
<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Scott Davert <<a href="mailto:scottdavert@gmail.com">scottdavert@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> July 9, 2012 11:24:25 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>National deaf-blind equipment distribution program</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi all.</span><br><span>One more from me today, then I promise no more messages for awhile.</span><br><span>(smiles). On July 2, while convention was going on and 2 days after my</span><br><span>presentation, the FCC released the authorized agencies who will be</span><br><span>distributing telecommunications equipment to people who are deaf-blind</span><br><span>and have low income. Specifics on the amoun of income were not given.</span><br><span>You can read the release in word, pdf, or txt format. Below the links,</span><br><span>I have provided the info for each state along with the money that has</span><br><span>been alocated for that state for the next 2 years. The reason you see</span><br><span>Perkins listed for some states is because they have taken on the task</span><br><span>of running the programs in states where no other agencies have</span><br><span>applied.</span><br><span>word format version of the announcement:</span><br><span><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.doc">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.doc</a></span><br><span>pdf:</span><br><span><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.pdf">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.pdf</a></span><br><span>txt:</span><br><span><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.txt">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1051A1.txt</a></span><br><span>Name of State</span><br><span>NDBEDP Certified Program</span><br><span>Funding Allocation for 2012-2013</span><br><span></span><br><span>Alabama</span><br><span>Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind</span><br><span>$154,278</span><br><span></span><br><span>Alaska</span><br><span>Assistive Technology of Alaska</span><br><span>$65,692</span><br><span></span><br><span>Arizona</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$190,750</span><br><span></span><br><span>Arkansas</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$113,790</span><br><span></span><br><span>California</span><br><span>Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span><br><span>$868,376</span><br><span></span><br><span>Colorado</span><br><span>Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing</span><br><span>$161,097</span><br><span></span><br><span>Connecticut</span><br><span>Connecticut Tech Act Project</span><br><span>$127,745</span><br><span></span><br><span>Delaware</span><br><span>University of Delaware - Center For Disabilities Studies</span><br><span>$69,696</span><br><span></span><br><span>Florida</span><br><span>Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.</span><br><span>$463,782</span><br><span></span><br><span>Georgia</span><br><span>Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired</span><br><span>$263,110</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hawaii</span><br><span>Island Skill Gathering</span><br><span>$79,850</span><br><span></span><br><span>Idaho</span><br><span>University of Idaho - Idaho Assistive Technology Project</span><br><span>$84,414</span><br><span></span><br><span>Illinois</span><br><span>The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired</span><br><span>$329,420</span><br><span></span><br><span>Indiana</span><br><span>Indiana State University</span><br><span>$191,497</span><br><span></span><br><span>Iowa</span><br><span>Iowa Utilities Board</span><br><span>$116,490</span><br><span></span><br><span>Kansas</span><br><span>Assistive Technology for Kansans</span><br><span>$112,341</span><br><span></span><br><span>Kentucky</span><br><span>Eastern Kentucky University Center on Deafness and Hearing Loss</span><br><span>$144,869</span><br><span></span><br><span>Louisiana</span><br><span>Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center</span><br><span>$149,330</span><br><span></span><br><span>Maine</span><br><span>Maine Center on Deafness</span><br><span>$78,838</span><br><span></span><br><span>Maryland</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$176,545</span><br><span></span><br><span>Massachusetts</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$193,030</span><br><span></span><br><span>Michigan</span><br><span>Michigan Commission for the Blind</span><br><span>$264,434</span><br><span></span><br><span>Minnesota</span><br><span>Minnesota Department of Human Services Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service</span><br><span>Division</span><br><span>$166,049</span><br><span></span><br><span>Mississippi</span><br><span>The Arc of Mississippi</span><br><span>$114,670</span><br><span></span><br><span>Missouri</span><br><span>Missouri Assistive Technology</span><br><span>$180,506</span><br><span></span><br><span>Montana</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$71,673</span><br><span></span><br><span>Nebraska</span><br><span>Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing</span><br><span>$90,008</span><br><span></span><br><span>Nevada</span><br><span>Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center</span><br><span>$109,129</span><br><span></span><br><span>New Hampshire</span><br><span>Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Inc.</span><br><span>$78,621</span><br><span></span><br><span>New Jersey</span><br><span>New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span><br><span>$241,527</span><br><span></span><br><span>New Mexico</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$95,210</span><br><span></span><br><span>New York</span><br><span>Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults</span><br><span>$472,633</span><br><span></span><br><span>North Carolina</span><br><span>North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing</span><br><span></span><br><span>$259,662</span><br><span></span><br><span>North Dakota</span><br><span>Interagency Program for Assistive Technology</span><br><span>$64,850</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ohio</span><br><span>Ohio Deaf-Blind Outreach Program</span><br><span>$300,667</span><br><span></span><br><span>Oklahoma</span><br><span>Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services</span><br><span>$132,322</span><br><span></span><br><span>Oregon</span><br><span>Access Technologies, Inc.</span><br><span>$134,067</span><br><span></span><br><span>Pennsylvania</span><br><span>Institute on Disabilities - Temple University</span><br><span>$326,677</span><br><span></span><br><span>Rhode Island</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$72,826</span><br><span></span><br><span>South Carolina</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$151,597</span><br><span></span><br><span>South Dakota</span><br><span>South Dakota Department of Human Services</span><br><span>$67,893</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tennessee</span><br><span>Tennessee Regulatory Authority</span><br><span>$189,031</span><br><span></span><br><span>Texas</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$607,455</span><br><span></span><br><span>Utah</span><br><span>Utah Public Service Commission</span><br><span>$111,168</span><br><span></span><br><span>Vermont</span><br><span>Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing $63,601</span><br><span></span><br><span>Virginia</span><br><span>Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing</span><br><span>$225,795</span><br><span></span><br><span>Washington</span><br><span>Department of Social and Health Services - Office of the Deaf and Hard of</span><br><span>Hearing</span><br><span>$198,295</span><br><span></span><br><span>West Virginia</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$90,284</span><br><span></span><br><span>Wisconsin</span><br><span>Public Service Commission of Wisconsin</span><br><span>$174,015</span><br><span></span><br><span>Wyoming</span><br><span>Wyoming Institute for Disabilities - University of Wyoming</span><br><span>$62,336</span><br><span></span><br><span>Washington, DC</span><br><span>Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind</span><br><span>$63,418</span><br><span></span><br><span>Puerto Rico</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$132,331</span><br><span></span><br><span>U.S. Virgin Islands</span><br><span>Perkins School for the Blind</span><br><span>$52,310</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>