Deaf Community Contacts

02114 Boston, MA
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)
Web Site: www.mblc.state.ma.us
Contact: Shelley Quezada, Consultant Library Services to the Unserved
E-mail: Shelley.Quezada@state.ma.us

02125 Boston, MA
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) 1986
Web Site: www.mass.gov/mcdhh
Contact: Jonathan O'Dell, Director / E-mail: jonathan.o'dell@state.ma.us

02908 Providence, RI
Governor’s Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH) 1977
Web Site: www.cdhh.ri.gov
Contact: Steven A. Florio, Exec Dir / E-mail: sflorio@cdhh.ri.gov

03301 Concord, NH
New Hampshire Department of Education
Adult Learning and Rehabilitation
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Web Site: www.ed.state.nh.us
Contact H. Dee Clanton, State Director / E-mail: HDClanton@ed.state.nh.us

04333-0150 Augusta, ME
Dept of Labor, Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services 1971
Division of Deafness (DoD) 1982
Web Site: www.maine.gov/rehab/dod
Contact: Nancy Melanson, Dir Asst / E-mail: Nancy.A.Melanson@maine.gov

06106-2980 Hartford, CT
Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHH) 1974
Web Site: www.state.ct.us/cdhi
Contact: Stacie J. Mawson Executive Director / E-mail: stacie.mawson@po.state.ct.us

08625-0501 Trenton, NJ
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped (NJLBH) 1967
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Program 1980
Web Site: http://www.njlbh.org/DeafCenters.htm
Contact: Christine Olsen, Coordinator / E-mail: colsen@njstatelib.org

10016 New York City, NY
The New York Public Library (NYPL) May 23, 1895
Office of Community Outreach Services
Web Site: www.nypl.org
Contact: Ismael Alicea, Coordinator / E-mail: ialicea@nypl.org

11432 Jamaica, NY
Queens Library / Special Services 1858
Web Site: www.queenslibrary.org
Contact: Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator / E-mail: Loida.Garcia-Febo@queenslibrary.org
An independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system

19802-1307 Wilmington, DE
Dept of Labor (DOL) 1970
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) 1955
Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DE ODHH) March 1, 1993
Web Site: www.delawareworks.com/dvr/services/dodhh.shtml
Contact: Loretta Sarro, Public Info Officer / E-mail: Loretta.Sarro@state.de.us

20001 Washington, DC
DC Public Library (DCPL) 1896 / Adaptive Services Division (ASD) 1972
Web Site: www.dclibrary.org
Contact: Janice Rosen, Librarian to the Deaf Community / E-mail: Janice.rosen@dc.gov
Venetia Demson is the ASD chief
Deaf History Month Proclamation 2007

20405 Washington, DC
US General Services Administration (GSA)
Office of Citizen Services and Communications
Online September 22, 2000
Web Site: http://www.usa.gov

20540 Washington, DC
Library of Congress (LOC) 1800
Center for the Book (CFB) 1977
Web Site: www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook
Contact: Eric Eldritch, Manager, Access Programs / E-mail: eeld@loc.govl
John Y. Cole is the CFB director
National Literary Society of the Deaf is a partner of CFB..

20554 Washington, DC
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 1934 / Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Web Site: www.fcc.gov
Contact: Helen Chang, Section 504 Officer / E-mail: Helen.Chang@fcc.gov

20646 La Plata, MD
Charles County Public Library (CCPL) 1923
Web Site: www.ccplonline.org
Contact: Emily Ferren, Director / E-mail: eferren@somd.lib.md.us

21201 Baltimore, MD
Enoch Pratt Free Library System (EPFL) 1882 October 25, 1882
Central Library January 5, 1886
State Library Resource Center (SLRC) 1971
Web Site: www.epfl.net/index.html
Contact: Deborah Margolis, Central Librarian / E-mail: dmargoli@epfl.net
Dr. Carla Hayden is the director

