If you are considering a cochlear implant for your child younger than 8 years of age who is blind or visually impaired, we would like to talk to you about our project.
Please contact your state's Deaf-Blind Project and ask for more information about the Cochlear Implant project.
Arizona Deafblind Project (ASDB)
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind [ASDB]
Main Office in Tucson:
1200 W. Speedway Blvd.
PO Box 85000
Tucson AZ 85754
TTY: (520) 770-3268
Fax: (520) 770-3861
Cindi Robinson
Project Director
(520) 770-3268
California Deaf-Blind Services
San Francisco State University/Pacific Plaza
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132-4201
TTY: (415) 405-7560 ext. 1
(800) 822-7884 ext. 1 (within Calif. only)
Fax: (415) 405-7562
Maurice Belote
Project Coordinator
(415) 405-7558 or
(800) 822-7884 (within Calif. only)
Delaware Program for Deafblind Children
620 East Chestnut Hill Rd.
Newark DE 19713
TTY: (302) 454-2305
Fax: (302) 454-3493
Brian Touchette
Project Director
(302) 739-4667
Florida Outreach Project for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
University of Florida
PO Box 100234
Gainesville FL 32610-0234
TTY: (352) 846-2759
Fax: (352) 846-0941
Dr. Regina Bussing
Project Director/ Principle Investigator
1-800-667-4052
Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Georgia State University
Dept. EPSE, College of Education
University Plaza
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta GA 30302-3979
TTY: (404) 413-8043
Fax: (404) 413-8312
Kathryn Heller
Project Director
(404) 413-8040
Project Reach: Illinois Deaf-Blind Services
Philip J. Rock Center and School
818 DuPage Boulevard
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
TTY: (800) 771-1232
Fax: (630) 790-4893
Michelle Clyne
Project Coordinator
(630) 790-2474
Indiana Deafblind Services Project
Blumberg Center
Indiana State University
College of Education, Rm 502
Terre Haute IN 47809
Fax: (812) 237-8089
Karen Goehl
Project Director
(812) 237-2827 or (800) 622-3035
or Center number (812) 237-2830
Kansas Deaf-Blind Project
University of Kansas
1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm 3136
Lawrence KS 66045
Jean Ann Summers, Ph D.
Project Director
(785) 864-7600
Kentucky Services for Children and
Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind
University of Kentucky
Department of Special Education
229 Taylor Education Building
Lexington KY 40506-0001
TTY: (859) 257-4714
Fax: (859) 257-1325
Diane Haynes
State Coordinator
(502) 777-6235
Louisiana Services to Children and Youth with Deafblindness
Louisiana Department of Education
PO Box 94064
Baton Rouge LA 70804-9064
Fax: (225) 342-5880
Joyce Russo
Project Director
(225) 342-0520
Connections Beyond Sight and Sound (Maryland)
University of Maryland
Department of Special Education
1308 Benjamin Building
College Park MD 20742
TTY: (301) 405-0482
Fax: (301) 314-9158
Diane M. Kelly, Ph.D.
Project Director
(301) 405-7915
Massachusetts Deafblind Project/New England Consortium of Deafblind Projects
175 North Beacon St.
Watertown MA 02472
TTY: (617) 924-5525
Fax: (617) 972-7354
Tracy Evans-Luiselli
Project Director
(617) 972-7517 or ( 617) 972-7515
Mississippi Deaf-Blind Project (MSDB)
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education
118 College Drive #5115
Hattiesburg MS 39406-5115
Toni Hollingsworth
Project Director
(601) 266-5135
Missouri Project for Deafblind Services
Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis MO 63110-4099
Fax: (314) 773-3762
Jennie Mascheck
Project Director
(314) 773-3762 or 776-4320 ext 250 (voice mail)
Nebraska Deaf-Blind Project
NDE @ ESU #3
6949 South 110th St.
Omaha NE 68128
TTY: (402) 595-1810
Fax: (402) 595-2727
Teresa Coonts
Project Director
(402) 595-1810
New Jersey Consortium on Deafblindness
The College of New Jersey
CATIES
PO Box 7718, Forcina Hall 308
Ewing NJ 08628-0718
TTY: (609) 771-2768
Fax: (609) 637-5144
Jerry G. Petroff, PhD
Project Director
(609) 771-3083
New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative (NYDBC)
Queens College - CUNY
Klapper Hall 319 (mail to: PH 200)
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing NY 11367
Fax: (718) 997-4883
Samuel Morgan
Project Director
(718) 997-4853
North Carolina Project for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
Exceptional Children Division
NC Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-6356
Fax: (919) 807-3243
Chris Jones
Coordinator, State Deaf-Blind Project
(919) 807-3991
Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE)
936 Eastwind Drive
Westerville OH 43081
TTY: (614) 269-1218
Fax: (614) 785-0513
Thomas Stephens, Ed.D.
Project Director
(614) 785-1163 or (800) 229-0844
Oklahoma Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Project (OKDBTAP)
820 Van Vleet Oval, Rm 321
Norman OK 73019
Fax: (405) 325-6655
Jan Watts
Project Coordinator
(405) 325-0441
Oregon Deafblind Project
Western Oregon University (TRI)
345 N. Monmouth Ave
Monmouth OR 97361
Lyn Ayer
Project Director
(503) 838-8328
Pennsylvania Deafblind Project
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh PA 15238
TTY: (412) 826-2338 (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM) Eastern Time
Fax: (412) 826-1964
Juli Baumgarner
Project Coordinator
(800) 446-5607 ext. 6876 (PA only)
or (412) 826-6876
South Carolina Interagency Deaf-Blind Project
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
Piedmont Regional Outreach Center
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg SC 29201
TTY: (843) 665-2415
Fax: (843) 665-1422
Carol Mabry
Project Director
(864) 577-7502
Tennessee Technical Assistance and Resources for Enhancing Deafblind Supports (Project TREDS)
Monroe Carell, Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Division of Developmental Medicine and Cognition
Center for Child Development
3401 West End Avenue
Suite 460 West
Nashville TN 37203
TTY: (615) 322-8280 or (800) 288-2266
Fax: (615) 322-1277
Jennifer H. Vick, M.S., CCC-SLP
Project Director
(615) 936-2862 or (800) 288-2266
Texas Deafblind Project
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
TSBVI Outreach
1100 West 45th Street
Austin TX 78756
TTY: (512) 206-9188
Fax: (512) 206-9320
Brent L. Pitt
Project Director, Division of IDEA Coordination,
Texas Deaf-Blind Project
(512) 463-9414
The Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness (VA Deaf-Blind Project)
Partnership for People with Disabilities/VCU
700 E. Franklin Street, 11th Floor
P.O. Box 843020
Richmond VA 23284-3020
TTY: 711 (VA Relay)
Fax: (804) 828-0042
Julie Durando
Project Director
(804) 828-8252
Washington State Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness
WA Sensory Disabilities Services
800 Oakesdale Avenue SW
Renton WA 98057-5221
TTY: (425) 917-7827
Fax: (425) 917-7777
Nancy Hatfield
Project Co-Director
(425) 917-7828 or (425) 917-7827
Kathee Scoggin
Project Co-Director
(509) 299-5123 or cell (509) 951-7038
If your state is not listed, or if you have difficulty reaching them directly, please contact:
Kat Stremel Thomas
The Teaching Research Institute
Western Oregon University
913-449-0313
1-877-660-2432
For issues with this web site, please contact:
Lynne Getz
How can I get my child involved in this study?
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Children Who are Deaf-Blind with Cochlear Implants
