PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES BROCHURE
Phone:
TTY:
Fax:
E-mail: hkncinfo@hknc.org
Web: www.hknc.org
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work experience)
Vocational
Training Program
Headquartered
in
Evaluation
Short-term comprehensive vocational
rehabilitation training
Assistance to consumers in obtaining
employment, housing and community supports.
Recognizing
the unique talents, strengths and desires of each consumer, the vocational
training program is tailored to provide learning opportunities and choices
which parallel each person’s future lifestyle at home, work and in the community.
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smiling female and male student in class at HKNC)
Additional
programs offered at Headquarters:
Two-week summer seminar for high school
students
Eight-week summer evaluation and
training for high school students
Two-week summer seminar for senior
adults
Professional Internships
For more
information, contact your Regional Representative.
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Affiliate
Program
HKNC
provides financial assistance to more than 40 state and private agencies to
serve people with deaf-blindness and enhance local service capability. New
grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
Senior Adult
Program
HKNC’s senior adult specialist provides:
Consultation
Training
Technical assistance
These
services are available to families, consumers and professionals nationwide to
help them to develop a greater understanding of the abilities and needs of senior
adults, age 55 and up, who are deaf-blind or who are experiencing
age-related vision and hearing loss. The specialist networks with local, state,
and national organizations that serve senior adults.
Contact:
Paige Berry - Senior Adult Specialist;
E-mail: hkncpaigeoap@aol.com
National
Training Team (NTT)
The National
Training Team conducts seminars at headquarters. They provide training on a
variety of topics related to deaf-blindness, such as:
Introduction to Deaf-Blindness
Communication
Employment Training
Orientation & Mobility
Family Issues
The Elderly Population
Assistive Technology
Person Centered Planning &
Transition
The NTT also
provides on-site training for agencies or organizations nationwide. Each
program is tailored to meet specific local needs.
Contact: Sr.
Bernadette Wynne - Coordinator;
E-mail: NTTHKNC@aol.com
National
Family Association For Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
NFADB is an
independent, not-for-profit national family organization, partially funded by
HKNC. NFADB’s goals include advocacy for all persons
who are deaf-blind, sharing information and resources, facilitating
family/professional partnerships and supporting national policies to benefit
people with deaf-blindness. NFADB publishes a newsletter and has paid
memberships.
Contact:
E-mail: NFADB@aol.com
Website: www.nfadb.org
Regional
Representatives
Staff
in the regional offices offer the following services, free of charge,
to agencies and to individuals who are deaf-blind:
Consumer advocacy
Consultation and technical assistance to
schools and agencies
Assistance in developing local
services
Consumer follow-along
support “as needed”
Information and referral
Professional development and in-service
training
Public education and awareness
Maintenance of information for National
Registry
Supervisor
of Regional Representatives:
Susan Lascek
Atlanta, GA 30354
I.
CT ME MA NH
RI VT
Mary Ellen Barbiasz
II.
Mid-Atlantic Region
NJ NY PR VI
Patricia Franklin
III. East Central Region
DE DC MD PA VA WV
Cynthia L. Ingraham
IV. Southeastern
Region
Barbara Chandler
KY NC SC TN
Monika McJannet-Werner
V. North
Central Region
IL IN OH MI
MN WI
Laura J.
Thomas
VI. South
Central Region
AR LA NM OK TX
CC Davis
VII.
IA KS MO NE
Beth Jordan
VIII. Rocky
Mountain Region
Maureen
McGowan
IX.
Southwestern Region
AZ CA HI NV,
Guam,
Cathy
Kirscher
X. Northwestern
Region
AK ID OR WA
Dorothy Walt
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HKNC entrance)