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Information about Alcoholics Anonymous  

Accessible AA Meetings & Special Events   

   AA Online Computer Meetings     AA Meeting Via Telephone Or Video Relay Services    

AA meetings In Print     AA Meeting on Tape     

Access Needs For Deaf and Hard Of Hearing Alcoholics

AA Material Available For Deaf & Hard Of Hearing Alcoholics  

Free Loan Resources For AA Videotapes In ASL or With Subtitles/Closed-captioning

Deaf Treatment Centers AA Cooperation With Treatment Facilities (CTF)      Articles

Links To World Wide Resources For Family & Friends Of Alcoholics

Welcome

 This site is offered in the spirit of gratitude to the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous

Website started 5/13/00

Resources To Find AA Meetings Online

AA Meeting By Email     AA Online     AA Live Chat Online Meeting Directory     OIAA Online Intergroup Of Alcoholics Anonymous

EMail: Free E-mail from hotmail /google gmail. You don't have to have your own computer to have email or access AA online meetings. Many public resources now offer use of computers to access the internet. Local libraries often offer this service for free. Sometimes coffee shops, copying & duplication stores, and other public resources offer use for a fee.

Instant Message Programs: MSN, AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ all offer free instant message services.

• Microsoft Accessibility Technology For Everyone 

• For people who are Deaf, deafened or Hard of Hearing

  • Internet Video Calls

  • Direct Video Calls

  • Video Telecommunications

  • Can I Use a Regular Computer Modem to Call a TTY?

  • TTY's and TTY Modems

• Aging and Accessible Technology 

• For people who have mobility access needs

• For people who are blind or have low vision

• For people who have dyslexia or difficulties remembering, solving problems, or perceiving sensory information, to problems comprehending and using language. 

• Resource Guide for Individuals with Language and Speech Difficulties

AA Meeting Via telephone Or Video Relay Services  

There is nothing new about using the phone to call other AA members in recovery.  But not all AA members are aware that the Telecommunications Relay Service enables people who are Deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing, speech impaired, deaf-blind, and people with mobility loss to have access to phone services.  Some AA members are working to help provide groups with this information as well as teach people who are not able to attend regular face to face meetings how to coordinate and use conference calling to conduct AA meetings by phone.

General Information About Relay Services     State Wide Relay Numbers 

Video Relay Services VRS: How To Make A Video Relay Call     List of Video Relay Services In The United States

Speech to Speech Access Numbers      

AA Meetings In Print

• Box 4-5-9  is a bimonthly bulletin from the U.S./Canada General Service Office. This newsletter includes information about A.A. service, literature, and events, sharing from groups, service committees and individual U.S./Canada A.A. members.

• AA Grapevine 

• AA Loners Internationalists Meeting Newsletter:  An AA meeting-by-mail for Loners, Internationalists, and other AA's who cannot attend regular AA meetings. For a copy of the newsletter please write and request: (F-18) Loners International Meeting Newsletter 

  • Write: Attention: Special Needs, P.O. Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163 E-mail: lim@aa.org. Phone: 1-212-870-3312 Voice Call weekdays from 8:00 PM to 4:45 PM Eastern Time. 24 hour fax line: 1-800-437-3584; 1-212-870-3137

AA Meeting On Tape

Tapeworms: Correspondence group by tape for those cannot attend regular AA meetings.

• Write: Attention: Special Needs, P.O. Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163 E-mail: specialneeds@aa.org Phone: 1-212-870-3312 Voice Call weekdays from 8:00 PM to 4:45 PM Eastern Time. 24 hour fax line: 1-800-437-3584; 1-212-870-3137

Free Loan Resources For AA Videotapes In ASL or  With Subtitles/Closed-captioning

Alcoholics Anonymous in American Sign Language  (ASL) - 5 volume set 1/2" - VHS (Note: Only the first 164 pages is available in ASL)

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions in American Sign Language (ASL) - 5 volume set 1/2"-VHS  

• ASL Access (non-profit) places the above AA video tapes in libraries across North America. For a list of the libraries that have the AA videotapes. 
• Captioned Media Program Alcoholism Abuse Videos (non-profit) 
  • ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT: The Captioned Media Program (CMP) is a free-loan, open-captioned media collection for use by deaf or hard of hearing individuals, their teachers, parents, and others whose use of the CMP benefits at least one deaf or hard of hearing individual.
    • How to apply/register to borrow tapes: http://www.cfv.org/register.asp 
• Your local library or State School for the Deaf may have the videotapes.
  • Some search tips for checking your local library website:  Alcoholics Anonymous videotapes, Twelve step or 12 step videotapes,  American Sign Language videotapes, alcohol abuse videos, and alcoholism videotapes.
• Oregon:  
  • Oregon School for the Deaf
  • Corvallis Oregon Library  

Articles

• Chemical Dependency Treatment: Specialized Approaches for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients
• Barriers to Treatment and Recovery
• Counseling Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons with Substance Abuse and/or Mental Health Issues: Is Cross Cultural Counseling Possible?
• The Gray Area: Ethics in Providing Clinical Services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Factors Affecting Sobriety After Treatment: An Outcome Study
• Is There a Substance Abuse Problem Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals?
• Rehabilitation and Substance Abuse Treatment Working Together to Serve Deaf Clients
• Assessing Substance Abuse Problems with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
• Providing Substance Abuse Treatment to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients
• Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Young People Deal with Alcohol and Other Drugs
• An Analysis of Variables That Impact Treatment Outcomes Of Chemically Dependent Deaf And Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Access to Treatment Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Positive Youth Development: Helping Postsecondary Students Deal with Pressures to Use Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Post Secondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
• One Client: Many Provider Roles - Dual Relationships in Human Service Settings
• Application of the Minnesota/Medical Model : An Approach to Substance Abuse Treatment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Models of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment for Consideration when Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals

Treatment Centers

• The National Directory of Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention and Treatment Programs Accessible to the Deaf

• SAMHSA - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration alcohol abuse treatment program locator. Provides a detailed search for programs near you that provide ASL interpreters. 

• NWDAC - Northwest Deaf Addiction Center

• NEW YORK: SAISD - Substance and Alcohol Intervention Services for the Deaf

• NEW JERSEY: SOS - Signs of Sobriety

• MINNESOTA: MCDPDHHI - The Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals

• ILLINOIS: ARD - Addiction Recovery of the Deaf

• FLORIDA: National Deaf Academy

• CALIFORNIA:  

• San Diego: SOL Signs of Life sol@mcalisterinstitute.org 

• Whittier: Awakenings House 12322 Clearglen Avenue 562-947-4833

Links to world wide resources for family and friends of alcoholics

Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization, Inc.