Available Services! 

Please contact our office for an appointment or more information on the services we provide at Jason@wnydas.org

COMMUNITY & CLIENT SERVICES      

Client services are available to all Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened individuals.
 
The Deaf community contains the seed of knowledge to sign language communication through transparency as we believe in our mission statement all for the protection of our communication rights.

 
We are a fan of solutions and can offer you a combination of experiences, personal journeys and how to mediate the removal of barriers in education, employment, healthcare, technology, legal and financial institutions with resources and connections made available to you.

JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES                  

DAS employment service provides qualified deaf individuals seeking to obtain steady, long-term and self-sustaining employment through resume building and job search as well as  coaching.

Tony Brucato can be made available through appointments - to make an appointment with him right here:  Appointment

ADVOCACY SERVICES                        

DAS provides support services to ensure that the rights of deaf individuals are met by providing assistance, education and advocacy; as well as resources with regard to ADA compliance.

ASSISTIVE DEVICES                           

DAS is now offering appointments to assist you to obtain videophones, door and phone flashing system and auditory-enhancement devices through different grant programs.

To apply for funding support, you must make an appointment.
 
Funding support will cover some of the costs in ordering devices. To be eligible, Erie County Residents with qualifying medical conditions can apply.  Clients living in other 8 Western New York Counties should inquire within and make an appointment with Tony Brucato.

All requests will be considered including:

• Baby Signaler
• Doorbell sensor
• Alarm Clock with vibration
• Fire Alarm with strobe light
• Carbon Dioxide with strobe light
  And more…
  
  
• COMMUNITY AWARENESS        

In order to bridge the communication gap between the Deaf and Hearing communities, DAS provides informative consultations, presentations and workshops to assist all attendees in feeling more at ease when working with deaf individuals. 

Some topics include:

• Obtaining and working with a sign language interpreter

• Difference between American Sign Language and English

• Assistive devices such as the Videophone and TTY

• Cultural, political, educational definitions

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as other relevant laws. 

• E-NEWS LETTER      

DAS publishes electronic newsletter (ENews) sent via e-mail filled with many exciting information on local, national and world Deaf news and events.  Fill in the box on our registration form marked "subscribe to DAS newsletter". You can click here to subscribe on line and begin receiving your free copy today! 

• COMMUNITY LENDING LIBRARY    

Deaf Adult Services is delighted with our Community library offering a comprehensive variety of Deaf literature, culture, ASL, history and interpreting related books. 

We encourage recommended literature!

We love our modern day technology (check us out on Facebook), the smell of books of a comprehensive collection brings together a variety of books/magazines/DVDs/videos exploring Deaf-related topics including Deaf and Hard of Hearing Culture, history, law and civil rights, education, American Sign Language stories and Interpreting literature all available for loan through our library membership.

Please ask the front desk receptionist to sign you up, we are open at 2495 Main Street, Suite 446 of Buffalo, NY between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday  through Friday.  

• ABOUT DAS     

Deaf Adult Services began as Western New York Services for the Hearing Impaired and was originally established in 1983 as a program of the Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center.  In 1993, the name was changed to Deaf Adult Services (DAS) to better identify the population served.

Deaf Adult Services is the only deaf service agency in all 8 counties of Western New York. We are an independent, 501(c)3 non-profit organization with support derived from donors, grants, foundations, and fees for services.  All of our services are free to individuals with hearing loss.