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Both Schools for the Deaf operate an outreach office that can be contacted by parents<br />
and community members who wish to learn more about deafness, infant/preschool<br />
programs, comprehensive school activities, and enrollment procedures.<br />
For more information regarding the Schools for the Deaf, please contact<br />
Henry Klopping, Superintendent, California School for the Deaf, Fremont, at<br />
(510) 794-3666 or by e-mail at hklopping@csdf-cde.ca.gov, or Mal Grossinger,<br />
Superintendent, California School for the Deaf, Riverside, at (951) 782-6500 or by<br />
e-mail at mgrossinger@csdr-cde.ca.gov.<br />
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Unit<br />
Numerous reports, studies, and commissions conducted over the past 40 years have all<br />
concluded that the present status of education for deaf persons in the United States is<br />
unsatisfactory. As a result, the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Unit was established within<br />
the California Department of Education. The unit is responsible for implementing many<br />
of the recommendations of the California Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Education Advisory<br />
Task Force convened by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Further, <strong>this</strong><br />
office receives all calls for the Newborn Hearing Screening Program established in<br />
California.<br />
For more information regarding the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Unit, please contact<br />
Nancy Grosz Sager, Consultant, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Unit, at (916) 327-3850 or<br />
by e-mail at nsager@cde.ca.gov.<br />
School for the Blind<br />
The California School for the Blind provides educational programs for approximately<br />
130 blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind students in residential as well as day school<br />
programs. The school was founded in San Francisco in 1860. Students range from five<br />
through twenty-two years of age. Preparation for adult life and mainstreaming into the<br />
home community are long-term goals for each student. The School for the Blind also<br />
provides local educational agencies with a variety of staff development programs to<br />
assist with local efforts in areas of Assistive Technology and instruction of blind<br />
students.<br />
For more information regarding the California School for the Blind, please contact Stuart<br />
Wittenstein, Principal, California School for the Blind, at (510) 794-3800 or by e-mail at<br />
swittenstein@csb-cde.ca.gov.<br />
Diagnostic Centers<br />
First established in 1947, the Diagnostic Centers have evolved into regionalized<br />
programs for all LEAs by providing various assessment services for individuals with<br />
special needs who range in age from three through twenty-two years. Referrals are<br />
made by the LEA after it first exhausts its local resources. All assessments are<br />
individualized to match the student’s needs and LEA-parent questions and concerns.<br />
Nearly 66 percent of all assessments occur at the student’s local school; all others<br />
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