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All SAISD services are confidential.
You can visit us without anyone finding out.
If you want to break free of drinking or drugs...
or want to help a deaf/hard-of-hearing person do it...
How we can help:
Community
Family and friends
NTID and RIT
National Directory
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WE BRIDGE THE GAP! ~~~~~~~~
SAISD provides resources for:
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people
Their families and friends
Professionals who work with deaf substance abusers
If you are deaf or hard of hearing and don't like what drinking or
drugs are doing to you, come to us.
If you know someone who is deaf or hard of hearing and has a problem
with drinking or drugs, talk to us.
If you work with clients who are deaf or hard of hearing and want to
know how to put them in touch with people who understand, we can help.
A deaf or hard-of-hearing person may feel so alone that it is harder
to break away from a drug, alcohol or tobacco problem than it is for
a hearing person.
We solve the problem by setting up:
Meetings with families, friends, coworkers, and professionals to discuss
the situation
Aftercare programs
Support groups of deaf people sharing their struggles in developing
a sober lifestyle
Communication with the judicial system for deaf people who run into
legal trouble because of alcohol or drugs
Communication with hospitals, medical, and mental health personnel
for deaf people who have physical or psychological problems because
of drug/alcohol abuse
We also help educate people through:
Presentations for hearing people (in school and work settings) on
how deafness complicates alcohol/drug abuse problems
Presentations on drugs/alcohol and services for the deaf community
Information on mental health, deafness, and drug/alcohol-related services
distributed to individuals and local and national agencies
We advocate for deaf/hard-of-hearing clients by:
Assuring program access for deaf people
Proposing new programs and accessibility
Working with committees related to drug/alcohol and mental health
services, as well as others for deaf people
Updating resource lists
For information on how hearing people can communicate with deaf people,
go to How to Communicate with Deaf People: A Primer.
SAISD can give you information on:
The effects of drugs and alcohol
Why deaf people may abuse them
How a person's alcohol/drug use affects family, friends and coworkers
The "roadblocks" between deaf people who become drug/alcohol abusers
and the "way out"
Click on to find some information about:
Alcoholism, Chemical
Dependency, Cocaine &
"Crack", Marijuana,
"Rave" Drugs, and Smoking
& Tobacco Use
Do You Have
a Problem?
(Check it out if you think you have a problem
with drinking
or drugs or if you know someone who you think may have a problem.)
For information on how hearing people can communicate with deaf people,
go to How to Communicate with Deaf People: A Primer.
Our Services for Professionals/Agencies Working with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Clients:
Information on deafness, drug and alcohol services for deaf
clients
Needs assessment of clients referred to us
Referral coordination to appropriate services
Meetings with counselors, especially those moving toward accessibility
Workshops/training
For more information on chemical dependency programs and services for
deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, contact:
Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing
Riverside Medical Center
2450 Riverside Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-273-4402
1-800-282-3323 (V/TTY)
Fax: 612-672-4516
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Again, all SAISD services are confidential.
You can visit us without anyone finding out.
If you want to break free of drinking or drugs...
or want to help a deaf/hard-of-hearing person do it...
If you and your agency
want to help deaf/hard-of-hearing
people break free of drinking or drugs...
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BRIDGE THE GAP! ~~~~~~~~
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