ALABAMA
(Last Updated: 05/09/05)

Dothan

Alabama Institute of Deaf and Blind

111 Medical Drive

Dothan, AL 36303
(334)677-6270 (Voice, TTY)
(334)793-7044 (FAX)
Mary T. Clark
Year Established: 1985
Ownership: State/Local Government
Number of Staff: 4 Full-time; 5 Part-time
Interpreters: Full-time; contractual
Services Offered: Information/Refral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake
Number of Interpreted Meetings: Varies
Special Devices for the Deaf: Closed Captioning; TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 50 in the past 6 months
Ages Served: All Ages
Populations Served: Hispanic; Native Americans; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Visually Impaired; Blind
Publications: Newsletter

Montgomery

Office of Deaf Services
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334)353-4703 (Voice)
(334)353-4701 (TTY) (FAX)(334) 242-3025
Steve Hamerdinger, Director
Year Established: 2003
Ownership: State/Local Government
Name of Host institution: umber of Staff: Alabama Department of Mental Health
Number of Staff:  33 Full-time; American Sign Language Skilled 33; Deaf Staff 15
Interpreters:  Full-time 6; Part-time 3
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral Assessment/Intake; Inpatient
Interpreted AA Meetings: 
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 
Ages Served: All Ages
Populations Served: Hispanic; Native American; Women; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf  
Financial Arrangements:  SSI/SSD; Medicare; Medicaid

 

Tuscalousa

Bryce Hospital
200 University Boulevard
Tuscalousa, AL 35401
(205) 759-0750
Linda Bingham
Ownership:  State/Local Government
Number of Staff:  1 Full-time; American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Inpatient
Interpreted AA Meetings:  In-house 5 days a week, 3 hours/day; we offer MICA with AA philosophy, too.
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  9 in the Past Year (None with alcohol/substance abuse history)
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Under Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  SSI/SSD
This is a state residential facility for individuals with mental illness.  Must have a duo diagnosis; only with a mental illness diagnosis, Axis I, alcohol and drug abuse secondary.

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.

 

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