Program Descriptions
Family Focus Early Intervention Program
The Family Focus Early Intervention Program strives to meet the unique needs of hearing parents of deaf/hard of hearing children. It is every family's right to the opportunity to obtain comprehensive services for their child, other family members and themselves, as parents.
Parents struggling with the unique challenges of raising their deaf/hard of hearing child, need a supportive environment in which they can identify their own individual needs, concerns and choices; and receive mutual support and information in these areas from a psycho-social/emotional and educational/informational perspective.
We Provide:
- TIME. One-on-one support in the homes or our agency to share and discuss information: deafness, communication, play, language development, hearing aids, speech, siblings, community resources, schools, discipline, child development, etc.
- MORE TIME. One-on-one support in the home or our agency to lend a listening and empathetic ear and offer some practical strategies for working through the emotional impact of deafness in a hearing family.
- Child observations at home, school, day-care, etc., to provide perspective on educational and psychosocial development and offer practical suggestions for success.
- Parent support/informational groups to gain mutual understanding and encouragement in a caring, open-minded, safe environment.
Case Management
The Case Manager helps eligible participants access resources essential to maximize independence.
Services Provided:
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Service Plan Development
- Linking and Coordination of Services
- Monitoring of Services
- Follow-up and Reassessment
Eligibility/Criteria:
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Individuals
- 18+ Years Old
- Wayne County Resident
Deaf Options Fairweather Lodge Program Pioneer Lodge
In its basic form, a Fairweather Lodge consists of a group of discharged psychiatric patients living and working together in a community setting. However, it is much more than a group living situation. A home organized according to Fairweather's principles is a unique kind of social organization. In a Fairweather Lodge, the group members themselves, rather than staff, are responsible for maintaining the integrity and function of the organization. The residents, called members of Pioneer Lodge, own and operate their own business: Sign Language Enterprises.
The Fairweather program develops a reference group among the members which provides for each member's behavior. It also provides social support, a necessary ingredient for community survivial. The program creates conditions for members to have mutual responsibility for one another's welfare.
Services Provided:
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Group psychotherapy
- Daily Living Skills
- Socialization Skills
- Case Management Services
- Supported Employment
- Residential Living (Semi-Independent)
Admission Criteria:
- Hearing Impaired, Culturally Deaf
- Wayne County Resident
- 18+ Years Old
- Agrees to Program
- Former In-Patient at Psychiatric Facility
- Has Self Care Skills
- Non-violent History
- Mentall Illness Diagnosis
Referrals to the Fairweather Lodge prgram may be made by contacting: Kathleen Mitchell, Clinical Director 313-592-9289 TTY to Voice; 313-952-9282 Video phone
Sign Language Interpreter Services
At Deaf Options, Inc., we have been reminded daily of the enormous need for the services of SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS. Michigan ranks 7th in terms of the Deaf population in the U.S., in comparison to being the 45th in the number of Sign Language Interpreters! This large deficit is harmful not only to the Deaf population, but continues to keep the population at large ignorant to the unique contributions that Deaf individuals have to offer. It is only through proper exposure and accurate interpretation that the talents, as well as the needs of Deaf people are recognized.
The ADA Requires
Under Title III of the American With Disabilities Act, (ADA), Public Accommodations, sections IV, Auxiliary Aids: "A public accommodation must provide auxiliary aids and services or devices when they are necessary to ensure effective communication with individuals with HEARING, VISION, OR SPEECH IMPAIRMENTS." Auxiliary aids include such services or devices as QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS, assistive listening headset, television captioning and decoders, telecommunication devices for Deaf persons, (TDD'S)..."
Sign Language Interpreter Services. We provide sign language interpreters for any situation, including::
- Staff or Public Meetings
- Medical Situations
- Workshops
- Supervisory Conferences
- Inservice Trainings
- Client Appointments
- Court/Legal Situations
Camp S.E.L.F. (Self Esteem Literacy Fun)
- Camp Flier
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Camp Registration Form
- July 6 - July 31 (4 weeks)
- 9:00AM-4:00PM
- 7-15 years old
American Sign Language Class
- ASL Flier
- ASL Registration Form
- 6:00-7:30 PM Wednesdays, September 16th thru October 21st
- $75 for book and class