AFFILIATED AGENCIES

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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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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:

 

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

Suzann Bedrosian - Regional Rep., E-mail: suzann.bedrosian@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: cynthia.ingraham@hknc.org

 

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

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: barbara.chandler@hknc.org

 

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

Monika Werner - HKNC Regional Representative, E-mail: monika.werner@hknc.org

 

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

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

 

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@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: 

 

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

 

TENNESSEE: 

 

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

 

ILLINOIS: 

 

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: 

 

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

 

OHIO: 

 

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

 

WISCONSIN: 

 

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: 

 

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: 

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: 

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: 

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

TEXAS: 

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: 

 

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: 

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: 

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: 

 

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

 

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: dorothy.walt@hknc.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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