Sight and Sound Impaired Committee

Karyn Campbell, Chair
(630) 469-0545
karyn1421@wowway.com

Larry Johnson

Phil Jones

Rita Kersh

Roger Petersen

Lori Scharff

Officer Liaison, Marlaina Lieberg

Staff Liaison, Melanie Brunson

The Sight AND Sound Impaired (SASI) Committee strives to bring awareness of issues affecting people with all degrees of combined vision and hearing loss to the forefront. This is done through program sessions during the annual ACB Conference and Convention. Promoting bi-culturall respect and understanding of individuals using various forms of communication-American Sign Language, print on palm, Rochester, FM system to name a few. The committee can also advise ACB on the needs of consumers who are deaf-blind relating to:

Communication needs;

Barriers faced by individuals with combine vision and hearing loss while in the community;

The impact of legislation as it relates to the diverse and complex needs of individuals whith combine vision and hearing loss.