[nfb-db] National deaf-blind equipment distribution program

[Scott Davert]

Hi all.
One more from me today, then I promise no more messages for awhile.
(smiles). On July 2, while convention was going on and 2 days after my
presentation, the FCC released the authorized agencies who will be
distributing telecommunications equipment to people who are deaf-blind
and have low income. Specifics on the amoun of income were not given.
You can read the release in word, pdf, or txt format. Below the links,
I have provided the info for each state along with the money that has
been alocated for that state for the next 2 years. The reason you see
Perkins listed for some states is because they have taken on the task
of running the programs in states where no other agencies have
applied.
word format version of the announcement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.doc
pdf:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.pdf
txt:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.txt
Name of State
NDBEDP Certified Program
Funding Allocation for 2012-2013

Alabama
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
$154,278

Alaska
Assistive Technology of Alaska
$65,692

Arizona
Perkins School for the Blind
$190,750

Arkansas
Perkins School for the Blind
$113,790

California
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
$868,376

Colorado
Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$161,097

Connecticut
Connecticut Tech Act Project
$127,745

Delaware
University of Delaware - Center For Disabilities Studies
$69,696

Florida
Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
$463,782

Georgia
Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired
$263,110

Hawaii
Island Skill Gathering
$79,850

Idaho
University of Idaho - Idaho Assistive Technology Project
$84,414

Illinois
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
$329,420

Indiana
Indiana State University
$191,497

Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
$116,490

Kansas
Assistive Technology for Kansans
$112,341

Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University Center on Deafness and Hearing Loss
$144,869

Louisiana
Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center
$149,330

Maine
Maine Center on Deafness
$78,838

Maryland
Perkins School for the Blind
$176,545

Massachusetts
Perkins School for the Blind
$193,030

Michigan
Michigan Commission for the Blind
$264,434

Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Human Services Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service
Division
$166,049

Mississippi
The Arc of Mississippi
$114,670

Missouri
Missouri Assistive Technology
$180,506

Montana
Perkins School for the Blind
$71,673

Nebraska
Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$90,008

Nevada
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center
$109,129

New Hampshire
Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Inc.
$78,621

New Jersey
New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
$241,527

New Mexico
Perkins School for the Blind
$95,210

New York
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
$472,633

North Carolina
North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing

$259,662

North Dakota
Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
$64,850

Ohio
Ohio Deaf-Blind Outreach Program
$300,667

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
$132,322

Oregon
Access Technologies, Inc.
$134,067

Pennsylvania
Institute on Disabilities - Temple University
$326,677

Rhode Island
Perkins School for the Blind
$72,826

South Carolina
Perkins School for the Blind
$151,597

South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Human Services
$67,893

Tennessee
Tennessee Regulatory Authority
$189,031

Texas
Perkins School for the Blind
$607,455

Utah
Utah Public Service Commission
$111,168

Vermont
Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing $63,601

Virginia
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$225,795

Washington
Department of Social and Health Services - Office of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing
$198,295

West Virginia
Perkins School for the Blind
$90,284

Wisconsin
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
$174,015

Wyoming
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities - University of Wyoming
$62,336

Washington, DC
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
$63,418

Puerto Rico
Perkins School for the Blind
$132,331

U.S. Virgin Islands
Perkins School for the Blind
$52,310