The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA, offers:

  • Resources/training related to language translation, housing, income benefits, mobility/transportation, education, communication, assistive technology, advocacy, budgeting, household management, mentoring, and socialization/recreation geared toward persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Sign Language Instruction
  • Assistance with obtaining an Interpreter/Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
  • Instruction of the Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual  
  • Public awareness/sensitivity training regarding persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Information about Videophones/Video Relay Interpreting Services and resources on how to go about getting a videophone
  • Assistance with getting equipment via the TDDP such as a TTY, CapTel, amplified telephone, etc.  PIAT Pennsylvania’s Telecommunication Device Distribution Program  provides specialized equipment, without charge, to eligible Pennsylvanians with disabilities that impede independent access to telephone services. Created through PA ACT 34-1995, the TDDP is implemented by Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), a program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, in conjunction with the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the PA Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA

Counties Served

  • Centre
  • Clinton
  • Lycoming
  • Northumberland
  • Montour
  • Snyder
  • Tioga
  • Union