AFFILIATE CONTACT
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Agencies affiliated with HKNC provide specialized programs of services for deaf-blind youths and adults. For more information, or to apply for services, contact the Staff Specialist at the affiliated agency or the HKNC Regional Representative serving the state in which the person resides.

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Region 1 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT                                 Back to Top

New England Region - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Mary Ellen Barbiasz - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: HKNC1meb@comcast.net

 

MASSACHUSETTS:

 

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

48 Boylston St.

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 727-5550 Voice; (617) 727-5960 Fax

Contact: Mitch Sanborn

E-mail:  mitch.sanborn@state.ma.us

Website: Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

 

RHODE ISLAND:

 

Rhode Island State Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired

40 Fountain Street

Providence, RI 02903-1844

(401) 222-2300 Voice; (401) 222-3010 TTY; (401) 277-1328 Fax

Contact: Linda Hughes (ext. 423)

E-mail: lhughes@ors.state.ri.us

Website: www.ors.state.ri.us

 

Region 2 - NY, NJ, PR, VI                                                Back to Top

Mid-Atlantic Region - New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Patricia Franklin - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: Pat.Franklin@hknc.org

 

NEW JERSEY: 

 

New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc.

24 K World's Fair Drive

Somerset, NJ 08873

(732) 805-1912 Voice; (732) 805-0235 TTY; (732) 805-3088 Fax

Contact: Lauren Rozycki (ext 244)

E-mail: lrozycki@njadb.org

Website: www.njadb.org

 

PUERTO RICO: 

 

Puerto Rico Deaf-Blind Parents Association

Box 6616 Santa Rosa Unit

Bayamon, PR 00621-9006

(787) 793-8625  Voice/Fax

Contact: Raquel George

Region 3 - DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV                              Back to Top

East Central Region - Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Cynthia Ingraham - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: HKNCREG3CL@aol.com

 

PENNSYLVANIA: 

 

Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

1521 North 6th St.

Harrisburg, PA 17102

(717) 722-1659 Voice; (717) 787-4885 TTY direct; (717) 783-5221 Fax

Contact: Sandy Duncan

E-mail: saduncan@state.pa.us

Website: www.dli.state.pa.us/ovr

 

VIRGINIA: 

 

Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

401 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, VA 23227

(804) 371-3198 Voice/TTY; (804) 371-3092 Fax

Contact: Susan Olson

E-mail: olsonsk@dbvi.state.va.us

Website: www.vdbvi.org

 

Virginia Commonwealth University

Department of Rehabilitation Counseling

P.O. Box 980330

Richmond, VA 23298-0330

(804) 827-0915 Voice; (804) 827-0912 TTY; (804) 828-1321 Fax

Contact: Chris Reid - Department Chair

E-mail: creid@hsc.vcu.edu

Website: www.vcu.edu

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: 

 

Deaf-REACH

3521 12th Street, NE

Washington, DC 20017

(202) 832-6681 Voice/TTY; (202) 832-8454 Fax

Contact: Sarah E. Brown

E-mail: BrownS@Deaf-Reach.org

Website: www.deaf-reach.org

Region 4 - *AL, *FL, *GA,*MS, KY, NC, SC, TN               Back to Top

Southeastern Region: *Alabama, *Florida, *Georgia, *Mississippi

Barbara Chandler - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: bc4hknc@aol.com

 

Southeastern Region: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Monika McJannet Werner - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: MW4HKNC@aol.com

 

ALABAMA: 

 

Alabama Institute for The Deaf and Blind

P.O. Box 698

205 E. South St.

Talladega, AL 35160

(256) 761-3401 Voice; (256) 761- 3450 Fax

Contact: John Mascia - E.H. Gentry Technical Facility

E-mail: mascia.john@aidb.state.al.us

Website: www.aidb.org

 

FLORIDA: 

 

Conklin Centers for the Blind

405 White Street

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

(386) 258-3441 Voice; (386) 258-1155 Fax

Contact: Robert Kelly

E-mail: robert@conklincenter.org

Website: www.conklincenter.org

 

Florida Division of Blind Services

2551 Executive Center Circle West

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2050

(850) 488-1330 Voice; (850) 487-1804 Fax

Contact: Mondi Azpeitia

E-mail: mondi_azpeitia@dbs.doe.state.fl.us

Website: www.state.fl.us/dbs

 

