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Communication Services

 The following services are available from RAMP for the deaf/hard of hearing community:

The Rights of Deaf & Hard of Hearing under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Deaf Information & Referral

RAMP can help you find information on community services, including mental health services, vocational counseling and recreational services. RAMP can also provide information on obtaining assistive listening devices.

Peer Counseling

RAMP provides peer counseling for those who are deaf/hard of hearing and their families.

TTY  Distribution Program

RAMP is a distribution site for the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Teletypewriter Distribution Program. 
   RAMP provides free TTYs and training for qualified deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired individuals from Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties.

Don't have a TTY, but need to talk with a deaf friend?
Call the Illinois Relay Center by dialing 7-1-1. It's a free service.

SoundScapes
Hearing Solutions for the Sounds of Life

Deaf Events

National Fraternal Society for Deaf
Meets the first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. at Center for Sight & Hearing, 625 Adams St., Rockford.

Open Caption Movies

Open caption, current release movies are shown monthly at Showplace 16 in Rockford. Check your local paper for times.

Baby Mama Rated PG-13 (99 minutes) Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she is finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough. After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive's well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object as structured Kate tries to turn vibrant Angie into the perfect expectant mom. In a comic battle of wills, they will struggle their way through preparation for the baby's arrival. And in the middle of this tug-of-war, they'll discover two kinds of family: the one you're born to and the one you make. Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Dax Shepard, Greg Kinnear. ShowPlace 16, Rockford, IL—May 18–19   Forgetting Sarah Marshall Rated R (111 minutes) After a devastating break-up with his girlfriend, TV sitcom star Sarah Marshall, a heartbroken and depressed Peter heads to Hawaii for a little vacation to try his best to forget every detail of his relationship. But love laughs at Peter, because Sarah is vacationing in the same exclusive resort as Peter, along with her new boyfriend. ShowPlace 16, Rockford, IL—May 11–12       Click here to receive a mailing of the open caption movie list. Have comments about or problems with our site? Contact the webmaster.