Hope Community Resources' Deaf Supports Team offers support and services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in a manner that is free of cultural or language barriers. Our staff members in Deaf Supports are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and well-versed in Deaf culture. We have extensive experience working with deaf adults and children of many cultures and communities, from Anchorage to very remote parts of Alaska. (Pictured above are Sharon Miranda and Michael Merritt.)
Contact Information
Hope Community Resources, Inc.
Physical Address: 3500 E. 20th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99508
Mailing Address: 540 W. International Airport Rd., Anchorage, AK 99518
Videophone: 907-268-4416
Fax: 907-272-8807
Email: [email protected]
We offer two programs:
- Deaf Navigator program
- Rural Deaf Student Support program
If you are looking for information about working with a sign language interpreter, click here! For information on the terminology used regarding Deaf Supports and services, click here! Currently recruiting for Host Families for our Rural Deaf Student Support Program, click here! To join our mailing list for deaf socials and events, click here!
Watch previous year's Deaf Awareness Week videos:
- September 21, 2022: Alaska News Source: Deaf Awareness week kicks off with their 'Passport to the Deaf World'
- September 19, 2021: Andrew Foster, ATLA, AKSD
- September 20, 2021: Nathie Lee Marbury, AKRID, ADC
- September 21, 2021: Sharon Ann Dror, SESA, RnR Interpreting
- September 22, 2021: Sanzan Tani, DDC, SSG
- September 23, 2021: Dummy Hoy, J&D Interpreting, Plexus
- September 24, 2021: Hope Community Resources, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Oneida
- September 25, 2021: Riækt Consulting, Mat-Su Borough School District, Ninestar Education, ASL Storybook: "Boy", Program for Infants & Children
We invite you to check out these Alaska Children's Books in ASL:
- Mama Do You Love Me?
- Alaska's Three Little Pigs
- The Giant Cabbage: An Alaska Folktale
- Patsy Ann of Alaska
- Sitka Rose
- Anna Across the Arctic
Interpreting Services and Additional Resources:
Alaska Interpreting Alliance – Video Remote Interpreting
Contact: Kathleen Bodolay
PO Box 2088
Palmer, Alaska 99645
Cell (voice & text): 907-982-2751
Fax: 907-745-7446
Email: aiaincalask[email protected]
RNR Interpreting
Contact: Shawn Schramski
PO Box 222504
Anchorage, AK 99522
Cell: 907-317-2235
Email: [email protected]
Sign Language Interpreters (SLI)
Contact: Linda Suter
Phone: 907-248-6622
Email: [email protected]
JD Interpreting Services, LLC
Contact: Jamie Hartung
Phone: 907-521-9727 (voice/text)
Email: [email protected]
www.jdinterpreting.com
Resume and Employment Guide for People with Disabilities
Web Article
Written by: Jeff Arseneaux, Disability Employment Consultant
Dated: July 11, 2022