20755-6779 Fort Meade, MD
National Security Agency (NSA) November 1952 / Diversity and Disability Program
Web Site: www.nsa.gov
Contact: Jennifer Krasnisky, Manager for Recruitment and Staffing / E-mail: jmkrasn@nsa.gov

20850 Rockville, MD
Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) 1952
Rockville Library / Disability Resources Center (DRC) 1986
Web Site: http://montgomerycountymd.gov/library
Contact: Susan Cohen, Coordinator of Library Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
E-mail: Susan F. drc@montgomerycountymd.gov/library
Francis Gilman is the DRC manager

21044 Columbia, MD
Howard County Library (HCL) 1940 / Community Services
Web Site: http://hclibrary.org
Contact: Sharon L. Neville, Librarian / E-mail: nevilles@hclibrary.org

21201 Baltimore, MD
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
Division of Library Development and Services (DLDS) 1946
Web Site: www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/library
Contact: Irene M. Padilla, Assistant State Superintendent for Libraries / E-mail: ipadilla@msde.state.md.us

21201 Baltimore, MD
Dept of Budget & Management/Telecommunications Access of MD (DBM/TAM) 1990
Maryland Relay 1991
Web Site: www.mdrelay.org
Contact: Brenda Kelly-Frey, Director / E-mail: frey@dbm.state.md.us

21202 Baltimore, MD
Maryland Governor’s Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) October 2001
Web Site: www.odhh.md.gov
Contact: Yvonne M. Dunkle, Director / E-mail: odhh@gov.state.md.us

21218 Baltimore, MD
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) 1929
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Web Site: www.dors.state.md.us
Contact: J. Howard Leonard, Staff Specialist / E-mail: jhleonard@dors.state.md.us

21401 Annapolis, MD
Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) Incorporated 1936
Web Site: www.aacpl.net
Contact: Nancy Choice, Chief, Public Services and Branch Management / E-mail: nchoice@aacpl.net

21502 Cumberland, MD
Allegany County Library System 1934 / Outreach Services
Website: www.alleganycountylibrary.info
Contact: Linda Burkey, Coordinator / E-mail: lburkey@allconet.org

21613 Cambridge, MD
Dorchester County Public Library 1922
Web Site: www.dorchesterlibrary.org
Contact: Jean S. Del Sordo, Library Administrator / E-mail: jdelsordo@dorchesterlibrary.org

22043-2099 Falls Church, VA
Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library October 1986
Web Site: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ty
Contact: Rita Mayer,Branch Manager/ E-mail: rita.mayer@fairfaxcounty.gov

22201 Arlington VA
Arlington County Libraries 1938 / Public Services Division / Disability Access Services 1973
Web Site: www.arlingtonva.us/lib
Contact: Neil Phelps, Westover Library Manager / E-mail: nphelps@arlingtonva.us
Diane Kresh is the director of Libraries

22401 Fredericksburg VA
Central Rappahannock Regional Library 1971
Web Site: www.librarypoint.org - under Special Services
Contact: Nancy Buck, Coordinator, Outreach Services / E-mail: nbuck@crrl.org
Donna Cote is the director of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library

25305 Charleston, WV
West Virginia Dept. of Health & Human Resources
West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WVCDHH)
Web Site: www.wvdhhr.org/wvcdhh
Contact: Deanna Stone, Executive Director / E-mail: deannastone@wvdhhr.org

28560 New Bern, NC
New Bern-Craven County Public Library 1890
Web Site:  newbern.cpclib.org
Contact: Wendy L. Rosen, Reference Librarian / E-mail: wendy.rosen@yahoo.com

33304 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Broward County Library (BCL) 1974
Access Services
Web Site: www.broward.org/library
Contact: Kathy Werthman, Coordinator / E-mail: kwerthman@browardlibrary.org

35203 Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Public Library (BPL)
Web Site: www.bylonline.org

