Mission
DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT FACILITIES, INC. INSPIRES PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS COMMUNITIES BY INCREASING COMMUNICATION ACCESS AND AWARENESS. WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HEALTH LITERACY AND MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAMS, BASIC ENGLISH, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS; ADVOCACY; AND ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES DESIGNED BY AND FOR DEAF PEOPLE IN A DEAF-POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE COME TO DEAF, INC. TO DEVELOP SKILLS, TO LEARN WHAT BENEFITS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, DEVELOP THEIR ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE, AND BECOME FULL, PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF THE LARGER COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT. ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.