:
https://www.aa-oregon.org/find-meetings/#districtlinks
Click the link above for the List of Oregon AA Districts with AA Meetings and Hotlines plus Phone Apps.
AA Portland Districts map page.
For a detailed view of Districts in the Portland area, visit the map page.
Link:
https://www.aa-oregon.org/portland-districts/
NOTE: Districts, Intergroups and Central Offices are independent service entities; Oregon Area 58 is not responsible for the content of their web sites.
Higher resolution maps of the District boundaries in Portland and in Oregon are also available for download.
District Websites
Hotlines
Tel: (971) 601-9220 Astoria / Seaside
Tel: (503) 739-4856 Tillamook
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 2
Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, Newport, Siletz, South Beach, Toledo and Waldport
24-Hour Hotline
Tel: (541) 265-1953
Para Preguntas Llamar:
Tel: (541) 574-7842
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 3
Arlington, Boardman, Condon, Fossil, Hepper, Hermiston, Ione, Mission, Pendleton and Pilot Rock
Hotline
Tel: (800) 410-5953
Link: Website & meeting list
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Districts 4 & 28
Salem, Dallas
Hotline
Tel: (503) 399-0599
Link: Website & meeting list
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District 5
Bend, Burns, Chemult, Culver, John Day, La Pine, Madras, Metolius, Mt. Vernon, Prineville, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, Terrabonne, Tumalo, and Warm Springs
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 548-0440
Link: Website & meetings list
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District 6
Emerald Valley Intergroup:
Eugene, Alvadore, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Junction City, Lowell, Springfield, Veneta
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Website & meetings list
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District 7
Josephine County Intergroup & Central Office
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 474-0782
Link: Website & meeting list
District 8
Coos Bay, Florence, Gardiner, Lakeside, Mapleton, North Bend, Reedsport
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 269-3265
Link: Website & meeting list
District 9
Northwest/Downtown Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 10
Beaverton, Portland, Tigard
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 11
Gresham & East County
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 12
Eastside Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Meeting schedule (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 13
Roseburg, Canyonville, Drain, Glendale, Riddle
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 673-7552
Link: Website & meeting list
District 14
Bingen/White Salmon WA, Carson WA, Goldendale WA, Hood River, Maupin, Moro, Odell, Parkdale, Stevenson WA, The Dalles, Tygh Valley
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (833) 423-3683 = (833-HAD-ENUF)
Link: Website & meeting list
District 15
Clackamas, Milwaukie, West Linn
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list
District 16
Applegate, Ashland, Butte Falls, Central Point,
Eagle Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Medford,
Phoenix, Prospect, Rogue River, Ruch, Talent,
& White City
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 773-4848
Link: Website & meeting list
District 17
Klamath & Lake Counties
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 883-4970
Link: Website & meeting list
District 18
Clatskanie, Ranier, St. Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia
24-hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 366-0667 Columbia County
Link: Website & meeting list
District 19
Southwest of Eugene
24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Website (Emerald Valley Intergroup) & meeting list
District 20
Springfield
24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 342-4113
Link: Web site (Emerald Valley Intergroup) & meeting list
District 21
Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Willamette Valley
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 967-4252
Link: Web site & meeting list
District 22
McMinnville, Newberg
24-Hour Hotlines:
Tel: (503) 472-1172 (McMinnville)
Tel: (888) 472-1172 (Newberg)
Link: Website & meeting list
District 23
Tualatin
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 684-0415
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
District 24
Eastside Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 25
Estacada, Gresham
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 26
North Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
District 27
Southeast Portland
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (503) 223-8569
Link: Website & meeting list (on Portland Intergroup web site)
Districts 28 (and 4)
Salem, Dallas
Hotline:
Tel: (503) 399-0599
Link: Website & meeting list
District 29
Baker, Union & Wallowa Counties
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 624-5117
Link: Website & meeting list
District 30
Oregon South Coast – Bandon, Brookings, Coquille, Gold Beach, Langlois, Myrtle Point, Port Oxford
24-Hour Hotlines:
Tel: (541) 347-1720 Bandon
Tel: (541) 469-2440 Brookings
Link: Website & meeting list
District 31
Hillsboro
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: 503-684-0415
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
District 32
Canyon City, John Day, Mount Vernon
24-Hour Hotline:
Tel: (541) 548-0440
Link: Website & meeting list (Central Oregon Intergroup)
Districts 34 & 35
Spanish Language districts for the entire state.
