- 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
2008-2009 Committee Goals
This committee is charged with the 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.
Goal #1
Advocate for implementation of the 5th Edition of the Model
State Plan (MSP) for VR Services for individuals who are deaf,
deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late deafened and develop a tool
or process to monitor the use in whole or in part of MSP by
states.
Goal #2
Develop a cooperative relationship with RSA liaison who has
a commitment, interest and knowledge of serving consumers who
are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late deafened. *See
attached “Request for Rehabilitation Program Specialist”
document.
Goal #3
Advocate for the continuation and expansion of the Deafness
and Communicative Disorders Branch of RSA, which will assist
state agencies in developing qualified staff, state of the art
methods, and help provide expanded expertise in services for
deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late deafened individuals.
Goal #4
Continue to identify and assess the value of existing
training materials for rehabilitation of individuals who are
deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late deafened. Determine
how these materials relate to VR services and practices and make
this information available to states.
Goal #5
Continue to solicit input from State Coordinators for the
Deaf (SCD) on wording of RSA 911 codes and definitions for
hearing impairments and submit recommendations to RSA as they
revise 911 reporting form (sometime in the future).
Goal #6
Continue to develop MOU’s with American Association of the
Deaf-Blind (AADB) and Postsecondary Education programs Network (PEPNet).
Distribute a prototype to the State Directors and State
Coordinator for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services as desired for
in-state replication of these entities.
Goal #7
Analyze what resources are being used to provide Independent
Living services for consumers who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of
hearing and late deafened to determine their effectiveness in
serving these populations and to identify gaps in IL services.
Goal #8
Advocate for RSA to expand training programs for
Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCD) and assist with
communication skills assessments.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened and Deaf Blind Committee Members 2008-2009
H.S. “Butch” McMillan, Executive Director and Committee Chair
Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, Mississippi 39215
601-853-5203
601-853-5205 FAX
bmcmillan@mdrs.state.ms.us
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 St Augustine Rd.
Tallahassee, FL. 32301-4862
850-245-9399
850-245-3316
Cecil.Bradley@vr.fldoe.org
Pat Tomlinson
732-477-9346
Mandalay@comcast.net
Rebecca Sills, Director of Deaf 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, MS 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, AZ 85007
602-364-1799
602-364-0985 FAX
tmanumaleuga@azdes.gov
Ingrid Halvorsen
400 W. Lawrence
P.O. Box 19429
Springfield, IL 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
