Deaf & Hard of Hearing

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DHHS Announcements

• Interpreter announcements
• Non-IIC+ Program
• Community Interpreter Form
• IIC Fee Discontinued – effective 1/1/23

About DHHS

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services provides assistance to identify and find resources to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families, throughout the state of Indiana.

• Community Education
• Contact information
• Indiana Interpreter Certification program
• Indiana Sign Language Interpreting Requirements
• ASL grievance video
• Case management services (2/2/2023)
• Resource directory (2/7/2023)
• Telecommunication Relay
• Vocational Rehabilitation offices

DHHS Provider Workshops

• Humility Deaf Culture
• Corey Axelrod: 2axend
• Unconscious Bias Deaf/Hard of Hearing ASL version
• Unconscious Bias Deaf/Hard of Hearing Audio version
• Moving Beyond Accommodations ASL with Audio

Accessible Technology

• A guide to disability rights law
• Common causes of combined vision and hearing loss
• COVID-19 Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hoosiers
  • COVID-19 visual communications card for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing population (4/30/2020)
    • COVID-19 Visual Communication Card - 8.5 x 11 for printing
    • COVID-19 Visual Communication Card mobile – For use on mobile devices
• DHHS procedures- Interpreting requests
• DHHS 2020
• Remote CART services
• Quick guide to split screens
• MS Teams meetings
• MS Teams joining a meeting
• MS Teams private information sharing
• Otter

DHHS Provided Workshops

• Unconscious Bias Deaf/Hard of Hearing ASL version
• Unconscious Bias Deaf/Hard of Hearing Audio version
• Moving Beyond Accommodations ASL+Audio

American Sign Language videos

• Mental health services
• What is case management service.
• Changes to VR services
  • Video Order of Selection
• How to fill out Communication Request Form for state agencies
• Communication access to state agencies for consumers
• Statewide VRS assessment survey for Indiana's 2016 state plan
• ASL instructional videos
• Certified deaf interpreter
• Video remote interpreting vs video relay services

DHHS feedback

• Deaf consumers and interpreters are encouraged to provide feedback and recommendations on the following form to assist DHHS in improving services to Hoosiers who are deaf or hard of hearing. feedback form
• At this time the feedback/recommendation form is not able to be completed online. To submit the form, please print the completed from and scan or mail it to DHHS at DHHSHelp@fssa.in.gov or Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, 402 W. Washington St., MS 23 IGCS, Rm. W453, Indianapolis, IN 46204

State agency interpreter/CART request

• Please note the following changes with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Interpreter Services Program
• State agency and general assembly communication assistance procedures
• State agency communication request State form 54200 (interpreters, CART, VRI)

Before sending the State agency communication form, please perform the following steps.

1. Fill out the form
2. Save the form on your computer
   1. Click file, save as: name the document (name document with consumers last name and date of appointment; e.g., Smith 12.31.2010)
   2. Be sure to note where you are saving the file (such as on your desktop)
3. Close the form
4. Go to your email and attach the document
5. Send the attachment to DHHSHelp@fssa.IN.gov

Please note: Once your file is saved on your computer, you will not need to retrieve the form from the DHHS website, but can open the file you have saved and simply modify the form for a new request (change the name of the document, e.g., Smith 1.15.2011).

Case management forms

• IIP intake form
• IIP plan of action form
• IIP daily log form
• IIP monthly report form (Social Services Block Grant form)
• Intake questionnaire  - State form 55538

Contact information

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
402 W. Washington St., MS 23
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Email: DHHSHelp@fssa.IN.gov
Phone: 317-542-3325