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
District 36
Southwest Portland and parts of Lake Oswego
Link: Website and meeting list
District 37
Wilsonville, Sherwood, and West Linn
Link: Website (Westside Central Office) & meeting list
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Meetings en Español
Directorio de Grupos Hispaños:
Directory of Spanish-speaking Groups
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Oficina Intergrupal Hispaña De Salem Oregon
2495 Lancaster Dr. NE | Salem, OR 97303
(503) 899-2652
Distrito 28
Salem
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting schedule
Distrito 34
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
Para ayuda llame las 24 Horas al
Tel: (971) 327-5523
Link: Website
Link: Meeting list (en Español)
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Meetings for the Hearing Impaired
AA Meeting Schedule for the Hearing Impaired
Hotline Phone Numbers by City
Albany/Corvallis: 541-967-4252
Astoria-Gearhart: 971-601-9220
Baker City: 541-624-5117
Bandon, Coquille: 541-347-1720
Boardman 800-410-5953
Clatskanie, Rainier, 503-366-0667
Scappoose, St Helens,
Vernonia
Coos Bay, North Bend, (541) 469-2440
Lakeside, Reedsport,
Florence, Gardiner,
Mapleton
Bend: 541-548-0440
Brookings: 541-469-2440
Burns: 541-548-0440
Cannon Beach: 503-861-5526
Condon 800-410-5953
The Dalles/Hood River: 800-999-9210
Echo 800-410-5953
Enterprise 541-624-5117
Eugene: 541-342-4113
Grants Pass: 541-474-0782
Heppner 800-410-5953
Hermiston: 800-410-5953
Klamath: 541-883-4970
La Grande: 541-624-5117
Lincoln City: 541-265-1953
Medford (District): 541-773-4848
McMinnville: 503-472-1172
Newberg: 888-472-1172
Newport: 541-265-1953
Ontario (includes Boise): 208-344-6611
Pendleton: 800-410-5953
Pilot Rock 800-410-5953
Portland: 503-223-8569
Westside Central Office: 503-684-0415
Roseburg: 541-673-7552
Salem: 503-399-0599
Seaside: 971-601-9220
Siletz: 541-265-1953
Umatilla 800-410-5953
Yachats, Waldport, Toledo: 541-265-1953
AA Meeting Finder Applications
Bridges Oregon
Hard of Hearing
RESOURCES
Bridges Oregon, Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving Oregonians who are Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing or face other communication barriers. It is in our mission to facilitate equity and inclusiveness and to provide a bridge to opportunities through advocacy, education and communication.
Advocacy
American Sign Language (ASL)
- Portland Community College ASL Studies (link)
- Sign Class (link)
- Western Oregon University ASL Studies (link)
Children
- Position Statement on Improving Child Protection Services for Families with Deaf Individuals (link)
- Position Statement on Quality Foster Care Services Continuum for Deaf Children (link)
- Position Statement on Mental Health Services for Deaf Children (link)
- Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Court (link)
Community
- Abolition and Disability Justice’s Guiding Principles (link)
- Community-Based Needs Assessment (CNA) of Oregon’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities: Final Report as of December 30, 2016 (link)
- Hands and Voices of Oregon (link)
- How many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people live in Oregon by counties (link)
- Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (link)
- Quota in Central Oregon (link)
- Research & Resource Center with Deaf* community (RRCD) at Western Oregon University (link)
Crime Safety
Deaf-owned Businesses in Oregon
- A5 Interpreting (link)
- Clackamas River Growlers (link)
- Camp Taloali (link)
- Cymaspace (link)
- Jennifer Jo Deily Fine Art (link)
- King’s Hookah Lounge (link)
- Looslea Holsteins Dairy Farm (link)
- Pah! Restaurant (link)
- PILEA Play (link)
- Sign Class (link)
- Tactile Communications (link)
- Tim Baker’s Lawn Care (link)
DeafBlind
- American Association of the DeafBlind (link)
- DeafBlind Kids (link)
- DeafBlind Interpreting: National Training & Resource Center (link)
- Helen Keller National Center Region 10: Northwest (link)
- Oregon Commission for the Blind (link)
- Oregon DeafBlind Project (link)
- National Center on DeafBlind (link)
- Protactile Communications (link)
- Protactile Language Interpreting: National Education Program (link)
- For more information, please refer to the “Telecommunication” subgroup below.
