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

[Scott Davert]

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> From: Scott Davert <scottdavert at gmail.com>
> Date: July 9, 2012 11:24:25 AM EDT
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: National deaf-blind equipment distribution program
> 
> 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
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