GEORGIA: 

 

Georgia Department of Labor/Vocational Rehabilitation

1700 Century Circle, Suite 300

Atlanta, GA 30345

(404) 485-6481 Voice; (404) 486-6484 TTY; (404) 486-0197 Fax

Contact: Rebecca Sills

E-mail: rebecca.sills@dol.state.ga.us

Website: www.vocrehabga.org

 

KENTUCKY: 

 

Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

209 St. Clair St.

Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 564-4440 Voice; (502) 564-6817 TTY; (859) 246-2124 Fax

Contact: Janis Friend - Coordinator DeafBlind Services

E-mail: JanisK.Friend@ky.gov

Website: http://ovr.ky.gov/index.htm

Contact: Karen Clark - DeafBlind Services Eastern Region

E-mail: KarenR.Clark@ky.gov

 

In Conjunction With:

Kentucky Office for the Blind

400 East Main Street, Suite 302

Bowling Green, KY 42101

(270) 746-7479 Voice/TTY; (270)746-7481  Fax

Contact: Dorothy Brame - DeafBlind Services Western Region

E-mail: Dorothy.Brame@ky.gov

Website: Kentucky Office for the Blind

 

MISSISSIPPI: 

 

Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision

Mississippi State University

P.O. Drawer 6189

Mississippi State, MS 39762

(662) 325-2001 Voice; (662) 325-8989 Fax

Contact: B. J. LeJeune

E-mail: bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu

Website: www.blind.msstate.edu/irr

 

NORTH CAROLINA: 

 

North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind

2601 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-2601

(919) 733-9700 Voice; (919) 715-8771 Fax

Contact: Deidre Dockery

E-mail: Deidre.Dockery@ncmail.net

Website: www.dhhs.state.nc.us

 

Liberty Corner Enterprises, Inc.

147 Coxe Avenue

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 254-9917 Voice; (828) 251-5373 Fax

Contact: Rob Ruis

E-mail: RRuis@libertycornerent.com or RRuis@hotmail.com

 

SOUTH CAROLINA: 

 

South Carolina Commission for the Blind

P.O. Box 79

Columbia, SC 29202-0079

(803) 898-8775 Voice/TTY; (803) 898-8867 Fax

Contact: Jerry Francis

E-mail: jfrancis@sccb.sc.gov

Website: www.sccb.state.sc.us

 

TENNESSEE: 

 

Interpreting Services for the Deaf

144 North Bellevue

Memphis, TN 38104

(901) 278-9307 Voice; (901) 278-9308 TTY; (901) 278-9301 Fax

Contact: Ron Aven, Director

E-mail: nevaron@aol.com

Region 5 - IL, MI, IN, MN, OH, WI                                   Back to Top

North Central Region - Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Laura J. Thomas - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: HKNC5LJT@aol.com

 

ILLINOIS: 

 

Anixter Center

6610 N. Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60626

(773) 973-7900 Voice; (773) 973-2180 TTY; (773) 973-5268 Fax

Contact: Charita Graham

Direct Phone: (773) 929-8200 (ext. 235) Voice

E-mail: cgraham@anixter.org

Website: www.anixter.org

 

Anixter Center Day Program

2032 N. Clybourn

Chicago, IL 60614

Contact: Charita Graham

Direct Phone: (773) 929-8200 (ext. 235) Voice

E-mail: cgraham@anixter.org

 

Center for Sight & Hearing

8038 MacIntosh Lane

Rockford, IL 61107

(815) 332-6800 Voice;  (815) 332-6820 TTY; (815) 332-6810 Fax

Contact: Gary VenRooy

Direct Phone: (815) 332-6829 Voice

E-mail: gvenrooy@rockfordcenter.org

Website: www.rockfordcenter.org

 

Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind or Visually Impaired

1850 W. Roosevelt Road

Chicago, IL 60608

(312) 666-1331 Voice; (312) 666 8874 TTY; (312) 243-8539 Fax

Contact: Bob Mantsh (ext. 3676) - Deaf-Blind Program Manager

Contact: Joann Rushing (ext. 3415)

Website: www.thechicagolighthouse.org

 

Kreider Services, Inc.

