State Commissions/Offices On Deafness

STATE COMMISSIONS/OFFICES ON DEAFNESS

S T A T E C O M M I S S I O N S

OFFICES ON DEAFNESS

State commissions or state offices are mandated to serve deaf and hard of hearing people. While the scope of services differs from state to state, these programs provide a variety of valuable services. Among the functions are advocacy, information gathering and dissemination, referral to appropriate agencies, interpreting services, statewide planning, and job placement and development.

NOTE: For those states not having commissions or state offices, we have listed the state coordinators of rehabilitation services for deaf people.

ALABAMA
Department Of Rehabilitation Services / (334) 281-8780 Voice
(334) 613-2249 TDD
(800) 441-7607 Voice/TDD (in AL)
ALASKA
Division of Vocational / (907) 561-4466 V/TDD
(907) 562-7746 FAX
ARIZONA
Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired / (502) 542-3323 Voice/TDD
(800) 352-8161 Voice/TDD (in AZ)
(502) 542-3380 FAX
ARKANSAS
Office of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired / (501) 296-9433 Voice/TDD
(501) 296-1894 TDD
(501) 296-9418 FAX
CALIFORNIA
State Office of Deaf Access / (916) 653-8320 Voice
(916) 653-7651 TDD
(916) 653-4001 FAX
COLORADO
Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation Services / (303) 894-2515 X222 Voice/TDD
(303) 894-2650 TDD (Krista)
(303) 894-2519 TDD (Jim)
(303) 894-2656 FAX
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired / (800) 708-6796 Voice/TDD (in CT)
(860) 561-0196 Voice/TDD
(860) 561-0162 FAX
www.ct.gov/cdhi/
DELAWARE
Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Impaired / (302) 761-8275 Voice
(302) 761-8336 TDD
(302) 761-6611 FAX
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Rehabilitation Services Administration / (202) 442-8996 Voice/TDD
(202) 442-8725 FAX
FLORIDA
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services / (850) 488-8380 Voice
(850) 413-9629 TDD
(850) 921-7217 FAX
GEORGIA
Georgia Dept. of Human Resources / (404) 292-5312 Voice/TDD
(800) 541-0710 TDD
(404) 292-3642 FAX
HAWAII
Hawaii State Coordinating Council
on Deafness / (808) 586-8131 Voice/TDD
(808) 586-8130 TDD
(808) 586-8129 FAX
IDAHO
Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (208) 334-0879 Voice
(208) 334-0803 TDD
(800) 433-1323 Voice (in ID)
(800) 433-1361 TDD (in ID)
(206) 334-0828 FAX
ILLINOIS
Division of Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing / (217) 557-4495 Voice/TDD
(217) 557-4492 FAX
INDIANA
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services / (317) 232-1143 Voice/TDD
(800) 962-8408 Voice/TDD (in IN)
(317) 232-6478 FAX
Ai.org/fssahtml/programs/2bdhhs.html
IOWA
Deaf Services Commission of Iowa / (515) 281-3164 Voice/TDD
(515) 242-6119 FAX
www.state.ia/government/dhr/ds.index.html
KANSAS
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (785) 267-6100 Voice/TDD
(785) 267-0263 FAX
(800) 432-0698 Voice/TDD (in KS)
www.ink.org/public/srs/kcdhh/KCDHH.html
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (502) 573-2604 Voice/TDD
(800) 372-2907 Voice/TDD (in KY)
(502) 573-3594 FAX
www.kcdhh.org
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Commission for the Deaf / (504) 925-4175 Voice
(800) 256-1523 Voice
(800) 543-2099 TDD
(504) 925-1708 FAX
www.dss.state.la.us/offlrs/html/commission_for_the_deaf/
MAINE
Division of Deafness Office of Rehabilitation Services / (207) 287-5145 Voice
(207) 287-5146 TDD
(800) 698-4440 Voice/TDD (in ME)
(207) 287-5166 FAX
MARYLAND
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services / (410) 333-3098 Voice
(410) 333-6303 TDD
(410) 333-6674 FAX
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (617) 695-7500 Voice
(617) 695-7600 TDD
(800) 882-1155 Voice (in MA)
(800) 530-7570 TDD (in MA)
(800) 249-9949 Voice/TDD (in MA)
after hours interpreter emergencies
(617) 695-7599 FAX
www.state.ma.us./mcdhh
MICHIGAN
Division on Deafness / (517) 334-8000 Voice/TDD
(517) 334-6637 FAX
www.mfia.state.mi.us./mcdc/dod/htm
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People / (612) 297-7305 Voice/TDD
(612) 297-7155 FAX
MISSISSIPPI
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services / (601) 853-5310 Voice/TDD
(800) 443-1000 Voice/TDD (in MS)
(601) 853-5325 FAX
MISSOURI
