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Welcome to Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
WIOA State Plan
The draft two-year Modification Oklahoma WIOA State Plan has been completed and is attached for stakeholder review.
In accordance with state policy, the plan is being released for a 30-day public comment period effective March 12, 2026, through April 12, 2026.
View WIOA State Plan
Stakeholders are invited to review the plan and submit any comments, questions, concerns, errors, or formatting issues through the official comment form linked below.
Submit comments here.
To ensure all feedback is captured, tracked, and addressed appropriately as part of the formal public comment record,
all comments must be submitted through the link above
. Comments submitted by email or other methods
will not be included in the official comment process
.
April 2026 Regular Commission Meeting
Oklahoma School for the Deaf
1100 E. Oklahoma Avenue
Sulphur, OK 73086
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 10:30 a.m.
THERE IS NO VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTION FOR THIS MEETING.
April 2026 Agenda and Packet
Office Locator
Find an office for services
Apply for Services
Download an application
Contact Us
Call or Email Us
WIOA State Plan
The draft two-year Modification Oklahoma WIOA State Plan has been completed and is attached for stakeholder review.
In accordance with state policy, the plan is being released for a 30-day public comment period effective March 12, 2026, through April 12, 2026.
View WIOA State Plan
Read more about the WIOA Plan here
Murray County Hazard Mitigation Plan
DRS-OSD is looking to adopt the resolution and become part of the Murray County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Please send all comments or questions to Marsha Cole. She can be reached at
MCole@okdrs.gov
or 580-622-4900.
Murray Co HMP FINAL.pdf
Read more abot the proposal here
*** PUBLIC NOTICE ***
Applicant:
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services - Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD)
Date of Notice:
January 12, 2026
To the Citizens of Oklahoma:
Notice is hereby given that the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services for the Oklahoma School for the Deaf is submitting an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) award.
Read more about Notification of Application for Federal Grant Funding
Football huddle’s origins continue to leave impact on Deaf community
SULPHUR
- History was made in an 1894 football game at Washington D.C.’s Gallaudet University, which is a college for students who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
Gallaudet’s quarterback Paul D. Hubbard did not want the opposing players from the other Deaf team to see him communicating plays during the game. To prevent this, he asked the Gallaudet players on the field to form a tight circle so he could speak with his teammates in American Sign Language without the other team seeing. This became known as a huddle.
Read more about the football huddle’s origins here
Oklahoma School for the Blind to Host Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest
MUSKOGEE
-- Oklahoma School for the Blind will host the 13
th
annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest with 46 students who are blind or visually impaired ready to prove their white cane proficiency. This competition will begin at noon on Nov. 5 at the school.
Contestants, with white canes, will identify obstacles and changes in surfaces, such as drop-offs at stairs or curbs, in a quest for medals and prizes.
Read more about Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest Week here
Oklahoma School for the Blind to Celebrate Red Ribbon Week
MUSKOGEE
-- Oklahoma School for the Blind students will learn to importance of living a drug-free life during Red Ribbon Week, which will be held Oct. 27 to Oct. 30.
Red Ribbon Week is aimed at helping students understand the dangers of drugs. It presents an opportunity for parents, educators and communities to reienforce messages with their students throughout the year.
Read more about Red Ribbon Week here
Oklahoma School for the Blind Hosts Annual Spaghetti Dinner
MUSKOGEE –
Spaghetti and meatballs will be top of menu on
Oct. 7 for a fundraising dinner that will benefit the Oklahoma School for the Blind.
The public is invited to attend from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the OSB campus in the new gym. The school is located at 3300 Gibson Street in Muskogee.
Read more about the Oklahoma School for the Blind Spaghetti Dinner here
National Disability Employment Awareness Month Celebrates 80th Anniversary
OKLAHOMA CITY
— It’s always exciting when an individual finds employment. It’s no different for a person with a disability. The difference lies in the barriers that can make it difficult for people with disabilities to find work.
In 2024, 1,045 Oklahomans with disabilities went to work thanks to the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services’ Vocational Rehabilitation and the Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired employment programs.
