DBHDD is the State of Georgia agency for mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services. It runs a 24-hour crisis phone line and points people to crisis centers, local providers, and regional field offices. It also handles court-ordered forensic evaluations and runs transitional housing and deaf services.
Auditory Verbal Center is a nonprofit that has helped people who are deaf or hard of hearing since 1977. It teaches children to listen and talk, and it coaches their parents to keep the learning going at home. It also runs a hearing clinic in Atlanta that serves babies through seniors, with a focus on adults.
Georgia Pathways is a state website and set of programs for deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. It includes Georgia PINES, which gives free home visits to families of babies and toddlers with hearing or vision loss, and Georgia Mobile Audiology, which gives free hearing tests for children.
disABILITY LINK is a center for independent living in Tucker. It is run by and for people with disabilities. Staff offer peer support, help finding work, travel training, assistive technology, help moving out of a nursing facility, and help applying for SNAP.
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf is a free state day school in Clarkston for deaf and hard of hearing students ages 3 to 22. Staff and teachers use American Sign Language and English all day. A student's local school system refers them, and the school also offers therapy and other student services, sports, clubs, and career classes.
The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) helps Georgians with disabilities get ready for, find, keep, or return to work. Its assistive work technology team checks what tools a person needs, looks at the worksite, and can help with home and vehicle changes. Tools for Life is a separate program at Georgia Tech. It lets people learn about assistive devices and borrow some to try, and it runs a device reuse program and a loan program to help people get devices.
This is Georgia's state agency that helps people with disabilities get ready for work, find a job, and keep it. It also helps people who are blind, low vision, Deaf, or hard of hearing, supports independent living, and handles Social Security disability decisions for Georgia.
This is a DeKalb County public library branch on McConnell Drive in Decatur. You can borrow books, movies and music, use computers and WiFi, and ask staff for research help. It also has meeting and study rooms and voter registration.
Atlanta Speech School is a school and learning center for children with language, hearing, and reading needs. It runs three preschools and Wardlaw School for children with dyslexia. Its Learning Hub offers speech therapy, occupational therapy, and tutoring, and its Rollins Center offers free online courses for adults who help children learn to read.
This Atlanta-area nonprofit serves Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind people across Georgia. It offers ASL classes, job support, equipment programs, youth camps and programs, and a community center with public videophones. It also holds social events for the Deaf community.
This is Georgia's state agency for mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services. It manages services that other community providers deliver, and its regional field offices help people find and sign up for them. In a crisis you can call or text 988, or call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line.
Brookhaven Library is a branch of the DeKalb County Public Library. You can borrow books, movies and music, use computers and WiFi, get help from a librarian, and register to vote there. A new, larger building is being planned.
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is a state agency that helps Georgians with disabilities get ready for work, find jobs, and live on their own. A counselor works with you to make a job plan, and help can include training, job coaching, and equipment. The agency also handles Social Security disability decisions and has services for people who are blind, Deaf, or hard of hearing.
The Fox Theatre is a historic theatre in Midtown Atlanta. It hosts Broadway shows, concerts, comedy, dance, film nights and guided tours. Through Fox Gives it also runs free school programs, a high school arts careers program, scholarships and grants for historic theatres.
GVRA is a Georgia state agency that helps people with disabilities get ready for work, find a job, keep a job, or go back to work. You work with a counselor, and help can include job training, job coaching, work equipment and changes to a worksite. It also has services for people who are blind, low vision, Deaf, DeafBlind or hard of hearing.
Georgia Charitable Care Network is a group that supports free and charitable clinics across Georgia. These clinics care for people who are uninsured or have low incomes. Their website has a list and map of member clinics so you can find one near you.
This is a branch of the DeKalb County Public Library in Stone Mountain. You can borrow books and other items, and use library resources. The branch also hosts events, such as a game day for seniors.
Emory Decatur Hospital is a hospital that has cared for its community since 1961. It is one of 10 Emory Healthcare hospitals. It offers emergency care, mental health care for adults, imaging, maternity care, and many other medical services.
GCADV is Georgia's statewide group for domestic violence help. It runs a free hotline that is open all day and night, and it works with more than 50 local programs across the state. It also trains those programs, helps Deaf and hard of hearing survivors, and works to change laws that affect survivors.
Helen Keller National Center helps people who are DeafBlind, meaning they have both hearing and vision loss. It offers job training and skills classes at its main campus in Sands Point, New York, and through online services. A regional representative helps people choose training, apply, and get referrals.
