Late Deafened Adults
If you are an adult who has become deaf, we encourage you to contact your Audiologist for a treatment plan. We also encourage you to contact your state agency for vocational and other assistance. You may wish to connect with self-help groups. You may also find information about the Auditory Brainstem Implant to be helpful. We have included information about each area below.
State Agencies
MASSACHUSETTS
Mass Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
One Ashburton Place
11th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Case Management
150 Mount Vernon Street, Fifth Floor
Dorchester MA 02125
1-800-8821155
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Northeast Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Inc.
57 Regional Drive, Concord, NH 03301
603-224-1850 (Voice)
603-224-0691 (TTY)
603-856-0242 (Fax)
Video Phone (VP): 63.131.36.210 or 603.224.1850
Susan Wolf-Downes Executive Director Ext. 201
VP:603-224-1850
IP:63.131.36.210
603-224-0207
IP:63.131.36.206
VERMONT
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Administrative Offices
Weeks 1A, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-2303
802-241-4155 (tty)
802-241-2186 (voice/tty)
802-241-3359 (fax)
Burlington:
802-652-6856 (tty)
802-863-7505 (voice)
866-371-6920 (video phone/relay)
1-888-645-2511 (toll-free)
FAX: 802-863-7515
Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCDs)
William (Bill) Hudson:
Senior Counselor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
email him
MAINE
Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Late Deafened
Providing services to the Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Late-Deafened people of Maine.
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Late Deafened
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
1-888-755-0023 TTY (Toll Free)
207-623-7998 TTY
207-623-7958 Voice
207-287-5292 FAX
John Shattuck, Director
Nancy Melanson, Assistant to the Director
For information about the Division's services, please e-mail.
Helpful Links
Association of Late-Deafened Adults
ALDA Inc.
8038 Macintosh Lane, Rockford Illinois, 61107
Phone 815-332-1515
Email
Acoustic Neuroma Association
600 Peachtree Parkway
Suite 108
Cumming, GA 30041
Phone: 770-205-8211
FAX: 770-205-0239
ANA MASSACHUSETTS
Leader: Donna Cognac
978-358-8111
Email
Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) information
Information Sheet on the ABI (PDF)
Wilson ABI Program at Mass. Eye and Ear
Dr. Dan Lee, Mass. Eye and Ear.
Page updated: Feb. 16, 2010