Read more about National Disability Employment Awareness Month here
Accessible Instructional Materials Center offers free school supplies for students with disabilities
OKLAHOMA CITY
– The Accessible Instructional Materials Center is working to ensure that print-disabled students across Oklahoma have what they need to succeed in their classrooms as they return to school this fall.
The AIM Center, which is part of the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, provides free specialized school supplies for students who are blind, have visual impairments, have certain physical handicaps or have reading disabilities.
Read more about the AIM Center here
DRS offers new employment training program for blind/visually impaired Oklahomans
OKLAHOMA CITY
—A new program designed to help clients who are visually impaired find employment kicks off this fall. It’s called Employment VIBE and is part of the Visually Impaired and Blindness Empowerment program or VIBE. The program is offered by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.
“This program is for clients ages 18 and up,” said Cheryl Snow, programs manager in DRS’ division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. “We will kick start Employment VIBE in the fall, and it’s specifically for clients who have already learned adaptive skills and are ready for employment.”
Read more about new employment training program.
DeafBlind Awareness Day
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends will celebrate DeafBlind Awareness week June 22 – June 28 in honor of Oklahomans who are DeafBlind and world-famous author, educator, lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller.
DRS’ SBVI staff will hold the 2025 DeafBlind Awareness Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30 at Metro Tech, 1900 Springlake Drive in Oklahoma City. The event’s program will include the reading of a proclamation from Gov. Kevin Stitt honoring DeafBlind Awareness Week.
Read more about DeafBlind Awareness Day
Decision opens doors to DRS services for clients previously on waiting list
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahomans with disabilities who had been on a waiting list to receive services will soon be contacted by Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services staff to start their journey to joining the state’s workforce.
Each month, DRS’ Performance Review Committee looks over consumer services activity reports and determines if agency and vendor resources are adequate to service additional clients who are on the Priority Group 3 waiting list. In May, committee members agreed clients could be served who were on the waiting list as of the day of the decision.
Read more about waiting list changes
Seven seniors to graduate from OSD on May 21
SULPHUR
— Seven seniors will graduate May 21 from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf during a commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. in the Ken Brown Gymnasium.
OSD is located at 1100 East Oklahoma Ave. in Sulphur.
Read more about Oklahoma School for the Deaf 2025 graduation
DeafBlind Awareness Day
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends will celebrate DeafBlind Awareness week June 22 – June 28 in honor of Oklahomans who are DeafBlind and world-famous author, educator, lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller.
DRS’ SBVI staff will hold the 2025 DeafBlind Awareness Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30 at Metro Tech, 1900 Springlake Drive in Oklahoma City. The event’s program will include the reading of a proclamation from Gov. Kevin Stitt honoring DeafBlind Awareness Week.
Read more about DeafBlind Awareness Day
Decision opens doors to DRS services for clients previously on waiting list
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahomans with disabilities who had been on a waiting list to receive services will soon be contacted by Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services staff to start their journey to joining the state’s workforce.
Each month, DRS’ Performance Review Committee looks over consumer services activity reports and determines if agency and vendor resources are adequate to service additional clients who are on the Priority Group 3 waiting list. In May, committee members agreed clients could be served who were on the waiting list as of the day of the decision.
Read more about waiting list changes
Seven seniors to graduate from OSD on May 21
SULPHUR
— Seven seniors will graduate May 21 from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf during a commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. in the Ken Brown Gymnasium.
OSD is located at 1100 East Oklahoma Ave. in Sulphur.
Read more about Oklahoma School for the Deaf 2025 graduation
Oklahoma School for the Blind students to graduate on May 15
MUSKOGEE – Twelve students will graduate May 15 from the Oklahoma School for the Blind during a commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.
OSB is located at 3300 Gibson Street in Muskogee.
Read more about Oklahoma School for the Blind 2025 graduation
12 honored at 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day
OKLAHOMA CITY - Jody Harlan, former communications director for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, was honored March 11 with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award during the 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services hosted the event that was held at the Oklahoma History Center and brought together hundreds of people with disabilities, their families and their supporters.
