Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resource Center for Families was founded by members of both
deaf and hearing communities. Chance meetings led us to realize that each of us had
concerns and frustrations which were echoed by families everywhere: the lack of
educational and mental health services available to our community.
Our goal is to find and develop innovative solutions to ensure that current and future
generations of the deaf and hard of hearing community will have an education standard
equivalent to that of the hearing community.
We are also striving to bring awareness to the mental health field of the intricate needs of
the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Deafness and/or being hard of hearing affects the entire family. It is our mission to provide
services to strengthen and unite family relations through acceptance and education.
Statistics reveal that deaf students score far below the academic average of their hearing
counterparts which can lead to socioeconomic problems:
- Even with public deaf education programs, deaf students are graduating high school
with reading and writing skills at the 2.8 to 4.5 grade levels-- compared to their peers
who graduate at the 10th grade reading comprehension level. - Ninety percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents which translates into
little or no communication until the child enters school at the age of three. - 33% of deaf adults receive federal assistance.
- Approximately 1 in 7 deaf individuals have a problem with drug use.
It is time to revolutionize services available to Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens of Texas.
Please accept our invitation to join us in our dedication to enriching the lives of deaf and
hard of hearing individuals and the families who are affected by the hearing loss of a child
or family member.
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