Organizations Filed Purposes:
DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT FACILITIES, INC. INSPIRES PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS COMMUNITIES BY INCREASING COMMUNICATION ACCESS AND AWARENESS. WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HEALTH LITERACY AND MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAMS, BASIC ENGLISH, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS; ADVOCACY; AND ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES DESIGNED BY AND FOR DEAF PEOPLE IN A DEAF-POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE COME TO DEAF, INC. TO DEVELOP SKILLS, TO LEARN WHAT BENEFITS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, DEVELOP THEIR ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE, AND BECOME FULL, PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF THE LARGER COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT. ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT FACILITIES, INC. (DEAF,INC.) INSPIRES PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS COMMUNITIES BY INCREASING COMMUNICATION ACCESS AND AWARENESS.
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (DHILS) OFFERS TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES SO DEAF YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS (INCLUDING THOSE WITH AGE-RELATED HEARING LOSS) CAN ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, INFORMATION, SERVICES, REFERRALS, AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES THEY NEED TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND SAFELY. THE SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES OFFERS INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY TO ENABLE SENIORS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. YOUTH TRANSITION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL AGE DEAF YOUTH AS THEY TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD, AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS. ASSISTIVE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESS TO FEDERAL FUNDS TO ACQUIRE APPROPRIATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND TRAINING SO PEOPLE CAN GET MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF HEARING AIDS, TELEPHONE AMPLIFIERS, ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, AND THE LIKE. DEAF PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP ALLOWS DEAF PARENTS SHARE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THEY FACE RAISING THEIR CHILDREN (DEAF AND HEARING) FROM INFANCY THROUGH TEENS.
DEAFBLIND COMMUNITY ACCESS NETWORK (DBCAN): COMMUNITY ACCESS SUPPORT TO EXPAND AND MAINTAIN THE INDEPENDENCE OF DEAFBLIND ADULTS BY MATCHING THEM WITH SIGHTED DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND HEARING "PROVIDERS" TRAINED BY DBCAN TO PROVIDE GUIDING, 1:1 COMMUNICATION, AND VISUAL INFORMATION SUPPORTS.
DEAF, INC. ALSO OFFERS TUITION-BASED AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES (FOR HARD OF HEARING/LATE-DEAFENED AND HEARING ADULTS WHO WANT TO LEARN ASL AND LEARN ABOUT DEAF CULTURE). THIS PROGRAM HELPS SUPPORT DIRECT SERVICES AND OTHER CRITICAL AGENCY FUNCTIONS, LIKE COMMUNICATION ACCESS. OUR ASL CLASSES ALSO HELP BUILD BRIDGES AND INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT DEAF PEOPLE IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sharon Applegate | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2 | $89,918 |
| Diana Goldfarb | CLERK | 2 | $53,125 |
| Sheryl Spera | MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Shaun Levine | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lu Traina | MEMBER | 0.6 | $0 |
| Drake Richey | MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Parinay Malik | MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kelly Kim | MEMBER | 0.4 | $0 |
| Michael Gardener Esq | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Hannah Defelice | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Anderson | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Sullivan | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Blair Sinsimer | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Wesley Ireland | PRESIDENT | 1.5 | $0 |
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