Deaf with additional disabilities
Education
- House Bill 3183 Toolkit: A Resource for Special Education Providers Regarding the Relevant Services and Placement Options for a Child Who Is Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing. August 2022. (link)
- Language Assessment for American Sign Language (link)
- Oregon Department of Education’s Kindergarten Ready Assessment (KRA) on Deaf and Hard of Hearing children
- Report of 2017 House Bill 3412: Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (referred as LEAD-K) (link)
Emergency Preparedness
- Checklist for Emergency Responder: Ensuring Language Access and Effective Communication During Response and Recovery (link)
Hard of Hearing
- Help to pay for Hearing Aids (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Oregon (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Lane County (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Linn and Benton (link)
- Hearing Loss Association of Portland Chapter (link)
Health
- ADA National Network: Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients (link)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Informational Videos in ASL (link)
Housing
- Oregon ASL Realtors (link)
Hotlines
- Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon (link)
- ASL COVID-19 Hotline (link)
- National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (link)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (link)
- Oregon Hate Crimes and Bias Hotline (link)
Interpreters
- File a complaint on a Healthcare Interpreter with Oregon Health Authority (link)
- File a complaint on a certified or qualified interpreter with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (link)
- List of Deaf Interpreters in Oregon by Research and Resource Center with Deaf* community (RRCD) at Western Oregon University. (link)
- List of ASL Interpreter Agencies in Oregon (link)
- Portland Community College Interpreting Training program (link)
- Search for certified or qualified Oregon Healthcare Interpreter (link)
- Report a Patient Safety Issue in Medical settings e.g., an interpreter agency sends non-qualified interpreter to the appointment (link)
- Search for certified or qualified Sign Language interpreters with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (link)
- Western Oregon University Online Interpreting Training program (link)
Late-Deafened
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults (link)
Law
- Oregon’s own version of ADA law (ORS 659a)
Law Enforcement
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Communication Card with Police (visor card, wallet card)
- Community Proposal Directive for Law Enforcement Agencies (link)
- Pullover Pal (link)
- Oregon Legislative Update: Governor SIGNED on 5/6/2021! Proposed bill to provide “that the registered owner may request that registration cards issued for vehicles include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be deaf or hard of hearing.” (link)
Lawsuits in Oregon (current & past)
- Kristina Boswell v. State of Oregon, U.S.D.C. Case No. 3:22-cv-00502-MO (link)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc (2022)
- Viewpoint to pay $225,000 to deaf job applicant Indi Matthews for employment discrimination (2022)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc: Deaf Inmate’s Disability Bias Claim (2020)
- Disability Rights Oregon filed lawsuit on behalf of protesters with disabilities (2020)
- Deaf prisoners: Oregon should use only certified interpreters, groups say (2019)
- Springfield to pay $450,000 to deaf man injured by police officer (2019)
- Ludwig v. State of Oregon: Employment Discrimination (2018)
- DOJ sues Pacific Northwest on behalf of Oregon Veteran with Hearing Loss (2017)
- Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc: Clackamas County Jail failed to provide ASL interpreter service for medical treatment (2017)
- Oregon University Settles Lawsuit over Service Dog (2014)
- Deaf inmate gets $150,000 settlement from Oregon after claiming assigned jobs were discriminatory (2014)
- Wolfe v. City of Portland: Police did not provided ASL interpreter in response to 9-1-1 call (2012)
- Oregon v. Mason: Portland Police did not provide ASL interpreter to translate the Miranda Warnings (1981)
*Please let us know if we missed any current or past lawsuits pertaining to deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing Oregonians.
