How many Deaf contacts will your business have this year? Do you have the tools to maximize these Deaf contacts? Would your business benefit from free and low cost advertising throughout the Deaf community announcing that you are a "Deaf –friendly" business?

We would like to offer you the opportunity to become a business member of the Eastern Washington Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EWCDHH). We are a non-profit outreach organization dedicated to providing services and programs to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community throughout Eastern Washington. A $50.00 membership fee per year entitles your business to begin to access the skills and resources that will enable you to serve your existing Deaf clients better and additionally to tap more effectively into the Deaf market.

Advantages we offer to our business members include:

• Unlimited phone assistance on access issues, including state, federal, and local regulations.

• One free TTY training session and additional training for relay calls.

• A Community News subscription that will keep you current on Deaf issues and events. Your business can be featured in one of our monthly issues.

• Training for securing interpreters.

• Financial planning for access issues and tax advice on deductions when you use interpreters.

• Workshop discounts.

• Free access to the extensive EWCDHH library of books and tapes dealing with Deafness.

• Statistical information for grant writing.

We believe your membership in EWCDHH will be a positive investment for your business. In addition, you will be assisting us in providing services that promote the general welfare and independence of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities of Eastern Washington.