SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARINGARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

DIVISION OF REHABILITATION DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES (DORS) SERVICES (DORS)

Maryland State Department of Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)Education (MSDE)

DORS Mission DORS Mission StatementStatement

The Division of Rehabilitation The Division of Rehabilitation Services provides leadership Services provides leadership and support promoting the and support promoting the

employment, economic employment, economic self-sufficiency and self-sufficiency and

independence of individuals independence of individuals with disabilities.with disabilities.

DORS provides DORS provides programs and programs and services for people services for people with all types of with all types of disabilities, disabilities, including people including people who are deaf and who are deaf and hard of hearing.hard of hearing.

DORS provides personalized DORS provides personalized support through these support through these

services:services: Career Guidance Career Guidance

and Counselingand Counseling Career AssessmentCareer Assessment Prevocational Prevocational

ServicesServices Assistive Assistive

TechnologyTechnology Vocational Training Vocational Training

& Education& Education

Medical Rehabilitation Medical Rehabilitation ServicesServices

Transitioning ServicesTransitioning Services Job Coaching and Job Coaching and

Supported Employment Supported Employment Job Development and Job Development and

Placement ServicesPlacement Services Other support servicesOther support services

DORS also provides these DORS also provides these

specifically designed services:specifically designed services: Audiological Audiological

evaluation and evaluation and assessmentassessment

Assistive technologyAssistive technology Speech and language Speech and language

therapytherapy Aural rehabilitationAural rehabilitation Hearing aid evaluation Hearing aid evaluation

and fittingsand fittings Auxiliary aids and Auxiliary aids and

interpretersinterpreters

DORS provides these auxiliary DORS provides these auxiliary aids for consumers in DORS aids for consumers in DORS

programs:programs: Sign language Sign language interpreter servicesinterpreter services

Tactile interpreting Tactile interpreting servicesservices

ASL reader servicesASL reader services

Note taking Note taking services including C services including C PrintPrint

DORS promotes employment and DORS promotes employment and independence for individuals who are independence for individuals who are

deaf and hard of hearing throughdeaf and hard of hearing through

Advocacy for public services and Advocacy for public services and employmentemployment

Education about communication Education about communication and cultural barriersand cultural barriers

Technical assistance to employers Technical assistance to employers and private and public agenciesand private and public agencies

Adult Basic Education classes at Adult Basic Education classes at various locationsvarious locations

DORS has DORS has Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Counselors for the Counselors for the Deaf (RCDs) in Deaf (RCDs) in DORS offices DORS offices statewide. RCDs statewide. RCDs have bilingual have bilingual communication communication skills with skills with knowledge of knowledge of American Sign American Sign Language and deaf Language and deaf culture.culture.

What is the Rehabilitation What is the Rehabilitation Process?Process?

ReferralReferral Application/Initial InterviewApplication/Initial Interview Comprehensive Comprehensive

AssessmentAssessment Eligibility/Order of Eligibility/Order of

SelectionSelection Development of an Development of an

Individualized Plan for Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) or Employment (IPE) or Independent Living Plan Independent Living Plan (ILP)(ILP)

Individualized servicesIndividualized services Job Job

Development/PlacementDevelopment/Placement Case record closureCase record closure Post-employment services Post-employment services

(if needed)(if needed)

Referred to DORS from the Maryland School for the Deaf

Obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Lizette and her RCD worked together for a successful transition to classroom & dorm life.

Services included assistive listening devices, interpreting, job development and follow-up.

Now employed as a computer artist

Referred to DORS from the Maryland School for the Deaf

Obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Lizette and her RCD worked together for a successful transition to classroom & dorm life.

Services included assistive listening devices, interpreting, job development and follow-up.

Now employed as a computer artist

Lizette Ramos

DORS Success Story

DORS also DORS also provides Deaf & provides Deaf & Hard of Hearing Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) Services (DHHS) toto consumersconsumers who who participate in participate in programs at the programs at the Workforce and Workforce and Technology Technology Center (WTC).Center (WTC).

Program features of DHHS at Program features of DHHS at WTC includeWTC include::

Pre-Admission Pre-Admission PlanningPlanning

Intake/OrientationIntake/Orientation Assessment ServicesAssessment Services Individualized Program Individualized Program

PlanningPlanning AdvocacyAdvocacy Case ManagementCase Management Interpreting ServicesInterpreting Services

TTY and Telephone TTY and Telephone Accessibility Accessibility

Social Skills TrainingSocial Skills Training AccommodationsAccommodations Assistive Listening Assistive Listening

DevicesDevices Specialized Dorm Specialized Dorm

RoomsRooms Deaf Pre-Employment Deaf Pre-Employment

ServicesServices Job Seeking SkillsJob Seeking Skills

How to Apply for How to Apply for ServicesServices

An online referral form is available atAn online referral form is available atwww.dors.state.md.uswww.dors.state.md.us. This form can also be. This form can also bemailed, faxed or taken to a DORS office. mailed, faxed or taken to a DORS office.

Call the nearest DORS office. To find yourCall the nearest DORS office. To find yournearest office, call toll-free nearest office, call toll-free 1-888-554-0334 or visit 1-888-554-0334 or visit www.dors.state.md.uswww.dors.state.md.us

E-mail: E-mail: dors@dors.state.md.usdors@dors.state.md.us