Harlan served as the communications director for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services and was a tireless champion for Oklahomans with disabilities. Through the years, her work told the stories of thousands of DRS clients who were achieving their dreams of building a career and living independently.
Read more about People with Disabilities Awareness Day
Oklahoma student wins regional Braille Challenge medals at Oklahoma School for Blind
MUSKOGEE
–– Forty-five Oklahoma students competed at OSB for medals and prizes in the annual academic competition sponsored by Braille Institute of America in the United States and Canada.
“Reading is core to any person’s education,” Faye Miller, Oklahoma School for the Blind’s Orientation and Mobility Specialist and event coordinator, said. “For students who are blind it’s no different, Braille just happens to be their method to literacy. A good foundation in braille gives the students skills to proper grammar and spelling.”
Read more about OSB’s Braille Challenge Winners
OK School for the Deaf’s Senior Citizens’ Hearing Aid Program gets needed boost thanks to a Masonic Charity Foundation grant
EDMOND –
The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma awarded the Oklahoma School for the Deaf’s Senior Citizen Hearing Aid Program $150,000 grant for 2025.
Many Oklahoma seniors live on fixed incomes and without this assistance are unable to get hearing support or specialized equipment designed to alert those who are hard of hearing or deaf.
“Thanks to this generous grant, we will be able to serve more than 400 clients this year,” OSD Superintendent Heather Laine said. “Clients will not only benefit from hearing aids, but they could receive other specialized technology.”
Read more about OSD’s Senior Citizens’ Hearing Aid Program
Self-referal portal
Go to the Self-Referral Portal
DRS Helped Me
Check out our pages on Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Vocational Rehabilitation employment services programs.
Go to the Services that will help
Two new leadership team members join the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services welcomes two new staff members to its leadership team.
“I am happy to announce Brent Pearce as the new Superintendent of the Oklahoma School for the Blind,” said DRS Executive Director Melinda Fruendt. “Brent brings more than two decades of experience in education and administration to this role, including his recent tenure as Interim Superintendent and High School Principal at OSB. His leadership journey has also included roles as assistant superintendent, junior high and high school principal and Athletic Director at Porum Public Schools.
Read more Pearce and Beutler
Three-Peat! Oklahoma School for the Deaf GPSD Football Champions
SULPHUR, Okla.
- Oklahoma School for the Deaf won the Great Plains Schools for the Deaf football championship for the third year in a row.
“This incredible achievement is a testament to the hard work, determination, and talent of our athletes,” OSD Superintendent Heather Laine said.
OSD’s football team plays eight-man football and competes against schools for the deaf from other states and public-school districts in this state.
“A huge shoutout to our 1st-year head coach, Sean Thomas Sledd and his coaching team for leading the team to success and continuing this winning journey. Your leadership and dedication have made all the difference,” Laine said.
Read more about OSD's football champions
12th Annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest to be held Nov. 6
MUSKOGEE --
Oklahoma School for the Blind will be hosting its 12
th
annual Oklahoma Region Cane Quest with 43 eager students who are blind or visually impaired ready to prove their white cane proficiency. This competition will begin at noon on Nov. 6 at the school.
Contestants, with white canes as their guides, will identify obstacles and changes in surfaces, such as drop-offs at stairs or curbs, in a quest for medals and prizes.
Read more about OSB Cane Quest Nov. 6
White Cane Safety Awareness Day 2024
TULSA – White cane users with visual disabilities and sighted supporters will celebrate National White Cane Safety Awareness Day from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Oct. 15 with a walk through the heart of downtown Tulsa.
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, will host this year’s event. SBVI staff invites participants to gather in Williams Green Park, 61 E 3rd St, in downtown Tulsa.
Read more about White Cane Day on Oct. 15
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3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(800) 845-8476 Toll Free
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Copyright 2020 | Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services | All Rights Reserved. DRS makes every effort so the content and user's time spent on this website are open to all. If you have questions about accessibility in this website, please contact us at info@okdrs.gov or call 405-951-3400.
Skip to main content
Welcome to Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
WIOA State Plan
The draft two-year Modification Oklahoma WIOA State Plan has been completed and is attached for stakeholder review.
