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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: [email protected]@dors.state.md.us