Deaf Community Contacts
State, Regional, & Local:
California
90041 Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. (GLAD) 1969
Web Site: www.gladinc.org
Contact: Dr. Patricia Hughes, CEO / E-mail: info@gladinc.org
90630 Cypress
Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation (OC DEAF) 1984
Web Site: www.ocdeaf.org
Contact: Ed Kelly, Director / E-mail: ekelly@ocdeaf.org
91007 Acradia
California Home for the Adult Deaf (CHAD) 1952
Web Site: www.c-h-a-d.org
Contact Marlene Windham, Administrator / Email: mwindham@c-h-a-d.org
Owned by the California Association of the Deaf
91007 Arcadia
California Association of the Deaf (CAD) 1906
Web Site: www.cad1906.org
Contact: Richard Ray, President / E-mail: rlraycad@aol.com
91330 Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) 1958
Web Site: www.csun.edu
Dynamingle, Inc. Feb 13, 2004
Web Site: www.dynamingle.org
Contact: Mark Corson, President/CEO / E-mail: contact@dynamingle.org
91504 Burbank
Jewish Deaf Community Center (JDCC) 1992
Web Site: www.jdcc.org
Contact: Sharon Ann Dror, Founder and President / E-mail: JDCCNews@aol.com
92103 San Diego
Deaf Community Services of San Diego, Inc / Human Resources
Web Site: www.dcsofsd.org
Contact: Glenn Liptak, Director / E-mail: gliptak@dcsofsd.org
92506 Riverside
California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR) 1951
Web Site: http://csdr-cde.ca.gov
Contact: Deborah L. Berzins, Outreach Coordinator / E-mail: dberzins@csdr-cde.ca.gov
Mal Grossinger is the superintendent.
92506 Riverside,
Center on Deafness – Inland Empire (CODIE) 1994
Web Site: www.codie.org
Contact: Lisa Kay Price, Regional Director / E-mail: kprice@codie.org
92807 Aneheim Hills
Deaf Tutor, Inc. 2003
Web Site: www.deaftutor.com
Contact: Manon Culver, Office Manager / E-mail: info@deaftutor.com
93003 Ventura
Tri-County GLAD (TCGLAD) 1984
Web Site: www.tcglad.org
Contact: Julianna Fjeld, Regional Director / E-mail: jfjeld@tc.glad.org
93101 Santa Barbara
Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (ILRC) 1976
Web Site: www.ilrc-trico.org
Contact: Ken McLelland, coordinator / E-mail: kmclellan@ilrc-trico.org
Josephine Black is the Executive Director
93710 Fresno
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc. (DHHSC) 1984
Web Site: http://dhhsc.org
Contact: Rosemary W. Diaz, Executive Director / E-mail: info@dhhsc.org
93727 Fresno
Deaf Diversity June 2004
Web Site: www.deafdiversity.com
Contact: Linda McLaughlin, Founder / E-mail: DeafDiversity1@aol.com
94102 San Francisco
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
94538 Fremont
California School for the Deaf, Fremont (CSDF) 1860
Web Site: www.csdf.k12.ca.us
Contact: Sylvia Wood, Librarian, Curriculum and Media Services / E-mail: swood@csdf-cde.ca.gov
Dr. Henry Klopping is the superintendent
94538 Fremont
Bay Area Coalition of Deaf Senior Citizens (BACDSC) 1996
Web Site: www.deafseniors.com
Contact Ronald Hirano, President / Email: hiron@comcast.net
94539 Fremont
Fremont Oak Gardens / Deaf Senior Retirement Corporation 2005
Web Site: www.satellitehousing.org/pages/fog.html
Contact: Nancy Hammons, Property Manager /Email: nhammons@sathome.org
94539 Fremont
Ohlone College 1967 / Center for Deaf Studies and Special Services 1972
Web Site: www.ohlone.edu
Contact: Joseph McLaughlin, Dean / E-mail: jmclaughlin@ohlone.edu
94578 San Leandro
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA) 1962
Web Site: www.dcara.org
Contact James Brune / E-mail: jim.brune@dcara.org
94612 Oakland
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
94612 Oakland
DeafHope January 2003
Web Site: www.deaf-hope.org
Contact: Julie Rems-Smario, Executive Director / E-mail: deafhope@deaf-hope.org
94903 San Rafael
The Children's Tree House 1991
Web Site: www.deaffun.homestead.com
Contact: Janet Hecht, Ph.D.; Executive Director / E-mail: deaffun@yahoo.com
95117 San Jose
San Jose Cypress Deaf Senior Citizens (SJCDSC) 1972
Contact: Janice Barlow, President / Email: brujan63@comcast.net
95660 North Highlights
NorCal Center on Deafness (NCCD) 1980
Web Site: http://norcalcenter.org
Contact: Sheri Farinha, CEO / E-mail: sfarinha@norcalcenter.org
95814 Sacramento
California Office of Deaf Access (ODA) 1980
Web Site: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG145.htm
Contact: Joseph Hoffman, Chief / E-mail: joseph.hoffman@dss.ca.gov
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. (GLAD) 1969
Web Site: www.gladinc.org
Contact: Dr. Patricia Hughes, CEO / E-mail: info@gladinc.org
90630 Cypress
Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation (OC DEAF) 1984
Web Site: www.ocdeaf.org
Contact: Ed Kelly, Director / E-mail: ekelly@ocdeaf.org
91007 Acradia
