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OFFICE OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARINGPublic Meeting Notice
Announcement (360) 902-8000 Voice/TTY Who we serveThe Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) provides services to the deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind communities throughout Washington State. Where we serve themODHH contracts with five regional service centers with seven offices, located in Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, Pasco, Spokane, and Bellingham, to provide case management, advocacy, workshops, information and referral, education and training, and outreach services to clients and their families.How we serve themWe maintain a comprehensive information and referral system for deaf and hard of hearing people around the state through our office and in partnership with regional service centers for the deaf and hard of hearing. Through this system and our close work with all DSHS divisions and agencies, we facilitate contact between DSHS programs and the deaf and hard of hearing communities.Additionally, ODHH contracts for Telecommunications Relay Services which provides telecommunications access through trained relay call agents to persons with specialized communications equipment distributed by ODHH or purchased by persons with hearing loss from retailers. The Telecommunications Access Service (TAS) distributes equipment such as TTYs (Teletypewriters), TTYs with Braille, amplified phones, hands-free dialing equipment, PC-based video cameras and signaling devices to deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and speech impaired persons. Local Community partnershipsOur office provides technical assistance regarding deafness and TTY usage to DSHS staff and other interested agencies. We help identify local, regional, and state services, which are available for the deaf and hard of hearing populations, and provide resources for interpreting, captioning and amplification services for DSHS clients.How to access servicesContact
ODHH for information at: Contact
ODHH by Video at: Sorenson
Video IP Address: 209.181.93.251 Contact
DSHS Headquarters at:
Modification Date: 9/08/2008
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