Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations...Issues Impacting SMHAs

Date of Webinar: September 27, 2011

Sponsored by NASMHPD's Legal Division with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Presenters:

• Steve Hamerdinger, Director, DMH Office of Deaf Services (Alabama)
• Jessica Kennedy, J.D., Legal Management Office Attorney (Minnesota)
• Roger Williams, L.M.S.W., Director of Deaf Services (South Carolina)

The webinar with live captioning can be viewed at: http://nasmhpd.adobeconnect.com/p81zqtdi94o/

Presentation Materials:

• Transcription (PDF)
• Steve Hamerdinger and Roger Williams' PowerPoint (PDF)
• Jessica Kennedy's PowerPoint (PDF)

Supporting Materials:

• Bailey Settlement (PDF)
• "Cultural Diversity Series: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Persons who are Deaf" (PDF)
• Devinney v. Maine Medical Center (PDF)
• Doe v. Wilzack (PDF)
• Executive Order 13166—Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency / Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil
  Rights Act of 1964—National Origin Discrimination Against Persons With
  Limited English Proficiency (PDF)
• Handel Settlement (PDF)
• A Selection of Mental Health and Deafness Lawsuits and/or Settlements (PDF)
• Mental Health Services for Deaf Children: Position Statement - National Association of the Deaf (PDF)