[Colorado-Talk] FW: CCDHHDB will continue to provide services in all areas

[Kevan Worley]

I think the whiplash has to do with the advocacy of the national Federation of the blind. They received lots of email traffic last week. I also sent a number of missives to members of the general assembly.

At Your Service,
Kevan Worley

> On Dec 17, 2023, at 11:07 AM, Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Whiplash anyone?
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> Thanks, Doula!
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>> On 12/15/23, Doula Jarboe via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>  Just passing on my information.
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>> From: Mindy Gates <mindy.gates at state.co.us>
>> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 9:19 AM
>> To: doula.jarboe at gmail.com
>> Subject: CCDHHDB will continue to provide services in all areas
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>> Dear CCDHHDB stakeholders,
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>> This email is a follow-up to our message on Wednesday about the Colorado
>> Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind’s (CCDHHDB) services.
>> A number of recipients were concerned that the CCDHHDB will be stopping
>> services. We want to reassure you that is not the case.
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>> The CCDHHDB will be continuing to provide services in all program areas.
>> Because we are receiving more service requests than expected for a few of
>> our key programs, we have developed ways to prioritize which requests are
>> filled for the Rural Auxiliary Services Program, DeafBlind Services/Support
>> Services, and Legal Auxiliary Services Program. We will be communicating out
>> the prioritization structure for each program to vendors and consumers of
>> those programs soon.
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>> In addition, any new applications for the Communications Technology Program
>> (CTP) will be put on hold until additional funding is available, as we have
>> done in prior years. However, our federally funded programs — Colorado Early
>> Hearing Detection and Intervention and the National DeafBlind Equipment
>> Distribution Program/iCanConnect — will continue as normal.
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>> Please keep sending your service requests. We will be able to fill some
>> requests. And for those that we cannot fill, it will be important for us to
>> collect that data to better understand our community’s needs so we can work
>> to address any service gaps for the future.
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>> This information is also posted on the
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>> CCDHHDB website.
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>> If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at
>> <mailto:mindy.gates at state.co.us> mindy.gates at state.co.us.
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>> Mindy Gates
>> Deputy Director
>> Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
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