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The
following services are available from RAMP for the deaf/hard
of hearing community:
Sign
Language Interpreters
Deaf Information
& Referral
TTY Distribution Program
Sign
Language Interpreters
 RAMP
provides interpreter services
for employers, businesses, medical/mental health
facilities, legal and law enforcement facilities.
Services
include sign language interpreters, deaf/blind
interpreters, and Communication Access Real-time Translation
(CART). Call
(815) 968-7467 v/tty to schedule an interpreter.
A fee is charged for this service.
Click
here for sign language interpreter rates.
The Americans with Disabilities Act expects
agencies, businesses, service providers, and employers to
remove barriers that prevent a deaf person from participating.
For more information : The
Rights of Deaf & Hard of Hearing under the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
Deaf
Information & Referral
RAMP can
help you find information on community services, including
mental health services, vocational counseling and recreational
services. RAMP can also provide information on obtaining
assistive listening devices.
TTY
Distribution Program
RAMP is
a distribution site for the Illinois
Telecommunications Access Corporation
Teletypewriter Distribution Program.
RAMP
provides free TTYs and training for qualified
deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired individuals from
Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry,
Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties.
Don't have a TTY,
but need to talk with a deaf friend?
Call the Illinois
Relay Center by dialing 7-1-1. It's a free service.
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