Volar Center For Indendent Living

The deaf and hard of hearing (dhhs) program outreaches statewide to provide specialized services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as assisting agencies and other service providers to serve these consumers. The program, which operates through contracts with local/regional service providers, offers services in each of the 11 health and human services regions of the state. The dhhs specialist team with dars counselors and other dars agency staff to ensure quality services are available to the targeted population.regionally based specialists assist consumers in getting the services they need from state and local government, service organizations, employers and private entities while advocating within the communities to remove communication barriers to render more access to the targeted groups and referral services.