In accordance with state policy, the plan is being released for a 30-day public comment period effective March 12, 2026, through April 12, 2026.
View WIOA State Plan
Stakeholders are invited to review the plan and submit any comments, questions, concerns, errors, or formatting issues through the official comment form linked below.
Submit comments here.
To ensure all feedback is captured, tracked, and addressed appropriately as part of the formal public comment record,
all comments must be submitted through the link above
. Comments submitted by email or other methods
will not be included in the official comment process
.
April 2026 Regular Commission Meeting
Oklahoma School for the Deaf
1100 E. Oklahoma Avenue
Sulphur, OK 73086
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 10:30 a.m.
THERE IS NO VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTION FOR THIS MEETING.
April 2026 Agenda and Packet
Office Locator
Find an office for services
Apply for Services
Download an application
Contact Us
Call or Email Us
WIOA State Plan
The draft two-year Modification Oklahoma WIOA State Plan has been completed and is attached for stakeholder review.
In accordance with state policy, the plan is being released for a 30-day public comment period effective March 12, 2026, through April 12, 2026.
View WIOA State Plan
Read more about the WIOA Plan here
Murray County Hazard Mitigation Plan
DRS-OSD is looking to adopt the resolution and become part of the Murray County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Please send all comments or questions to Marsha Cole. She can be reached at
MCole@okdrs.gov
or 580-622-4900.
Murray Co HMP FINAL.pdf
Read more abot the proposal here
*** PUBLIC NOTICE ***
Applicant:
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services - Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD)
Date of Notice:
January 12, 2026
To the Citizens of Oklahoma:
Notice is hereby given that the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services for the Oklahoma School for the Deaf is submitting an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) award.
Read more about Notification of Application for Federal Grant Funding
Football huddle’s origins continue to leave impact on Deaf community
SULPHUR
- History was made in an 1894 football game at Washington D.C.’s Gallaudet University, which is a college for students who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
Gallaudet’s quarterback Paul D. Hubbard did not want the opposing players from the other Deaf team to see him communicating plays during the game. To prevent this, he asked the Gallaudet players on the field to form a tight circle so he could speak with his teammates in American Sign Language without the other team seeing. This became known as a huddle.
Read more about the football huddle’s origins here
Oklahoma School for the Blind to Host Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest
MUSKOGEE
-- Oklahoma School for the Blind will host the 13
th
annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest with 46 students who are blind or visually impaired ready to prove their white cane proficiency. This competition will begin at noon on Nov. 5 at the school.
Contestants, with white canes, will identify obstacles and changes in surfaces, such as drop-offs at stairs or curbs, in a quest for medals and prizes.
Read more about Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest Week here
Oklahoma School for the Blind to Celebrate Red Ribbon Week
MUSKOGEE
-- Oklahoma School for the Blind students will learn to importance of living a drug-free life during Red Ribbon Week, which will be held Oct. 27 to Oct. 30.
Red Ribbon Week is aimed at helping students understand the dangers of drugs. It presents an opportunity for parents, educators and communities to reienforce messages with their students throughout the year.
Read more about Red Ribbon Week here
Oklahoma School for the Blind Hosts Annual Spaghetti Dinner
MUSKOGEE –
Spaghetti and meatballs will be top of menu on
Oct. 7 for a fundraising dinner that will benefit the Oklahoma School for the Blind.
The public is invited to attend from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the OSB campus in the new gym. The school is located at 3300 Gibson Street in Muskogee.
Read more about the Oklahoma School for the Blind Spaghetti Dinner here
National Disability Employment Awareness Month Celebrates 80th Anniversary
OKLAHOMA CITY
— It’s always exciting when an individual finds employment. It’s no different for a person with a disability. The difference lies in the barriers that can make it difficult for people with disabilities to find work.
In 2024, 1,045 Oklahomans with disabilities went to work thanks to the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services’ Vocational Rehabilitation and the Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired employment programs.
Read more about National Disability Employment Awareness Month here
Accessible Instructional Materials Center offers free school supplies for students with disabilities
OKLAHOMA CITY
– The Accessible Instructional Materials Center is working to ensure that print-disabled students across Oklahoma have what they need to succeed in their classrooms as they return to school this fall.
