Community

		OUR MISSION Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc., in collaboration with people of many beliefs, provides health and human services to individuals and families in need with supportive and healing programs... (http://www.ccs-soaz.org)

		Our Mission: COPD NM empower people who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of Hearing to live and work in their community with the same rights and freedoms of any citizen. To improve accessibility to the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing communities by educating hospitals, law enforcement agencies, employers and other businesses within New Mexico of their responsiblities to these citizens under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), thereby enriching our state's cultural diversity. (http://www.copdnm.org)

		Our Mission The purpose of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing is to ensure, in partnership with the public and private sector, accessibility for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing to improve their quality of life. Our Vision An energetic and innovative team, ACDHH aspires to be a national leader in the provision of communication access, support services, and community empowerment throughout the Grand Canyon State. (http://www.acdhh.org/)

		Vision Statement ASDB, Preparing for tomorrow...today Mission Statement We are committed to excellence in education of all children and youth with hearing or vision loss throughout Arizona. We are committed to partnerships with families, school districts, communities and others that will enable children and youth with hearing or vision loss to succeed now and in the future. We are committed to the respect, support and well-being of each employee. (http://www.asdb.state.az.us)

		MISSION STATEMENT CAZAD to enhance understanding and communication access in Arizona incorporating innovative strategies, awareness, networking and technology of, by, for persons with a disability that impacts their ability to communicate, including but not limited to the deaf, deaf-blind, the hard of hearing, the speech impaired, autistic, and etc. (http://www.cazad.org/)

		Pima Community College (PCC) opens its doors to more than 85,000 credit and noncredit students each year. Since the fall of 1970 when classes were held in an airport hangar, PCC has grown to include six campuses and more than 70 off-campus sites located throughout Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Nogales and Sells, Arizona. Mounting community interest has led to Learning Centers located on Tucson's northeast and southeast sides and the opening of the Northwest Campus in fall, 2003. During the College's 34-year history, half a million people have enrolled, seeking everything from short-term training to two-year degrees. All students are welcome. (http://www.pima.edu/)

		The Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, fully accredited by the North Central Association, educates students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. PDSD serves children who live within the metropolitan Phoenix area to the extent that daily transportation is feasible. The Phoenix Campus provides a full array of educational and support services to day students in Elementary, Junior High School and High School. These services include counseling, communication instruction (speech, auditory training, speech reading, augmentative communication, public speaking, reading intervention, pragmatics, and communicative competence), audiology, occupational and physical therapy, vocational training, career counseling and transition planning. (http://www.hawbaker.cx:8000/pdsd/)

		Southwest Center of ASL Studies The mission for the Southwest Center of ASL Studies is a collaboration of Deaf, hearing, teachers for the Deaf and interpreter educators who promote the use of American Sign Language and an understanding of Deaf Culture throughout the community by offering classes, workshops, trainings, and lectures and support the continuing professional development of ASL interpreters and other professionals serving the Deaf community. (http://www.swcenterasl.com)

		University of Arizona: As a public land-grant institution, the University of Arizona provides an accessible environment for discovery where distinguished undergraduate, graduate, and professional education are integrated with world-class basic and applied research and creative achievement. The University prepares students for a diverse and technological world while improving the quality of life for the people of Arizona, the nation, and the world. The University of Arizona is among America's top research universities (based on NSF total research expenditure data) and is one of about 60 select institutions recognized by membership in the Association of American Universities. (http://www.arizona.edu/)