ACDHH, the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, is a State of Arizona government agency. We are the subject matter experts in Arizona regarding communication access for the Deaf, the Hard of Hearing, the DeafBlind, and persons with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss. Many of our staff are persons living with disabilities, including the communities our agency represents. In Arizona, 1.3 million people are Hard of Hearing, 25,000 are Deaf, and 500 are DeafBlind. ACDHH’s mission is to ensure, in partnership with the public and private sector, accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing to improve their quality of life.
Expert
Organization
Identifies as a person with disabilities, disabled, or as a disability led organization
Types of Expertise
- Answer a quick question
- Provide Advising or Consultation
- Provide Training
- Support with program design
Contact Information
Related Topics
- Assistive Listening Systems
- Captioning (open, closed, CART)
- Centering the Disability Community
- Communicating Access Information
- Disability History, Culture, and Justice
- Employment of People with Disabilities
- Inclusive Emergency Preparedness
- Inclusive Language and Communication
- Sign Language Interpretation
- Tactile Language Interpretation