FCC Picks Helen Keller National Center To Run Hawaii National Deaf-Blind Gear Program
The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau said it selected the Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults to operate the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) for Hawaii. The NDBEDP provides up to $10 million in…
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annual funding for the distribution of communications equipment to deaf-blind individuals who are considered low income, the FCC said Tuesday. The HKNC replaces Island Skill Gathering as Hawaii’s designated NDBEDP program operator, the FCC said. The commission mandated in 2011 that one entity per state could receive support through NDBEDP. The HKNC will “work in partnership with local agencies to meet the needs of the deaf-blind population throughout Hawaii,” the FCC said. The center operates NDBEDP programs in Iowa and New York, along with 14 other states’ programs in partnership with the Perkins School for the Blind, the FCC said.