Advocacy Council and Allies for Deaf Children, Inc

This project seeks funding to develop and implement a specialized training program (emergency protocols, safe response, trauma-informed practices) for American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to effectively operate in mass casualty and disaster response settings. Across the United States, including the recent fires in Los Angeles in January 2025, the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community has repeatedly suffered from Information Deprivation Trauma—a preventable consequence of inadequate access to timely, life-saving information during emergencies.