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  • ADA Court Coordinator  If you have questions about ADA issues, you may contact the Local Judicial Program ADA Coordinator for the county or the specific court in which your case is scheduled to be heard. To find the ADA coordinator in your area, select your county from the menu.
  • Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities.

CHATTANOOGA

JACKSON

  • Jackson Center for Independent Living – Deaf and hard of hearing services provided to west Tennessee counties include interpretation, workshops/seminars, and client assistance/advocacy/referrals. Contact at (voice) 731-668-2211; (video phone) 731-256-7026

JOHNSON CITY

  • Communication Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Johnson City) – Provides people who are deaf or hard of hearing in the Johnson City area with interpreting services, education, and client assistance/referrals/technical assistance. Contact at (voice) 423-434-0447; (video phone) 423-218-1215.
  • Language Link – Provides sign language interpretation in the Northwest Tennessee and Southwest Virginia areas. Contact at 423-915-6170.

KNOXVILLE

  • Knoxville Center of the Deaf  Provides Knoxville and surrounding areas with interpreting services, job placement and retention services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and American Sign Language classes. Contact at (voice) 865-579-0832; (video phone) 865-978-6051.

MEMPHIS

  • Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WEST) – Provides people who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind in West Tennessee with interpreting services, education and outreach, and case management/advocacy/referral sources. Contact at (voice) 901-701-6800; (video phone) 901-612-3416 .
  • Deaf Connect of the Mid-south, Inc. (Memphis) – Provides Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, and Tipton residents sign-language interpreting, sign language classes, training for interpreters, and advocacy and assistance in various areas. Contact at 901-278-9307.

NASHVILLE

  • Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Nashville) – Provides people who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind in Middle Tennessee with interpreting services, education and outreach, and case management/advocacy/referral sources. Contact at (voice) 615-248-8828; (video phone) 615-290-5147 .
  • Gate Communications – A nonprofit organization providing sign language interpretation, community events, education, and outreach to the deaf, hard of hearing, and interpreting communities. Contact at (voice) 615-435-8929; (video phone) 615-224-8058.

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