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  • Guidance for Telehealth Providers
  • American Sign Language Interpreters in Telehealth Appointments: What Providers Need to Know
  • Communication Guidelines Checklist for Healthcare Providers Working with DeafBlind Patients
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  • How to Communicate with Your Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind Patient
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  • How Do Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Communicate at the Hospital During COVID-19?
  • Effective Communication with DeafBlind Patients During a Pandemic

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For more information on serving the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind patient or their companion, please contact a Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing regional center near you.

Light blue on left: Asheville Regional Center 828-665-8733. Yellow: Morganton Regional Center 828-430-7185. Orange: Greensboro Regional Center 336-273-9692. Green: Charlotte Regional Center 704-568-8558. Purple: Raleigh Regional Center 919-859-8526. Teal: Wilson Regional Center 252-243-3104. Magenta: Wilmington Regional Center 910-251-5702
  • Light blue on left: Asheville Regional Center 828-665-8733
  • Yellow: Morganton Regional Center 828-430-7185
  • Orange: Greensboro Regional Center 336-273-9692
  • Green: Charlotte Regional Center 704-568-8558
  • Purple: Raleigh Regional Center 919-859-8526
  • Teal: Wilson Regional Center 252-243-3104
  • Magenta: Wilmington Regional Center 910-251-5702

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