The AIM Center, which is part of the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, provides free specialized school supplies for students who are blind, have visual impairments, have certain physical handicaps or have reading disabilities.
Read more about the AIM Center here
DRS offers new employment training program for blind/visually impaired Oklahomans
OKLAHOMA CITY
—A new program designed to help clients who are visually impaired find employment kicks off this fall. It’s called Employment VIBE and is part of the Visually Impaired and Blindness Empowerment program or VIBE. The program is offered by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.
“This program is for clients ages 18 and up,” said Cheryl Snow, programs manager in DRS’ division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. “We will kick start Employment VIBE in the fall, and it’s specifically for clients who have already learned adaptive skills and are ready for employment.”
Read more about new employment training program.
DeafBlind Awareness Day
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends will celebrate DeafBlind Awareness week June 22 – June 28 in honor of Oklahomans who are DeafBlind and world-famous author, educator, lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller.
DRS’ SBVI staff will hold the 2025 DeafBlind Awareness Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30 at Metro Tech, 1900 Springlake Drive in Oklahoma City. The event’s program will include the reading of a proclamation from Gov. Kevin Stitt honoring DeafBlind Awareness Week.
Read more about DeafBlind Awareness Day
Decision opens doors to DRS services for clients previously on waiting list
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahomans with disabilities who had been on a waiting list to receive services will soon be contacted by Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services staff to start their journey to joining the state’s workforce.
Each month, DRS’ Performance Review Committee looks over consumer services activity reports and determines if agency and vendor resources are adequate to service additional clients who are on the Priority Group 3 waiting list. In May, committee members agreed clients could be served who were on the waiting list as of the day of the decision.
Read more about waiting list changes
Seven seniors to graduate from OSD on May 21
SULPHUR
— Seven seniors will graduate May 21 from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf during a commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. in the Ken Brown Gymnasium.
OSD is located at 1100 East Oklahoma Ave. in Sulphur.
Read more about Oklahoma School for the Deaf 2025 graduation
DeafBlind Awareness Day
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends will celebrate DeafBlind Awareness week June 22 – June 28 in honor of Oklahomans who are DeafBlind and world-famous author, educator, lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller.
DRS’ SBVI staff will hold the 2025 DeafBlind Awareness Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30 at Metro Tech, 1900 Springlake Drive in Oklahoma City. The event’s program will include the reading of a proclamation from Gov. Kevin Stitt honoring DeafBlind Awareness Week.
Read more about DeafBlind Awareness Day
Decision opens doors to DRS services for clients previously on waiting list
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Oklahomans with disabilities who had been on a waiting list to receive services will soon be contacted by Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services staff to start their journey to joining the state’s workforce.
Each month, DRS’ Performance Review Committee looks over consumer services activity reports and determines if agency and vendor resources are adequate to service additional clients who are on the Priority Group 3 waiting list. In May, committee members agreed clients could be served who were on the waiting list as of the day of the decision.
Read more about waiting list changes
Seven seniors to graduate from OSD on May 21
SULPHUR
— Seven seniors will graduate May 21 from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf during a commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. in the Ken Brown Gymnasium.
OSD is located at 1100 East Oklahoma Ave. in Sulphur.
Read more about Oklahoma School for the Deaf 2025 graduation
Oklahoma School for the Blind students to graduate on May 15
MUSKOGEE – Twelve students will graduate May 15 from the Oklahoma School for the Blind during a commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.
OSB is located at 3300 Gibson Street in Muskogee.
Read more about Oklahoma School for the Blind 2025 graduation
12 honored at 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day
OKLAHOMA CITY - Jody Harlan, former communications director for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, was honored March 11 with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award during the 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services hosted the event that was held at the Oklahoma History Center and brought together hundreds of people with disabilities, their families and their supporters.
Harlan served as the communications director for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services and was a tireless champion for Oklahomans with disabilities. Through the years, her work told the stories of thousands of DRS clients who were achieving their dreams of building a career and living independently.
