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| AFFILIATED AGENCIES |
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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ALABAMA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII ILLINOIS IOWA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA
MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MISSISSIPPI NEBRASKA NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO
NORTH CAROLINA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA PUERTO RICO
RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE TEXAS VIRGINIA WISCONSIN
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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: maryellen.barbiasz@hknc.org
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 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
Suzann Bedrosian - Regional Rep., E-mail: suzann.bedrosian@hknc.org
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 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: cynthia.ingraham@hknc.org
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 Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
401 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 371-3198 Voice/TTY; (804) 371-3092 Fax
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
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: barbara.chandler@hknc.org
Southeastern Region: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Monika Werner - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: monika.werner@hknc.org
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
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 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 Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
275 East Main Street
Mail Drop 2E thru K
Frankfort KY 40621
(502) 564-4440 Voice; (502) 564-6817 TTY
Contact: Janis Friend - Coordinator DeafBlind Services
E-mail: JanisK.Friend@ky.gov
Alt: Contact: Jeff Fischer – DeafBlind Services -Eastern Region
E-mail: jeffrey.fischer@KY.gov
Website: http://ovr.ky.gov/programservices/dhhs/deafblind.htm
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 - Deaf-Blind Services Western Region
E-mail: Dorothy.Brame@ky.gov
Website: http://blind.ky.gov
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 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@dhhs.nc.gov
Website: www.ncdhhs.gov/dsb/
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
Website: www.libertycornerent.com
South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB)
P.O. Box 2467
Columbia, SC 29202-2467
803-898-8775 Voice/TTY; 803-898-8135 Fax
Contact::Jerry Francis, Region II Director /Deafblind Services Consultant
E-mail: jfrancis@sccb.sc.gov
Website: www.sccb.state.sc.us
DeafConnect of the Mid-South ( formerly Interpreting Service 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: ronaven@deafconnectmidsouth.org
Website http://deafconnectmidsouth.org/contact_main.htm
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: laura.thomas@hknc.org
Anixter Center
2032 North Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
773-973-7900 Voice; 773-973-2180 TTY; 773-929-3416 Fax
Contact: Anne Westerman
Direct Phone: 773-929-8200 (ext. 283) Voice
E-mail: awesterman@anixter.org
Website: www.anixter.org
Center for Sight & Hearing
8038 MacIntosh Lane (or POB 5944, Rockford, IL 61125-0944)
Rockford, IL 61107
815-332-6800 Voice; 815-332-6820 TTY; 815-332-6810 Fax
Contact: Diane Jones, Executive Director
Direct Phone: 815-332-6800 ext. 6801
E-mail: djones@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 ext 3415; 312-666 8874 TTY; 312-243-8539 Fax
Contact: Joann Rushing (ext. 3415) Program Manager
E-mail: joann.rushing@chicagolighthouse.org
Agency E-mail: deafblindinfo@chicagolighthouse.org
Website: www.thechicagolighthouse.org
Kreider Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 366
Dixon, IL 61021
815-288-6691 Phone
815-288-166 Fax
Contact: Ron Heiderscheit, Director of Community Living
E-mail - heiderscheitr@kreiderservices.org
Website: www.kreiderservices.org
Northern Illinois University (NIU)
Department of Communication Disorders
DeKalb, IL 60115-2899
Sue Ouellette, Chair Department of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
E-mail: souellet@niu.edu
Phone: 815-753-6514
Fax: 815-753-9123
Michigan Commission for the Blind
201 North Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
Voice: 517-373-2062
TTY: 517-373-4025
Fax: 517-335-5140
Contact: Cindy Caldwell, Deaf-Blind Specialist
Direct Phone: 517-335-7124 Voice;
E-mail: CaldwellC@michigan.gov
Website: www.michigan.gov/mcb
Cleveland Sight Center
1909 East 101st Street
Cleveland, OH 44106
Contact: Sherry Raymont, Deaf-Blind Specialist
Voice: 216-791-8118
Fax: 216-791-1101
E-mail: sraymont@clevelandsightcenter.org
Columbus Colony Elderly Care, Inc. (CCEC)
1150 Colony Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
Voice/VP: 614-891-5055
Fax: 614-794-7461
Contact: Lisa Kondas, Director of Nursing
E-mail: lkondas@columbuscolony.com
Website: www.columbuscolony.org
Ohio Deaf-Blind Outreach Program (ODBOP)
510 East North Broadway
Columbus, OH 43214
Contact: Jeffrey Bohrman
Phone: 888-205-4275
Fax: 614-263-5365
E-mail: jbohrman@columbuscolony.com
Website: www.columbusspeech.org
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons, Inc.(CDBP)
3195 S. Superior St.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone: 414-481-7477
Fax: 414-481-7481
Contact: Joan Schneider
E-mail: jschneider@kreiderservices.org
Website: www.deaf-blind.org
Region 6 - AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Back to Top
South Central Region - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Molly Rimer - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: molly.rimer@hknc.org
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/Voice: (510) 682-0199
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
Phone: (501) 664-7100
Fax: (501) 664-2743
Contact: Ramona Sangali
E-Mail: training@lwsb.org
Website: www.lwsb.org
Louisiana Acadian Deaf-Blind Citizens
Dan Arabie, President
409 W. St. Mary Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
Video Phone: (337) 984-1731
E-Mail: lsucajundan@cox.net
New Orleans Resource for Independent Living
1001 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
New Mexico Commission for the Blind
2200 Yael Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Community Program for the Deaf of New Mexico
10601 Lomas Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Phone: (505) 255-7636
Website: www.copdnm.org
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
Joan Blake, Deaf-Blind Specialist
Visual Services #90
2401 NW 23rd, Suite 91
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Phone/TTY: (405) 522-3417
Fax: (405) 522-3332
E-mail: jblake@drs.state.ok.us
Website: www.okrehab.org
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Division of Blind Services, Deafblind Services Unit
4800 North Lamar, Suite 110
Austin, TX 78756
Phone: (512) 377-0500
Voice/TDD: (512) 377-0575
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: beth.jordan@hknc.org
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 4th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Phone: (515) 281-1259
Fax: (515) 281-1263
Contact: Betty Hansen
E-mail: hansen.betty@blind.state.ia.us
Website: www.blind.state.ia.us
Nebraska Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Road Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510-4844
Phone: (402) 809-2419
Fax: (402) 471-3009
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
Ellie Carlson - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: ellie.carlson@hknc.org
South Dakota Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
3800 E. Highway 34, 500 E. Capital
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone/TTY: (605) 773-4644
Fax: (605) 773-5483
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
Phone: (605) 472-2400
Fax: (605) 472-4216
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: cathy.kirscher@hknc.org
Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration
1789 W. Jefferson, 2NW
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-3332
TTY: (602) 542-6049
Fax: (602) 542-3778
Contact: Chris Fuller
Direct Phone/ Voice: (602) 542-6275
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.copdaz.org
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 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: dorothy.walt@hknc.org
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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