500 Anchor Road

P.O. Box 366

Dixon, IL  61021

815-288-6691 Phone

815-288-1626 Fax

Contact: Bob Bartles, Director of Programs

E-mail - bartlesb@kredierservices.org

Website: www.kreiderservices.org

 

MICHIGAN: 

 

Michigan Commission for the Blind

P.O. Box 30652

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-2062 Voice; (517) 373-4025 TTY; (517) 335-5140 Fax

Contact: Cindy Caldwell

Direct Phone: (517) 335-7124 Voice

E-mail: CaldwellC@mighigan.gov

Website: www.michigan.gov/mcb

 

OHIO: 

 

Cleveland Sight Center

1909 E. 101st Street

Cleveland, OH 44106

(216) 791-8118 Voice; (216) 791-1101 Fax

Contact: Sherry Raymont (ext. 244)

E-mail: SRaymont@clevelandsightcenter.org

Website: www.clevelandsightcenter.org

 

Columbus Colony Elderly Care, Inc.

1150 Colony Drive

Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 891-5055 Voice/TTY; (614) 794-7461 Fax

Contact: Margie White

E-mail: mwhite@columbuscolony.org

Website: www.columbuscolony.org

 

Ohio Deaf-Blind Outreach Program

Columbus Speech & Hearing Center

510 East North Broadway

Columbus, OH 43214

(614) 263-5151 Voice; (614) 263-2299 TTY; (614) 263-5365 Fax

Contact: Jeffrey Bohrman; Ph.D.

Direct TTY/Phone: (614) 265-3279 TTY; (614) 261-5797 Voice

E-mail: jbohrman@columbusspeech.org

Website: www.columbusspeech.org

 

WISCONSIN: 

 

Center for Deaf-Blind Persons, Inc.

3195 S. Superior St.

Milwaukee, WI 53207

(414) 481-7477 Voice; (414) 481-7481 Fax

Contact: Diane Jones

E-mail: dtjones@execpc.com

Website: www.deaf-blind.org

Region 6 - AR, LA, NM, OK, TX                                      Back to Top

South Central Region - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

C.C. Davis - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: CCFUTBOL@aol.com

 

ARKANSAS: 

 

Arkansas Department of Human Services

Division of Services for the Blind

700 Main St. P.O. Box 3237

Little Rock, AR 72203

(501) 682-5463 Voice; (501) 682-0366 Fax

Contact: Dorothy Brooks

Direct Phone: (510) 682-0199 Voice

E-mail: dorothy.brooks@mail.state.ar.us

Website: www.state.ar.us/dhs

 

Lions World Services for the Blind

2811 Fair Park Blvd.

Little Rock, AR 72204

(501) 664-7100; (501) 664-2743 Fax

Contact: Ramona Sangali

E-Mail: training@lwsb.org

Website: www.lwsb.org

LOUISIANA: 

Louisiana Career Development Center

121 Convention St.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

(225) 387-0889; (225) 387-3203 Fax

Direct TTY: (225) 343-5781 TTY

 

In Conjunction With:

 

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services

8225 Florida Blvd.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

(225) 925-3594; (225) 925-4481 Fax

Website: www.dss.state.la.us/offlrs

NEW MEXICO: 

New Mexico Commission for the Blind

2200 Yael Blvd. SE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

In Conjunction With:

New Mexico Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons

1435 St. Francis Drive

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 827-7584 Voice/TTY; (505) 827-7587 Fax

Contact: John McNabb

E-mail: JmcNabb@doh.state.nm.us

Website: www.state.nm.us/cftb

OKLAHOMA: 

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

Specialist on Deaf-Blindness   VS#74
Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

300 NE 18th Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

(405) 522-2027 Voice/TTY; (405) 521-4582 Fax

Contact: Joan Blake

Direct Phone: (405) 522-7944 Voice

E-mail: jblake@drs.state.ok.us

Website: www.okrehab.org

TEXAS: 

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

Division of Blind Services, Deafblind Services Unit

4800 North Lamar, Suite 110

Austin, TX 78756

(512) 377-0500 Voice

Contact: Randy Feille, Supervisor of Deafblind Services

Direct Phone: (512) 377-0575 Voice/TDD

E-mail: randy.feille@dars.state.tx.us

Website: http://www.dars.state.tx.us/

Region 7 - IA, KS, MO, NE                                              Back to Top