California Home for the Adult Deaf (CHAD) 1952
Web Site: www.c-h-a-d.org
Contact Marlene Windham, Administrator / Email: mwindham@c-h-a-d.org
Owned by the California Association of the Deaf
91007 Arcadia
California Association of the Deaf (CAD) 1906
Web Site: www.cad1906.org
Contact: Richard Ray, President / E-mail: rlraycad@aol.com
91330 Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) 1958
Web Site: www.csun.edu
Deaf Studies Department 198391394 Granada Hills
Web Site: www.csun.edu/~sch_educ/dfst/index.html
Contact: Dr. Lawrence Fleischer, Chair / E-mail: Lawrence.Fleischer@csun.edu
National Center on Deafness (NCOD) 1972
Web Site: http://ncod.csun.edu
Contact: Dr. Roslyn Rosen, Director / E-mail: Roz.rosen@csun.edu
National Center on Deafness Resource Library 1979
Web Site: http://ncod.csun.edu/library.html
Contact: Anthony Ivankovic, Specialist / E-mail: prc@csun.edu
Postsecondary Education Program Network (PEPNET- Western Region) 1997
Web Site: www.pepnet.org
Contact: Cathy McLeod, Project Director / E-mail: catherine.mcleod@csun.edu
CSUN NCOD Alumni Chapter 1988
Web Site: www.csun.edu/ncod/alumni/
Contact: Manny Johnson, President / E-mail: ncodalumni@gmail.com
Dynamingle, Inc. Feb 13, 2004
Web Site: www.dynamingle.org
Contact: Mark Corson, President/CEO / E-mail: contact@dynamingle.org
91504 Burbank
Jewish Deaf Community Center (JDCC) 1992
Web Site: www.jdcc.org
Contact: Sharon Ann Dror, Founder and President / E-mail: JDCCNews@aol.com
92103 San Diego
Deaf Community Services of San Diego, Inc / Human Resources
Web Site: www.dcsofsd.org
Contact: Glenn Liptak, Director / E-mail: gliptak@dcsofsd.org
92506 Riverside
California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR) 1951
Web Site: http://csdr-cde.ca.gov
Contact: Deborah L. Berzins, Outreach Coordinator / E-mail: dberzins@csdr-cde.ca.gov
Mal Grossinger is the superintendent.
92506 Riverside,
Center on Deafness – Inland Empire (CODIE) 1994
Web Site: www.codie.org
Contact: Lisa Kay Price, Regional Director / E-mail: kprice@codie.org
92807 Aneheim Hills
Deaf Tutor, Inc. 2003
Web Site: www.deaftutor.com
Contact: Manon Culver, Office Manager / E-mail: info@deaftutor.com
93003 Ventura
Tri-County GLAD (TCGLAD) 1984
Web Site: www.tcglad.org
Contact: Julianna Fjeld, Regional Director / E-mail: jfjeld@tc.glad.org
93101 Santa Barbara
Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (ILRC) 1976
Web Site: www.ilrc-trico.org
Contact: Ken McLelland, coordinator / E-mail: kmclellan@ilrc-trico.org
Josephine Black is the Executive Director
93710 Fresno
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc. (DHHSC) 1984
Web Site: http://dhhsc.org
Contact: Rosemary W. Diaz, Executive Director / E-mail: info@dhhsc.org
93727 Fresno
Deaf Diversity June 2004
Web Site: www.deafdiversity.com
Contact: Linda McLaughlin, Founder / E-mail: DeafDiversity1@aol.com
94102 San Francisco
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
94538 Fremont
California School for the Deaf, Fremont (CSDF) 1860
Web Site: www.csdf.k12.ca.us
Contact: Sylvia Wood, Librarian, Curriculum and Media Services / E-mail: swood@csdf-cde.ca.gov
Dr. Henry Klopping is the superintendent
94538 Fremont
Bay Area Coalition of Deaf Senior Citizens (BACDSC) 1996
Web Site: www.deafseniors.com
Contact Ronald Hirano, President / Email: hiron@comcast.net
94539 Fremont
Fremont Oak Gardens / Deaf Senior Retirement Corporation 2005
Web Site: www.satellitehousing.org/pages/fog.html
Contact: Nancy Hammons, Property Manager /Email: nhammons@sathome.org
94539 Fremont
Ohlone College 1967 / Center for Deaf Studies and Special Services 1972
Web Site: www.ohlone.edu
Contact: Joseph McLaughlin, Dean / E-mail: jmclaughlin@ohlone.edu
94578 San Leandro
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA) 1962
Web Site: www.dcara.org
Contact James Brune / E-mail: jim.brune@dcara.org
94612 Oakland
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
94612 Oakland
DeafHope January 2003
Web Site: www.deaf-hope.org
Contact: Julie Rems-Smario, Executive Director / E-mail: deafhope@deaf-hope.org
94903 San Rafael
The Children's Tree House 1991
Web Site: www.deaffun.homestead.com
Contact: Janet Hecht, Ph.D.; Executive Director / E-mail: deaffun@yahoo.com
95117 San Jose
San Jose Cypress Deaf Senior Citizens (SJCDSC) 1972
Contact: Janice Barlow, President / Email: brujan63@comcast.net
95660 North Highlights
NorCal Center on Deafness (NCCD) 1980
Web Site: http://norcalcenter.org
Contact: Sheri Farinha, CEO / E-mail: sfarinha@norcalcenter.org
95814 Sacramento
California Office of Deaf Access (ODA) 1980
Web Site: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG145.htm
Contact: Joseph Hoffman, Chief / E-mail: joseph.hoffman@dss.ca.gov