Legislative Bills (2023 Legislative Session)
- Legislative Session is Closed.
Legislative Bills (passed)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2994 Modifies requirements for health insurance coverage of hearing-related items and services. (link).
- 2023 Regular Session. Senate Bill (SB) 569 Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies. (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. Senate Bill (SB) 685 Modifies the definition of “Communication Facilitator” (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2696 Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter licenses to qualified applicants. (link)
- 2023 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2669 Bill of Rights for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Children relating to Education. (link
- 2021 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 2498. “Provides that the registered owner may request that registration cards issued for vehicles include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be Deaf or Hard of Hearing.” (link)
- 2021 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3183. “Requires parents of child who is deaf or deafblind or who is hard of hearing to be provided information about relevant services and placements offered by school district, education service district, regional programs and Oregon School for the Deaf whenever individualized family service plan or individualized education program is developed, revised or reviewed.” (link)
- 2019 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3205. “Expands Telecommunication Devices Access Program to include provision of communication facilitator.” (link)
- 2017 Regular Session. House Bill (HB) 3412. “Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.” (link)
Medical
- Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 ASL Video (link)
- Oregon Health Authority’s Deaf/Hard of Hearing Preferred Language Card (link)
- Oregon Health Authority’s FAQ Regarding Providing Interpreter Services to Individuals who are Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing or Individuals with Limited English Proficiency in Medical Settings (link)
- Report a Patient Safety Issue in Medical settings e.g., no accommodation provided (link)
Mental Health
- List of ASL Therapists in Oregon (PDF)
Safety
- Text to 9-1-1 (link)
- Get A Smoke Alarm by American Red Cross (link)
- Statewide Area: Smoke Alarms for Oregonians (link)
- Portland Area: Smoke Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Portlanders (link)
- Bend Area: Smoke Alarms for Oregonians who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (link)
Self-Advocate
- Civil Rights for Individuals and Advocates (link)
Seniors
- Avamere Chestnut Lane Assisted Living for the Deaf and DeafBlind, Gresham (link)
Sister Services
- Northwest Human Services Connection: for the Deaf, DeafBlind, & Hard of Hearing (link)
Support Groups
- ASL access NA, AL-ANON, NAR-ANON, and AA 12-Steps Program Virtual Support Groups (link)
- Portland Deaf Access Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous (link)
Telecommunications and Internet
- Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) (link)
- DeafBlind MMX Videophone (link)
- Free iPad, iPhone, and other equipment for Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing (link)
- ICanConnect – Oregon (link)
- Oregon Lifeline (link)
- Oregon Statewide Assistive Technology Program (link)
Video Access
*Deaf – Bridges Oregon has adopted with minor adaptations, the definition of ‘Deaf’ that is used by the National Deaf Center (NDC). Bridges Oregon is using the term deaf in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as D/deaf, DeafBlind, deaf-blind, deaf with additional disabilities, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and/or persons with unilateral/bilateral hearing loss. Bridges Oregon recognizes that for many individuals, identity is fluid and can change over time or with setting. Bridges Oregon has chosen to use one term, Deaf, with the goal of recognizing experiences that are shared by all members of our diverse communities while also honoring all of our differences. Source: https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/defining-deaf
Hearing Loss Association of America/Oregon Meetings and Resources, 2021
HLAA of Portland meets the third Saturday each month (except June, July, and August) 10 am, in the Wistar Morris Conference Room in the Main Hospital Building on the Legacy Good Samaritan Campus, 1015 NW 22nd Ave. (at Marshall), Portland, 97210. Contact Mark Foster, president; email: hlaportland@gmail.com. Write P.O. Box 2112, Portland, OR 97208-2112; http://www.hlaa-or.org/portlandchapter.html.
HLAA of Lane County meets quarterly: second Thursday in March, June, Sept., and Dec., at 7 p.m. at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., Eugene. Right now we are scheduled to meet in person June 10 unless COVID-19 infections mandate otherwise.
