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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require healthcare providers to ensure effective communication with people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

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16th DSA Biennial National Conference

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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DSA RESOURCES

Empowerment for Deaf, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled seniors will include equality under the law, freedom of speech, respect for privacy, the right to both marriage and family, the right to continuing education, the right to health, and much more.

Accessibility

DSA will provide equipment aids and services for people with communication disabilities, such as sign language interpreters for Deaf people and Braille text for Deaf people with visual impairments. DSA will continue to advocate for modifying policies so that persons with disabilities have equal access.

Deaf History

The website will include articles and videos related to both Deaf Culture and History.

Your Finance

Finance is a general term that describes activities related to banking, leverage or debt, credit, capital markets, cash, and investments. Money management broadly refers to the process of budgeting, investing, saving, and spending one's finances. Articles warning about financial abuse are also included.

Seniors Centers & Housing

The DSA website will be setting up four regional areas. Under each region there will be a list of Deaf Senior Centers and Housing.

Your Travel

The world is a beautiful place and we all should see as much of it as we can in our lifetimes. As a senior citizen, you've earned your time to travel. Aging has its perks. Whether you're traveling by car, plane, ship or train, it's essential to know what assistance, discounts, and benefits are available to you.

Your Technology

Every day technology becomes more helpful for seniors. Take advantage of innovations that help you age in place quickly. Technology provides a fast track to medical services, food delivery services, entertainment, and social media. We need to be aware of spamming, phishing, and other technological malware.

Your Wellenss

This site is about maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. There are checklists and other tools to help you learn about your emotional, physical, social, and environmental well-being as well as food and nutrition to maintain good health.