We provide Independent Living Skills Training, Advocacy, Peer Support, and Information and Referral to individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind and their Circles of Support.
Provide you with personal guidance services and develop a plan with each client that meets your needs.
Help you identify your independent living and employment needs in collaboration with your vocational rehabilitation counselor if you have one.
As appropriate, arrange for tutoring or educational workshops to assist our clients in improving any skills or areas you identify you need help with.
Provide you with instruction in work responsibilities, appropriate work behavior, how to apply for and interview for jobs, and ways to utilize interpreter services if that is right for you.
Identify and help with referring consumers to other agencies as appropriate or necessary.
Coordinate services with other resources and organizations int he community that you may be receiving or that you may need to be receiving.
Job Placement and Retention Services
What services do we offer?
We provide Job Placement and Retention Services for individuals referred by the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Our employment services are based on a Customized Employment model - a process through which the relationship between employer and employee is negotiated and personalized in a way that meets the needs of both.
We will work with individuals to develop a individualized plan of services that takes into account a persons strengths, limitations, goals, and priorities.
Pre-employment activities can include an emphasis on job seeking skills, career exploration, and community-based work assessments.
Our aim is to assist individuals to obtain successful employment through job coaching, proactive follow-along support, and provision of support and assistance to individuals and employers.
For individuals with a hearing loss, we can also provide direct independent living services through Signs of Self’s on-site Independent Living Specialists.
Our Core Values
Communication
Providing services in the clients language of choice
Recognizing that not all people with a hearing loss are the same
Recognizing that communication is a 2-way street and must involve a clear understanding of the clients own wishes to be effective
Respect
Being aware of the importance of individual differences
Honoring the ideas and choices of all involved
Treating everyone as we expect to be treated ourselves
Service
Providing what the client needs, not only what we feel they need
Being dependable and reliable at all times
Accepting all clients with a hearing loss, regardless of their communication mode
Integrity
Providing professional and ethically sound services at all times
Taking pride in all that we do
Being committed and responsible to those we serve
Empowerment
Working with clients to not only dream, but to reach those dreams
Advocating for increased awareness and acceptance of the rights of individuals with a hearing loss
Educating individuals, families, and the community on ways to meet their needs
Signs of Self - 1481 S. King Street, #541 - Honolulu, HI 96814 (808) 382-3881 (v/txt) - (808) 442-6434 (vp) - (808) 951-0848 (fax) - il-services@signsofself.org
