State Commissions for the Deaf

For full list with addresses, contact Ken.Kurlychek@gallaudet.edu

ALABAMA
Department of Rehabilitation Services
State Coordinator: Earl Lindsey
(334) 281-8780 Voice
(334) 613-2249 TTY
(800) 441-7607 V/TTY in AL

ALASKA Division of Vocational Rehabilitation State Coordinator:
Duane Mayes
(907) 561-4466 V/TTY

ARIZONA
Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired
Exec. Director: Stuart R. Brackney
(602) 542-3323 V/TTY
(800) 352-8161 V/TTY in AZ

ARKANSAS
Office of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired Deputy Commissioner:
Gloria Wright
(501) 296-1635 V/TTY
(501) 296-1669 TTY

CALIFORNIA State Office of Deaf Access
Chief: Fred Lewis
(916) 229-4573 Voice
(916) 229-4577 TTY

COLORADO
Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation Services Supervisor:
Larry Gauthier
(303) 894-2515 x222 V/TTY
(303) 937-0561 V/TTY

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Exec. Director: Valerie R. Marino
(860) 561-0196 V/TTY

DELAWARE
Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
State Coordinator: Loretta Sarro
(302) 577-2850 V/TTY

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Rehabilitation Services Administration
State Coordinator: Marlene Jones-Kinney
(202) 727-0981 V/TTY

FLORIDA
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Program
State Coordinator: Cecil Bradley
(904) 488-2867 V/TTY

GEORGIA
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Deaf Program Coordinator: Vacant
(404) 657-3073 V/TTY

HAWAII
Hawaii State Coordinating Council on Deafness
Program Coordinator: Marianne Chung
(808) 586-8131 V/TTY
(808) 586-8130 TTY

IDAHO
Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Exec. Director: Pennie Cooper
(208) 334-0879 Voice
(208) 334-0803 TTY
(800) 433-1323 V in ID
(800) 433-1361 TTY in ID

ILLINOIS
Division of Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
State Coordinator of the Deaf: Ellen Roth
(312) 814-2939 Voice
(312) 814-3040 TTY

INDIANA
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Deputy Director: Jerome Freeman
(317) 232-1143 V/TTY
(800) 962-8408 V/TTY in IN

IOWA
Deaf Services Commission of Iowa
Administrator: Vacant (515) 281-3164 V/TTY

KANSAS
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Exec. Director: Wayne C. Mnich
(913) 296-2874 V/TTY
(800) 432-0698 V/TTY in KS

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Exec. Director: Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins
(502) 573-2604 V/TTY
(800) 372-2907 V/TTY in KY

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Commission for the Deaf
Exec. Director: Vacant
(504) 925-4178 Voice
(800) 256-1523 Voice
(800) 543-2099 TTY

MAINE
Division of Deafness Office of Rehabilitation Services
State Coordinator: Norm Perrin
(207) 624-5318 Voice
(207) 624-5322 TTY
(800) 332-1003 V/TTY in ME

MARYLAND
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services
State Coordinator: Bona Achinanya
(410) 554-9404 V/TTY

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Commissioner: Barbara Jean Wood
(617) 727-5106 V/TTY
(800) 882-1155 V/TTY in MA
(800) 249-9949 in MA (after hours-emergency)

MICHIGAN
Division on Deafness Michigan Department of Labor
Director: Christopher Hunter
(517) 373-0378 V/TTY
(517) 373-8397 V/TTY
(800) 729-2253 V/TTY

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Commissionm Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Exec. Director: Curt Micka
(612) 297-7305 V/TTY

MISSISSIPPI
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Director of Deaf Services: Gary Neely
(601) 853-5310 V/TTY
(800) 443-1000 V/TTY in MS

MISSOURI
Missouri Commission for the Deaf
Exec. Director: Gerald Covell
(573) 526-5205 V/TTY
(800) 796-6499 V/TTY

MONTANA
Montana Rehabilitative/Visual Services Division
Contact Person: Faith Timm
(406) 727-7740 V/TTY