Mail: P.O. Box 22501, Eugene, OR 97402. Clark Anderson; email: clarkoa@msn.com
HLAA of Linn and Benton counties meets the last Wednesday each month (except June, July, & Dec.) at 6:30 p.m. at the Reimar Building, next to Albany General Hospital, 1085 6th Ave. SW, Albany, OR 97321. Contact: John Hood-Fysh, email: jhoodfysh@gmail.com; 541/220-8541 (cell – call or text), 818 Broadalbin St. SW, Albany, OR 97321.
Note: HLAA of Douglas County no longer meets the requirements for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Reinstatement may occur, but right now, this group meets as a support group. Contacts: Vincent Portulano, president, email: HLAADC@outlook. com; or Ann Havens, secretary, 541/673-3119. Check with them for location for meetings and time.
NATIONAL HLAA EVENT CALENDARS
HLAA Calendar
https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/calendar/
HLAA Leaders Calendar
https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/calendar
HLAA Subgroups
https://hlaagroups.hearingloss.org/g/HLAALeaders/subgroups
HLAA Virtual Meetings / Captioned Recordings
https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/communities/hlaa-national-virtual-meetings/
MORE RESOURCES
Hands and Voices
https://www.handsandvoicesor.org
Supports families and children who are deaf and hard of hearing, by connecting parents, mentorship, educational advocacy, community development and support programs. Collaborates with professionals to support families.
FACT Oregon
https://www.factoregon.org/
Supports, empowers and advocates for families who experience disability.
Family to Family Health Information Center
Oregon Family-to-Family Health Information Center | OHSU
Supports families and caregivers of children with special health needs to navigate the healthcare system. Many resources on the website.
AG Bell Oregon
https://www.agbell.org/Connect/Oregon-Chapter
- Facebook page – AG Bell Oreoon
- Instagram – aobelloreoon
Local chapter of a national organization. The focus is to promote listening and spoken language education, advocate for accessibility, educational services, and health-related rights, and create connections and memories together.
Oregon Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
https://www.oreown ov/oha/PDH/HeaIthvP eooleFamilies/Babies/HeaIthScreenino/He arinqscreenino/Paoes/index asox
For Providers: Information on EHDI Reporting, forms, protocols, facilities, OVERS Hearing Screening Module, 1-3-6 Newborn Hearing Screening Checklist For Parents: Information on hearing screening (what it involves and why it’s important), follow-up (what happens if a newborn doesn’t pass a screening), Early Intervention/Family Services, Guide By Your Side (a Hands & Voices program that matches trained parent guides with families who have recently found out their child has a hearing loss), and other resources for families
American Cochlear Implant Alliance
https://www.acialliance.org/
Facebook page
Twitter
Contains information about research, awareness, and advocacy around cochlear implants. Information about hearing loss and cochlear implants in general.
Oregon Association for Deaf
https://oad1921.org/
Advocates for the rights of people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Oregon. The website contains articles, meeting and conference information, and youth opportunities.
Hearing Loss Association of America – Oregon State Association
https://www.hlaa-or.org/about-us.html
Education, Information and Advocacy.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
https://www.cdc.oov/ncbddd/hearinqloss/e hdi-programs.html
Information about EHDI programs Information for families including:
• Questions You May Want to Ask Your Child’s Audiologist
• Just in Time for Pediatric Primary Care Providers
FACEBOOK EVENTS
• ASL Social Chat:
EVERY SUNDAY @ 12:00noon to 2:00 pm
VANCOUVER MALL – Food Court [2nd floor]
Host by: Gary Holden
• ASL Social Chat:
Host by: Gary Holden
• PORTLAND OPEN-CAPTIONED MOVIES:
(See FB page for MORE information)
Order Tickets online @ bagdadmovies.com
Host by: Isaac Stone Dick
• ASL NIGHT GAMES (announcing soon)
Every Second Saturday evening
ASL Game Night page for more information.
Host by: Stephen RodBjorn
• World Deaf Timberfest
• Camp Taloali
Contact for information: Andrea Albers
• Pacific Northwest Deaf Golf Association (PNWDGA) and Portland Metro Deaf Golf Association (FB Page).
(See FB Page for MORE information)