37219 Nashville, TN
Nashville Public Library (NPL) 1904
Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing 1978
Web Site: www.tndeaflibrary.nashville.gov
Contact: Sandy Cohen, Director & ADA Coordinator / E-mail: sandy.cohen@nashville.gov

37248-6000 Nashville, TN
TN Dept of Human Services / TN Div of Rehabilitation Services
Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TCHI) 1978
Web Site: http://tennessee.gov/humanserv/rehab/cc6.htm
Contact: Thom Roberts, Executive Director / E-mail: Thom.Roberts@state.tn.us

40601 Frankfort, KY
Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) 1982
Web Site: www.kcdhh.ky.gov
 Contact: Anita Dowd, Information Coordinator / E-mail: Anita.dowd@kcdhh.ky.gov

44118 Cleveland Heights, OH
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library (CH-UH) 1925
Coventry Village Branch (CH-UH Coventry) 1925
Web Site: www.heightslibrary.org/deaf.php
Contact: Nancy Seeger, Librarian / E-mail: nseeger@heightslibrary.org

46207-7083 Indianapolis, IN
Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)
Indiana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) 1990
Web Site: www.in.gov/fssa/dhhs
Contact: James Van Manen, Director / E-mail: james.vanmanen@fssa.in.gov

48120 Dearborn, MI
Commission on Disability Concerns 2000
Web Site: www.dearborn-disabilities.org
Contact Cathy McAdam, Chair / E-mail: commission@dearborn-disabilities.org

48502 Flint, MI
Flint Public Library (FPL) 1856
Web Site: www.flint.lib.mi.us
Contact: Joan Washington / E-mail: jwashington@fpl.info

50319 Des Moines, IA
Deaf Service Commission of Iowa (DSCI) 1975
Web Site: www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/ds
Contact: Kathryn Baumann-Reese, Administrator / E-mail: Kathryn.Baumann-Reese@iowa.gov

52240 Iowa City, IA
Iowa City Public Library (ICPL) 1896
Web Site: www.icpl.org
Contact: Susan Craig, Director / E-mail: scraig@icpl.org

53190 Whitewater, WI
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library 1991
Web Site: www.whitewater.lib.wi.us
Contact: Stacey Lunsford, Director / E-mail: Lunsford@mwfls.org

59601 Helena, MT
Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP) 1989
Web Site: www.montanarelay.mt.gov
Contact: Connie Phelps, Executive Director / E-mail: cphelps@mt.gov

62703 Springfield, IL
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) 1996
Web Site: http://idhhc.state.il.us
Contact: John Miller, Director / E-mail: john.miller@illinois.gov

65109 Jefferson City, MO
Missouri Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) 1988
Web Site: www.mcdhh.mo.gov
Contact: Dr. Roy E. Miller, Executive Director / E-mail: ExecDir@mcdhh.mo.gov

66611 Topeka, KS
Dept of Social & Rehabilitation Services (SRS) 1973 / Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) 1982
Web Site: www.srskansas.org/Kcdhh
Contact: Rebecca J. Rosenthal, Executive Director / E-mail: rja@srs.ks.gov.

68510-4844 Lincoln, NE
Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NCDHH) 1979
Web Site: www.ncdhh.ne.gov
Contact: Tanya Wendel, Executive Director / E-mail: Lincoln.office@ncdhh.ne.gov

78751 Austin, TX
Division for Rehabilitation Services / Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services 1973
Web Site: www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs/index.shtml
Contact: David Myers, Director / E-mail: david.myers@dars.state.tx.us

80203 Denver, CO
Colorado Commission of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH) 2001
Web Site: www.coloradodeafcommission.com
Contact: Cliff Moers, Director  / Email: deaf.commission@state.co.us

80203 Denver, CO
Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS)
Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH) 2000
Web Site: www.cdhs.state.co.us
Contact: B.J. Wood, Exe Dir / E-mail: DeafCommission@state.co.us