NEBRASKA
Nebraska Commission for the Hearing Impaired
Exec. Director: Tanya Wendel
(402) 471-3593 V/TTY
(800) 545-6244 in NE

NEVADA
Rehabilitation Division
State Coordinator of Deaf Services: Scot A. Pott
(775) 687-4452 Voice (new toll free nbr effective 12/98)
(702) 259-3894 TTY
(702) 259-6421 FAX
(888) 337-3839 Ext. 4452 in NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Coordinator: H. Dee Clanton
(603) 271-3471 V/TTY
(800) 299-1647 in NH

NEW JERSEY
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Director: Richard Herring
(609) 984-7281 V/TTY
(800) 792-8339 V/TTY in NJ

NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Commissioner: Robert Geesey
(505) 827-7584 V/TTY
(505) 827-7588 TTY
(800) 489-8536 V/TTY in NM
(800) 873-8897 V/TTY News Line in NM

NEW YORK
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Deaf Services Coordinator: Mark Myers
(518) 486-3773 V/TTY
(800) 222-5627 V/TTY

NORTH CAROLINA
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Human Resources
Director: Frank Turk
(919) 733-5199 Voice
(919) 733-5930 TTY

NORTH DAKOTA
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Coordinator: Wanda Gier
(701) 328-3999 Voice
(701) 328-3975 TTY
(800) 755-2745 Voice in ND

OHIO
Rehabilitation Services Commission
Program Specialist: Karlton (Skip) Bergquist
(614) 438-1325 V/TTY
(800) 282-4536 V/TTY in OH

OKLAHOMA
Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Interim Coordinator: Judy Fox-Goodrich
(405) 634-9937 V/TTY
(800) 833-8973 V/TTY in OK

OREGON
Deaf and Hearing Impaired Access Program
State Coordinator: Marjorie McGee
(503) 378-3142 V/TTY
(800) 358-3117 V/TTY in OR
(800) 521-9615 V/TTY in OR

PENNSYLVANIA
Office for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Director: Debra Maltese
(717) 783-4912 V/TTY
(800) 233-3008 V/TTY in PA

PUERTO RICO
Vocational Rehabilitation
Program Director of Division of Deaf Clients: Ivan Ramirez
(809) 782-0011 V/TTY

RHODE ISLAND
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Coordinator: Kristin J. Mulrooney
(401) 277-1204 Voice
(401) 277-1205 TTY

SOUTH CAROLINA
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
State Coordinator: Larry Harrelson
(803) 896-6630 Voice
(803) 896-6635/6636 TTY

SOUTH DAKOTA
Communication Services for the Deaf
Director: Benjamin Soukup
(605) 361-5760 V/TTY
(800) 642-6410 V/TTY in SD

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Council for the Hearing Impaired
Exec. Director: Sherri Rademacher
(615) 313-4913 V/TTY
(615) 313-5695 TTY Ans Mac 24 hours

TEXAS
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Exec. Director: David Myers
(512) 451-8494 V/TTY

UTAH
Utah Community Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
Administrator: Gene Stewart
(801) 263-4860 V/TTY
(800) 860-4860 V/TTY in UT

VERMONT
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Coordinator: Rene Pellerin
(802) 241-2186 V/TTY

VIRGINIA
Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Director: Susan Walker Buckland
(804) 225-2570 V/TTY
(800) 552-7917 V/TTY in VA

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Division of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services
Administrator: Sedonie Halbert
(800) 774-0930 Voice in VI
(809) 773-2323 V

WASHINGTON
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Director: Leon Curtis
(360) 753-0703 V/TTY
(360) 753-0699 TTY
Message only lines:
(800) 422-7930 Voice
(800) 422-7941 TTY

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Commission for the Hearing Impaired
Exec. Director: Hubert Anderson Jr.
(304) 558-2175 V/TTY
(304) 558-0026 TTY

WISCONSIN
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department of Health and Social Services
Director: Richelle Hammett
(608) 243-5625 Voice
(608) 243-5635 TTY

WYOMING
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Coordinator: Carl Shapard
(307) 856-2393 V/TTY