Committee on Services for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind

Deaf Services Committee Report July 2010 Exec (posted 7/18/2010)
Deaf Services Committee Meeting Minutes - (posted 01/04/2010)
2008 Model State Plan - (posted 04/29/2008)
CSAVR Spring 2007 Minutes Deaf adn Hard of Hearing Committee - (posted 06/06/2007)
FALL COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes: November 13, 2006 (posted 01/17/2007)
January 2007 CSAVR Technical Report-2

Committee on Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened

Charge: This committee is charged with consideration of issues, policies and programs impacting services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late deafened through the public Vocational Rehabilitation program.

FY 2009-2010 Committee Goals

Goal # 1
Analyze what resources are being used to provide Independent Living Services for consumers who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing or Late Deafened to determine their effectiveness in serving these populations and to identify gaps in Independent Living Services.

Goal #2
Continue to identify, assess existing training programs and advocate for RSA to expand programs for training Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCD) and assist with communication skills assessment.

Goal #3
Put into action the activities, objectives, and goals outlined in the MOUs. Develop a system to evaluate, monitor and report activities resulting from implementation of MOUs. Continue to develop MOUs with American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB), Post-Secondary Education Programs (PEPNET) and the Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA). Distribute a MOU prototype to the State Directors and State Coordinators for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services as desired for in-state replication of these entities.

Model State Plan Sub-Committee Goals

Goal #1
Conduct State Director and State Coordinator surveys of the Model State Plan (MSP) implementation and need for technical assistance (General, Blind and Combined VR agencies).

Goal #2
Consider revision to the MSP as major changes are indicated by changes in the Rehabilitation Act authorization, RSA coding changes, etc.

Goal #3
Recommend that RSA include key issues of the MSP in the state monitoring protocol.

Goal #4
Develop and distribute a “MSP Tip Sheet” that summarizes the MSP and advocates use of the full document.

Committee on Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened Members 2010

Roy Albert, Deputy Director - Chair
Department on Disability Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
1125 15th Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-442-8686
roy.albert@dc.gov

Deirdre Burchette
Department on Disability Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
1125 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-442-8613
deirdre.burchette@dc.gov

Kathleen Blewett
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
860-424-4864
860-424-4850 FAX
kathleen.blewett@ct.gov

Cecil Bradley
2002 Old Augustine Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-4862
850-245-9399
850-245-3316
cecil.bradley@vr.fldoe.org

Marlene Jones Kinney
Department on Disability Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
1125 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-442-8450
marlene.jkinney@dc.gov

Patricia Tomlinson
268 Bayshore Drive
Brick, New Jersey 08723-7502
732-477-9346
732-539-4306 (C)
732-262-0984 FAX

Rebecca Sills, Director of Deaf Services
Georgia Department of Labor
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1630 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 101
College Park, Georgia 30349-5506
770-909-2724
770-909-2773 FAX
rebecca.sills@dol.state.ga.us

Denee Smith
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1698
601-853-5310
601-853-5325 FAX
denee.smith@mdrs.state.ms.us

Tina Manumaleuga
1789 W. Jefferson
P.O. Box 6123, Site Code 930A
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-1799
602-544-3778 FAX
tmanumaleuga@azdes.gov

Ingrid Halvorsen
400 W. Lawrence
P.O. Box 19429
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9429
217-785-9304
217-785-7798 FAX
ingrid.halvorsen@illinois.gov

Angela Feltner
4900 North Lamar, Suite 5648
Austin, Texas 78751
512-424-4176
512-424-4982 FAX
angela.feltner@dars.state.tx.us

John Shattuck
Division of Deafness
#150 SHS
45 Commerce Drive
Augusta, Maine 04333-0150
207-623-7957
207-287-5292 FAX
john.g.shattuck@maine.gov

Hope Crumley
VR #31, Services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Shepherd Mall
2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 65
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107-2431
405-522-7935
405-522-7948
hcrumley@okdrs.gov