80203 Denver, CO
Colorado Public Utilities Commission / State Relay 1990
Web Site: www.dora.state.co.us/puc/telecom/relay_colorado.htm
Contact: Joe Benedetto, Administrator / E-mail: Joe.Benedetto@Dora.State.Co.Us

82601 Casper, WY
Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation / Department of Workforce Services 2002
Wyoming Deaf Services/Telecommunications Relay Services 1992
Web Site: http://wyomingworkforce.org/how/vr_wyrds.aspx
Contact:  Lori Cielinski, Program Consultant / E-mail: lcieli@state.wy.us

83704 Boise, ID
Idaho Council for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Web Site: http://cdhh.idaho.gov
Contact: Wes Maynard, Executive Dir / E-mail: MaynardW@dhw.idaho.gov

83814 Coeur d’ Alene, ID
Coeur d’Alene Public Library 1905
Learning Center for Hearing and Vision Loss (LCHVL) 1994
Web Site: www.cdalibrary.org Click on “Services” then “LCHVL”
Contact: Russell Patterson, LCHVL Coordinator / E-mail: rpatterson@cdalibrary.org

84123 Salt Lake City, UT
Robert G. Sanderson Community Center (SCCDHH) September 1992
Division of Services to the Deaf and HoH (DSDHH) September 1992
Deaf Services Program
Web Site: www.deafservices.utah.gov
Contact: Eleanor B. McCowan, Prgm manager / E-mail: emccowan@utah.gov

85007 Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) 1977
Web Site: www.acdhh.org
Contact: VickiThompson, Program Planner / E-mail: info@acdhh.state.az.us

87502 Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NMCDHH) 1991
Web Site: www.nmcdhh.org
Contact: Tom Dillon, Executive Director / E-mail: Tom.Dillon@state.nm.us

89702 Carson City, NV
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center (DHHARC) 1990
Web Site: http://deafnevada.org
Contact: Gary Olsen, Director / E-mail: deafadvocate4nv2@sbcglobal.net

94102-4705 San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) 1879 / Deaf Services Center (DSC) 1977
Web Site: http://sfpl.org
Contact: Arden Wong, Program Manager / E-mail: ardenwong@sfpl.org

94612, Oakland, CA
Oakland Public Library (OPL) 1878
Web Site: 94612, Oakland, CA
Oakland Public Library (OPL) 1878
Web Site: www.oaklandlibrary.org
Contact: Lynne Cutler, Services for Persons with Disabilities and for Older Adults, Access Services
E-mail: lcutler@oaklandlibrary.org

95814 Sacramento, CA
California Office of Deaf Access (ODA) 1980 / Office of Special Services (OSS)
Web Site: www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/OfficeofDe_189.htm
Contact: Lisa Bandaccari, Acting Chief / E-mail: lisa.bandaccari@dss.ca.gov

97212 Portland, OR
Multnomah County Central Library (Multcolib) 1864
Web Site: www.multcolib.org
Molly Raphael is the director.

97301, Salem, OR
Oregon Public Utility Commission:
Telecommunication Devices Access Program (TDAP) - 1987
Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service (OTRS) - 1987
Oregon Telephone Assistance Program (OTAP) - 1987
Web Site: www.rspf.org
Contact: Jon Cray, RSPF Manager puc.tdap@state.or.us & puc.otap@state.or.us

98104 Seattle, WA
Seattle Public Library (SPL) 1890 / Library Equal Access Program (LEAP) 1986
Web Site: www.spl.org
Contact: Cleo Brooks, Manager / E-mail: cleo.brooks@spl.org

98504 Olympia, WA
Washington Dept of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Public Affairs Division
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) December 1, 1979
Web Site: http://odhh.dshs.wa.gov
Contact: Ryan Bondroff, Information, Referral and Advocacy Prgm, Manager / E-mail: BondroffRyan@dshs.wa.gov
Eric Raff is the director.