FYI 
Best, 
Lillian 
LightHouse Receives Federal Award to Launch Deaf-Blind Telecommunications
Project for the State of California
August 31, 2012

Through a large multi-year grant from the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC)  the LightHouse will be spearheading a project to help deaf-blind
individuals all over California speak easily with their friends and family
over the phone. As part of this project, LightHouse will be giving away
iPhones and other devices to eligible participants, along with free
training.
 
The LightHouse has been providing training and support to persons who are
deaf-blind for over twenty years. LightHouse Deaf-blind Specialist Sook Hee
Choi is an amazing force in providing orientation and mobility, independent
living skills, communication skills training (braille and ASL) while
connecting individuals and families with community resources and support.
 
While our primary collaborator in this pilot is the Helen Keller National
Center's Southwestern Regional Services and Representative Cathy Kirscher,
we couldn't have taken the lead and represented California without the input
and support of:
 
California Public Utilities Commission
 Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program
 California State Department of Rehabilitation
 California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
 Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency
 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service of Fresno
 Northern California Association of Deaf-Blind
 California Deaf-Blind Services
 Lions Center for the Blind
 
If you are a deaf-blind Californian (age 15 and over), and low income, you
may qualify for this program. Please email 
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to receive an application.

http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/lighthouse-receives-federal-award-to-launch-de
af-blind-telecommunications-project-for-the-state-of-california/


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