Supporting Infants & Toddlers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

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A woman holds a toddler boy in a blue and red plaid shirt wearing hearing aids.

The Early Intervention Community of Practice group is composed of Early Intervention providers working with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This group receives focused professional development and works closely with community partners to meet the needs of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their families.

Resources and referral forms

Off to a Great Start!

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Off to a Great Start is a new interactive website shared by Rhode Island Hands & Voices. Visit the site to explore resources and activities to support the early intervention journey for families of children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. 

Off to a Great Start also includes a fun guide for those providing support to families or families themselves. Included are family support activities to promote family learning in the areas of wellbeing (how you are doing), knowledge (what you need to know) and empowerment (the confidence to get where you are going). 

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Resources

Referral Forms

  • Rhode Island Auditory Oral Program Referral Form (English PDF)
  • Perspectives Corporation Early Intervention Referral Form (English PDF)
  • RI School for the Deaf Parent Infant Partner Referral Form (English PDF)
  • Donna Rizzo, I Hear It (English PDF)
  • RI Family Sign Language Initiative (English PDF)

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Agencies contact information

Family Service of RI
134 Thurbers Avenue, Providence, RI 02905-4754
Phone: 401-331-1350
Fax: 401-277-3388
Referral line: 401-519-2307
Referral line for Spanish speaking families: 401-519-2308

Looking Upwards, Inc.
2974 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Mailing Address: PO Box 838, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401-293-5790
Fax: 293-5796

Meeting Street
1000 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 401-533-9100
Fax: 401-533-9105
Referral line: 401-533-9104

Seven Hills Rhode Island
178 Norwood Ave. Cranston, RI 02905
Phone: 401-921-1470
Fax: 401-762- 0837

Seven Hills Rhode Island
30 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: 401- 921-1470
Fax: 401-762- 0837

Printable list

Rhode Island EI agencies working with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their families (English PDF)