AFFILIATE PROGRAM | HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS (HKNC)
141 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY 11050
Eligibility
State/private agencies serving the deaf-blind population
Hours
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516-944-8900
Voice·
Main
516-944-7302
Fax·
Fax
Website
http://www.hknc.orgApplication process
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Fees
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Service area
Suffolk County, NY
NASSAU County, NY
Provides funding assistance to state and private agencies to serve people with deaf-blindness and enhance local service capability
Last assured
06/29/2022
Providing organization
HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS (HKNC)
Provides diagnostic evaluation, short term comprehensive rehabilitation training, and vocational preparation and placement for adults who are deaf-blind. Services include 10 regional offices, over 40 affiliated agencies, a national training team, services for older adults who are deaf-blind, a community services program for the greater metropolitan area, and a national consortium on deaf-blindness. The center also maintains a national registry of persons who are deaf-blind, and is part of DB-LINK, the national information clearinghouse of children who are deaf-blind.