Deaf Disability Benefits Specialist
Need help with your benefits?
The Deaf Disability Benefit Specialist provides statewide work incentives and disability benefit services to people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or Deaf-Blind. Here are some areas and programs that the Deaf Disability Benefit Specialist can help you with:
- Food Share
- Housing and Utility Issues
- Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
- Medicare, including Part D
- Low-Income Tax Credits
- Prescription Drug Assistance Program
- Private Health and Disability Insurance Issues
- Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Unemployment
- Veterans' Benefits
See a five-minute video in American Sign Language (ASL) about benefit specialist services.
Watch a series of six short videos about Medicare in ASL (15–23 minutes each).
Contact information
Jennifer M. Koehn
Regional Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
309 West Walworth Ave.
Delavan, WI 53115
262-347-3045 Videophone/Telephone
262-728-7102 Fax
JenniferM.Koehn@wisconsin.gov
Videos about Medicaid Purchase Plan
The following accessible videos provide information about the Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP) with English audio, written English captions, and ASL.
Video: What is MAPP?
Video: Am I Eligible for MAPP?
Video: How Do I Enroll in MAPP?
Video: MAPP Premiums
Additional information
- Protect Yourself From Identity Theft and Fraud (PDF)
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Social Security Administration
Do you need to talk to Social Security? Find out how to request a sign language interpreter or other reasonable accommodations from the Social Security Administration.