Missouri Commission for the Deaf / (573) 526-5205 Voice/TDD
(800) 796-6499 Voice/TDD
(573) 526-5209 FAX
www.oa.state.mo.us/deaf/about1.html
MONTANA
Montana Rehabilitative/Visual Services / (406) 454-6060 Voice/TDD
(406) 454-6080 TDD
(406) 454-6084 FAX
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Commission for the Hearing
Impaired / (402) 471-3593 Voice/TDD
(800) 545-6244 Voice/TDD (in NE)
(402) 471-3067 FAX
www.nol.org/home/NCDHH
NEVADA
Rehabilitation Division / (775) 687-4452 Voice
(775) 687-3388 TDD
(888) 337-3839 ext. 4452 (in NV)
(775) 687-3292 FAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation / (603) 271-3471 Voice/TDD
(603) 271-7075 FAX
(800) 299-1647 Vouce/TDD (in NH)
NEW JERSEY
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services / (609) 984-7281 Voice/TDD
(800) 792-8339 Voice/TDD (in NJ)
(609) 984-0390 FAX
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dhsddhh1.html
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (505) 827-7584 Voice/TDD
(505) 827-7588 TDD
(800) 489-8536 Voice/TDD (in NM)
(800) 873-8897 TDD Newsline in NM
(505) 827-7587 FAX
www.nmcdhh.org
NEW YORK
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities / (518) 474-5652 Voice/TDD
(800) 222-5627 Voice/ TDD
(518) 473-6073 FAX
NORTH CAROLINA
Division of Services for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
Department of Human Resources / (919) 733-2963 Voice
(919) 733-2966 TDD
(919) 733-2993 FAX
NORTH DAKOTA
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation / (701) 328-8950 Voice
(701) 328-8968 TDD
(800) 755-2745 Voice (in ND)
(701) 328-8969 FAX
OHIO
Rehabilitation Services Commission / (614) 785-5085 Voice/TDD
(614) 438-1325 Voice
(800) 282- 4536 Voice TDD (in OH)
(614) 438-1289
www.state.oh.us/rc
OKLAHOMA
Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (405) 917-7700 Voice/ TDD
(800) 833-8973 Voice/TDD (in OK)
(405)917-6347 FAX
OREGON
Deaf and Hearing Impaired Access Program / (503) 378-3142 Voice/TDD
(800) 358-3117 Voice/ TDD (in OR)
(503) 378-3599 FAX
PENNSYLVANIA
Office for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired / (717) 783-4912 Voice/TDD
(800) 233-3008 Voice/TDD (in PA)
(717) 783-4913 FAX
www.li.state.pa.us
PUERTO RICO
Vocational Rehabilitation Program / (809) 782-0011 Voice/TDD
(809) 783-4570 FAX
RHODE ISLAND
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (401) 222-1204 Voice
(401) 222-1205 TDD
(401) 222-5736 FAX
SOUTH CAROLINA
Vocational Rehabilitation Department / (803) 896-6637 Voice/TDD
(803) 896-6877 FAX
SOUTH DAKOTA
Communication Services for the Deaf / (605) 367-5760 Voice/TDD
(800) 642-6410 Voice/TDD (in SD)
(605) 367-5958 FAX
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Council for the Hearing Impaired / (615) 259-2060 Voice/TDD
(615) 259-2061 Voice/TDD
(615) 259- 0702 FAX
TEXAS
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / (512) 407-3250 Voice
(512) 407-3251 TDD
(512) 451-9216 FAX
link.tsl.state.tx.us-tcdhh
UTAH
Utah Community Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing / (801) 263-4860 Voice/TDD
(800) 860-4860 Voice/TDD (in UT)
(801) 263-4865 FAX
www.usor.state.ut/dsdhh/dsdhh.html
VERMONT
Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation / (802) 241-2186 Voice/TDD
(802) 241-3359 FAX
VIRGINIA
Dept for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
VIRGINIA (continued) / (804) 622-9502 Voice/TDD
(800) 552-7917 Voice/TDD (in VA)
(804) 662-9718 FAX
www.cns.state.va.us/ddhh
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Division of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services / (800) 774-0930 Voice (in VI)
(340) 773-2323 Voice
(340) 773-3641 FAX
WASHINGTON
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. / (360) 902-8000 Voice/TDD
(360) 753-0699 TDD
(360) 902-0855 FAX
Message only lines:
(800) 422-7930 Voice (in WA)
(800) 433-7941 TDD (in WA)
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Commission for the Hearing Impaired Exec. / (304) 558-2175 Voice/TDD
(304) 558-0851 FAX
WISCONSIN
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department of Health and Social Services / (608) 243-5625 Voice
(608) 243-5717 TDD
(608) 243-5680 FAX
WYOMING
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation / (307) 777-5634 Voice/TDD
(307) 777-5939 FAX

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