The Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing conducts outreach and education activities such as, but not limited to:
-Division website
-Educational and informational mailings
-Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
-OPEN/net programming
-Ads and articles in publications
-Exhibit booths at target venues
-Presentations at conferences
-Presentations and training for community members
These activities are designed to:
- Promote available services and resources to help people with hearing loss
- Link people with hearing loss to the services they need
- Make agencies and organizations aware of services and resources available to them to help facilitate necessary connections with deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and speech-impairedNorth Carolinians
-Provide deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind people the information and skills they need to function independently in the community where they live.
The Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing serves a diverse population. Outreach and education activities targets:
-Deaf
-Hard of Hearing
-Speech Impaired
-Deaf-Blind
-Service Providers