DEAF, HOH AND BLIND RESOURCES
ASL CLUB AT HENDERSONVILLE LIBRARY
Host Leigh Martin, who is hearing impaired and fluent in sign language, leads this partner program at the Hendersonville Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 3-5pm on the second floor.
Contact Information
Address: 140 Saundersville Rd., Hendersonville
Phone: (615) 824-0656
ASL TUTOR/INSTRUCTOR YASEMIN MAKAR
Yasemin is a fully deaf instructor who offers group or private lessons in American Sign Language.
Contact Information
Email: yassy.m.germanygirly1995@gmail.com
Text: (931) 218-0228
BLIND EARLY SERVICES TN
Blind Early Services provides family support and early intervention for children who are blind or low vision. Their programs include a parent support program, an early intervention program, a parent empowerment program, and an early identification screening program. They provide direct services for children under the age of 3 with a note from a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Contact Information
Email: info@blindearlyservices.org
Phone: (615) 200-8006
Website: www.blindearlyservices.org
BRIDGES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Bridges for the deaf and hard of hearing offers youth services for children birth through high school, a specialized GED program, ASL Classes, interpreting services, advocacy, and two ASL video chats per week, one for 5th-12th graders and one for adults age 18 and up.
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Contact Information
Website: bridgesfordeafandhh.org
Voice/TTY: (615) 248-8828
Video Phone Local: (615) 290-5147
Video Phone Toll-free: 866-385-6524
EMPOWER TN
Empower TN is middle Tennessee’s center for independent living. Their independent living resources include technology courses, employment programs and braille service. They provide accessibility consultations to businesses, churches, and schools.
They also have peer group support which meets virtually. Empowered ladies meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 2-3:30pm. Empowered Gents meets on the 1st Thursday of the month from 4-5:30pm.
Contact Information
Phone: (615) 200-6028
Website: https://empowertennessee.org/
Address: 955 Woodland St. Nashville, TN 37206
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND TENNESSEE
National Federation of the Blind Tennessee is an advocacy organization of blind people. They have a Free White Cane Program, an Association of Blind Merchants, an Association of Guide Dog Users, and a Seniors Division.
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Contact Information
Email: info@nfbtn.org
Website: www.nfbtn.org
PEARS PROGRAM
PEARS is a program of Family Voices of Tennessee. They provide information and support from parents who have a lived experience raising a child who is D/deaf of Hard of Hearing. Families are connected with an experienced Parent Guide.
Contact Information
Phone: (615) 383-9442
Email: pears@tndisability.org
TENNESSEE DEAF-BLIND PROJECT
The Tennessee Deaf-Blind Project is a federally funded program for families, educators, and professionals of individuals with both hearing and vision loss. Their services are free from birth to age 21 and include on-site consultations, trainings, resource referrals, and connection with other families.
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Contact Information
Address: 3401 West End Avenue, Suite 460 West, Nashville TN 37203
Website: childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/service/tennessee-deaf-blind-project
Phone: (615) 936-0262
TN HANDS & VOICES
TN Hands & Voices is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to supporting families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Contact Information
Website: tnhandsandvoices.org
Contact: Tonya Bowman, Middle TN Regional Parent Consultant
Email: tonya@tnhandsandvoices.org