College of Education and Social Services

Center on Disability and Community Inclusion

The CDCI CARES Team

A quartet: three images and a piece of text. First, a Black woman sits at the back of a reading circle, watching as toddlers participate in a book being read by a kneeling woman of color. Next, a very young blonde girl peers into the screen of an assistive device, pointing at something on the screen. She wears a hot pink down vest, a white tshirt, and a shell-pink hearing aid tucked behind one ear. And then a young white boy stands in front of a chalkboard, smiling proudly and signing the ASL 'i'.

Meet the CDCI CARES Team: providing Consultation for Access, Resources, and Equipment Support to students who are d/Deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind (DHHDB) and their school teams.

NEW: CDCI CARES Team is partnering with the UVM Medical Center for the 2022-2023 school year.

Aiming to help all students aged 3-22 with hearing access challenges receive a positive and inclusive education.

We provide every student team access to specialists licensed in Education, Deaf Education, Audiology, Speech Language Pathology and Psychology. We also collect and share statewide data on students who are DHHDB to make informed decisions and comply with national guidelines.

A full menu of services offered for the 2022-2023 school year can be found here .

This program is rooted in:

Serving all students regardless of the degree or nature of their hearing levels.
Engagement with students, parents, caregivers, and families.
Support for all communication choices.
Support for the creative use of technology to ensure access.
Transparency and accountability.

How to Request CDCI CARES Team Services
Referrals should be submitted online. If you have questions about making a referral, please contact our referral specialist, Valerie LeClair.
You can also reach us by fax at (844) 775-7283. Please review the menu of services we offer.
Required Forms
To request CDCI CARES Team services, please print, fill out and return the following three forms:
Parent Permission Form (.pdf)
CDCI CARES Team Service Agreement (.pdf)
COVID-19 Addendum (.doc)
The Parent Permission Form is also available in French: as a (.pdf) or Word doc (.docx)
Nepali: as a (.pdf) or Word doc (.docx)
and Spanish: as a (.pdf) or Word doc (.docx)

Center on Disability and Community Inclusion

College of Education and Social Services

Center on Disability and Community Inclusion

The CDCI CARES Team

NEW: CDCI CARES Team is partnering with the UVM Medical Center for the 2022-2023 school year.

Aiming to help all students aged 3-22 with hearing access challenges receive a positive and inclusive education.

This program is rooted in:

How to Request CDCI CARES Team Services

Required Forms

To request CDCI CARES Team services, please print, fill out and return the following three forms:

Download our 2023 Fact Sheet (.pdf)