Canadian Hearing Services - Toronto and York Region - Canadian Hearing Services, Mississauga Regional Office

Multiservice agency for adults who are deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing

• audiology and speech-language pathology
• communication devices
• hearing aid services and hearing tests
• support for coping with hearing loss
• American Sign Language (ASL) classes for individuals and businesses

Interpreter Services -- professional ASL interpreters for medical, legal, business, employment, social and government services

Emergency Interpreter Services -- sign language interpreters for health or mental health emergencies, Mon-Sun 24 hours; 1-866-518-0000, TTY 1-877-215-9530, urgent@chs.ca, SMS/Text 416-712-6637 (charges may apply)

Connect Counselling Services -- for mental health issues, addiction, relationship problems, domestic violence or other serious challenges

Educational Support Services -- note takers, sign language interpreters and assistive devices for part time postsecondary students

Deaf-Blind Intervening Services --1-866-518-0000, TTY 1-877-215-9530, Allan Wareham awareham@chs.ca

Settlement Program for Newcomers

• needs assessment and referrals
• translation (English and American Sign Language)
• form filling
• problem solving
• information on technical devices, housing, transportation, health, employment, education, legal system, settlement issues, local community

Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) -- basic communication skills, reading and writing in English, adapting to life in Canada; instruction is in American Sign Language (ASL)