Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)

The Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) is headquartered in Sands Point, NY. The Center is federally funded and is the only national program that exclusively provides services to youths and adults who are deaf-blind. The training program provides evaluation, short-term comprehensive vocational rehabilitation training and assistance to consumers in obtaining employment, housing and community supports. The Center also provides professional internships.

Field services include 10 regional offices, over 40 affiliated agencies and an Older Adult Program. The National Training Team conducts professional training seminars. HKNC is a partner in the National Technical Assistance Consortium and the National Information Clearinghouse of Children who are Deaf-Blind, DB-LINK. HKNC supports the National Family Association for Deaf-Blind and maintains a national registry of individuals who are deaf-blind and publishes a tri-annual newsletter, Nat-Cent News.