Deaf Services

DRM’s Deaf Advocacy and Communication Access Program serves Maine people who are D/deaf*, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, Deaf-Blind (dual sensory loss – sight and sound), or who use signs and gestures to communicate. We also work with agencies and individuals who provide support individuals – and those who provide services, education, housing, employment to them. It is estimated that up to 17% of Maine people have some level of hearing loss.

The Deaf Advocacy & Communication Access Program is located at DRM’s Falmouth Office but our services are available all across Maine.

*D/deaf indicates both people who do not hear well enough to understand speech and also those who identify as a member of Maine’s Deaf Community – a proud socio-linguistic minority with a shared language, culture, history, art, and life experience.