Read more about People with Disabilities Awareness Day
Oklahoma student wins regional Braille Challenge medals at Oklahoma School for Blind
MUSKOGEE
–– Forty-five Oklahoma students competed at OSB for medals and prizes in the annual academic competition sponsored by Braille Institute of America in the United States and Canada.
“Reading is core to any person’s education,” Faye Miller, Oklahoma School for the Blind’s Orientation and Mobility Specialist and event coordinator, said. “For students who are blind it’s no different, Braille just happens to be their method to literacy. A good foundation in braille gives the students skills to proper grammar and spelling.”
Read more about OSB’s Braille Challenge Winners
OK School for the Deaf’s Senior Citizens’ Hearing Aid Program gets needed boost thanks to a Masonic Charity Foundation grant
EDMOND –
The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma awarded the Oklahoma School for the Deaf’s Senior Citizen Hearing Aid Program $150,000 grant for 2025.
Many Oklahoma seniors live on fixed incomes and without this assistance are unable to get hearing support or specialized equipment designed to alert those who are hard of hearing or deaf.
“Thanks to this generous grant, we will be able to serve more than 400 clients this year,” OSD Superintendent Heather Laine said. “Clients will not only benefit from hearing aids, but they could receive other specialized technology.”
Read more about OSD’s Senior Citizens’ Hearing Aid Program
Self-referal portal
Go to the Self-Referral Portal
DRS Helped Me
Check out our pages on Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Vocational Rehabilitation employment services programs.
Go to the Services that will help
Two new leadership team members join the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services welcomes two new staff members to its leadership team.
“I am happy to announce Brent Pearce as the new Superintendent of the Oklahoma School for the Blind,” said DRS Executive Director Melinda Fruendt. “Brent brings more than two decades of experience in education and administration to this role, including his recent tenure as Interim Superintendent and High School Principal at OSB. His leadership journey has also included roles as assistant superintendent, junior high and high school principal and Athletic Director at Porum Public Schools.
Read more Pearce and Beutler
Three-Peat! Oklahoma School for the Deaf GPSD Football Champions
SULPHUR, Okla.
- Oklahoma School for the Deaf won the Great Plains Schools for the Deaf football championship for the third year in a row.
“This incredible achievement is a testament to the hard work, determination, and talent of our athletes,” OSD Superintendent Heather Laine said.
OSD’s football team plays eight-man football and competes against schools for the deaf from other states and public-school districts in this state.
“A huge shoutout to our 1st-year head coach, Sean Thomas Sledd and his coaching team for leading the team to success and continuing this winning journey. Your leadership and dedication have made all the difference,” Laine said.
Read more about OSD's football champions
12th Annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest to be held Nov. 6
MUSKOGEE --
Oklahoma School for the Blind will be hosting its 12
th
annual Oklahoma Region Cane Quest with 43 eager students who are blind or visually impaired ready to prove their white cane proficiency. This competition will begin at noon on Nov. 6 at the school.
Contestants, with white canes as their guides, will identify obstacles and changes in surfaces, such as drop-offs at stairs or curbs, in a quest for medals and prizes.
Read more about OSB Cane Quest Nov. 6
White Cane Safety Awareness Day 2024
TULSA – White cane users with visual disabilities and sighted supporters will celebrate National White Cane Safety Awareness Day from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Oct. 15 with a walk through the heart of downtown Tulsa.
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, will host this year’s event. SBVI staff invites participants to gather in Williams Green Park, 61 E 3rd St, in downtown Tulsa.
Read more about White Cane Day on Oct. 15
View more articles
CONTACT US
APPLICATION FOR SERVICES
OFFICE LOCATOR
Back to Top
Back to top
Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services
3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(800) 845-8476 Toll Free
(405) 951-3400 Main Office
Employee Portal
Application for Service
Self-Referral Portal
Sign Up for Text Messages
Accessibility and Notice under the ADA
Sitemap
Contact Us
Office Locator
Join our email or text list
Copyright 2020 | Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services | All Rights Reserved. DRS makes every effort so the content and user's time spent on this website are open to all. If you have questions about accessibility in this website, please contact us at info@okdrs.gov or call 405-951-3400.