The Solution

How will our community center resolve these problems? Through the following:

• Direct employment of 62 Deaf adults; programming vocational training; resume building workshops
• Women's self defense courses and programming in conflict mediation
• Literacy courses for Deaf adults and programming for Deaf children
• Deaf sensitivity trainings to help broaden Deaf awareness
• The establishment of a safe space for Deaf people to gather socially
• Movie theater space with open captioning as the standard
• Built-in fitness center and Deaf-accessible sports leagues
• In-house ASL interpreting agency with easy access for both consumers and businesses