NATIONAL AND STATE RESOURCES ON DEAFBLINDNESS
Elizabeth Spiers, DeafBlind Program Director
VirginiaDepartment for the Blind and Vision Impaired
NATIONAL RESOURCES
American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 121
Silver Spring, MD20910
Voice/Videophone: 301-830-6162
TTY: 301-495-4402
Email:
Website:
AADB is a national consumer membership organization of, by and for deafblind people. AADB is probably most famous for its national conferences where deafblind people from all over the country, as well as service providers and professionals, meet and network with each other. The 2011 AADB conference will be held in Fort Mitchell, KY (across the river from Cincinnati, OH), on June 19 to 24, 2011. For more information on the conference, check AADB also has publications on its website on deafblindness and related topics at
HelenKellerNationalCenter for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY
Voice: 516-944-8900
TTY: 516-944-8637
Videophone: 516-570-3636 or 866-351-9089
Email:
Web:
HKNC is a national rehabilitation center for deafblind people based in New York. HKNC has ten regional representatives around the country (see Virginia listing for the Virginia regional representative). Publications are available on the HKNC website, including guidelines on communicating with deafblind people, and a brochure describing HKNC services. The link is
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National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
The Teaching Research Institute
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR97361
Voice: 800-438-9376
TTY: 800-854-7013
Email:
Website:
The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness is a national technical assistance and dissemination center for children and youth who are deafblind. It provides technical assistance, information and personnel training to deafblind children and young adults, their families and professionals working with them. NCDB also has publications on deafblindness and related topics on its website at
VIRGINIA RESOURCES
VirginiaDepartment for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, Virginia23227
Elizabeth Spiers, DeafBlind Program Director
Voice: 804-371-3131
TTY: 804-371-3133
Voice/Videophone: 804-325-1825
Voice/TTY: 1-800-622-2155 (toll free in Virginia)
Email:
Web:
A DeafBlind Program Director and DeafBlind Program Specialist are available to provide communication and independent living skills assessments to deafblind individuals, as well asconsultation and technical assistance to deafblind people, their families, and staff working with them. DBVI also has a brochure describing its services on its website at
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Virginia Association of the DeafBlind (VADB)
Jenny McKenzie, President
2777 Highland Road
Roanoke, VA24014-4810
540-427-4098 TTY/Voice Carry Over
VADB is a statewide consumer membership organization of, by and for people who are deafblind.
HelenKellerNationalCenter forDeaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC)
East Central Region
Cynthia Ingraham, East Central Regional Representative
14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707
Voice: 240-786-6534
TTY: 240-786-6847
Fax: 240-786-6874
Videophone: 866-970-8692 (toll-free)
Videophone: 240-667-7295 (local)
Email:
Web:
Ms. Ingraham is the East Central Regional Representative for HKNC. She serves Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia.
Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness
(Virginia Deaf-Blind Project)
Partnership for People with Disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University
700 E. Franklin Street
P.O. Box 843020
RichmondVA23284-3020
877-295-7799 (toll free in Virginia)
TTY: 711 (Virginia Relay)
Website:
The Virginia Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness is a statewide program designed to provide technical assistance, training, distance education, and networking information to families and service providers of individuals aged birthto 21, who have both a vision loss and a hearing loss.