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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.

Wanted Rated R (110 minutes) 25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox. After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad's death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors--including the Fraternity's enigmatic leader, Sloan--Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common , Kristen Hager. Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality. ShowPlace 16, Rockford, IL—July 13–14   Hellboy II: The Golden Army Rated PG13 (120 minutes) After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy. Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, David Hyde Pierce, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones. Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some language. ShowPlace 16, Rockford, IL—July 27–28       Click here to receive a mailing of the open caption movie list. Have comments about or problems with our site? Contact the webmaster.