Great Plains Region - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Beth Jordan - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: hknc7bj@aol.com

 

IOWA: 

 

Iowa Department for the Blind

524 4th Street

Des Moines, IA 50309-2364

(515) 281-1259 Voice; (515) 281-1263 Fax

Contact: Betty Hansen

E-mail: hansen.betty@blind.state.ia.us

Website: www.blind.state.ia.us

NEBRASKA: 

Nebraska Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired

4600 Valley Road Suite 100

Lincoln, NE 68510-4844

(402) 809-2419 Voice; (402) 471-3009 Fax

Contact: Cheryl Poff

1313 Farnam on the Mall; 3rd Floor

Omaha, NE 68102-1822

Direct TTY: (402) 595-2043

E-mail: cpoffs@mail.state.ne.us

Website: www.ncbvi.state.ne.us

Region 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY                               Back to Top

Rocky Mountain Region - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Maureen McGowan - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: maureen.mcgowan@hknc.org

SOUTH DAKOTA: 

South Dakota Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired

Rehabilitation Center for the Blind

3800 E. Highway 34, 500 E. Capital

Pierre, SD 57501

(605) 773-4644 Voice/TTY; (605) 773-5483 Fax

Contact: Gaye Mattke

Website: www.state.sd.us/dhs/sbvi

 

South Dakota Department of Human Services

South Dakota Developmental Center - Redfield

17267 Third St. W.

Redfield, SD 57469-1001

(605) 472-2400 Voice, (605) 472-4216 Fax

Contact: Wendy Beckler

Website: www.state.sd.us/dhs/redfield/page1.htm

Region 9 - AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam, Samoa                      Back to Top

Southwestern Region - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Samoa

Cathy Kirscher - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: Ckirscher@att.net

 

ARIZONA: 

 

Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration

1789 W. Jefferson, 2NW

Phoenix, AZ 85007

(602) 542-3332 Voice; (602) 542-6049 TTY; (602) 542-3778 Fax

Contact: Chris Fuller

Direct Phone: (602) 542-6275 Voice

E-mail: Cfuller@mail.de.state.az.us

Website: www.de.state.az.us/rsa/

 

Community Outreach Program for the Deaf

268 W. Adams

Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 792-1906 Voice; (520) 770-8544 Fax

Contact: Ann Ventola

E-mail: annv@ccs-ddp.org

Website: www.azstarnet.com/~jschmid/copd.html

 

CALIFORNIA: 

 

Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

214 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 431-1481 Voice; (415) 431-4572 TTY; (415) 863-7568 Fax

Contact: Sook Hee Choi

E-mail: Schoi@lighthouse-sf.org

Website: www.lighthouse-sf.org

 

HAWAII: 

 

Hawaii Department of Human Services

Vocational Rehabilitation & Services for the Blind

P.O. Box 339

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 692-7719 Voice; (808) 692-7727 Fax

Contact: Carol Young

E-mail: cyoung@dhs.state.hi.us

Website: www.state.hi.us/dhs

601 Kamokila Blvd. #515

Kapolei, HI 96707

(808) 692-7723 Voice/TTY; (808) 692-7727 Fax

Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA                                            Back to Top

Northwestern Region - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Dorothy Walt - Regional Representative, E-mail: NWHKNC@juno.com

 

ALASKA: 

 

Alaska Resource Center

2211 Arca Drive

Anchorage, AK 99506

(907) 276-3456 Voice; (907) 258-0510 TTY; (907) 279-0341 Fax

Contact: Alan Cartwright

E-mail: acartwright@arc-anchorage.org

 

OREGON: 

 

Oregon Commission for the Blind

535 SE 12th Avenue

Portland, OR 97214

(503) 731-3221 Voice; (503) 731-3224 TTY; (503) 731-3230 Fax

Contact: Ivonne Allen

E-mail: Ivonne.Allen@state.or.us

Website: www.cfb.state.or.us

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141 Middle Neck Rd.

Sands Point, NY 11050

Phone: (516)-944-8900 Ext. 253

TTY: (516)-883-6914

E-mail: hkncinfo@hknc.org

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