Steve Hamerdinger is a Deaf professional and advocate for deaf and hard of hearing people. He is the current director of Deaf Services for the State of Alabama Department of Mental Health. His work revolves around contexts related to deaf and hard of hearing persons and their mental well being from childhood to end of life. He is an advocate for Deaf rights and has been a prominent influence in this field since the early 1980s. As the current director of Deaf Services in the Alabama Department of Mental Health he works to make sure that services can be provided to deaf people with mental illnesses in Alabama. The services his department offer include consulting, advocacy, and teaching and continued education. The purpose behind their program is for deaf people to be assisted with their mental health by counselors who also know American Sign Language. Awards Hamerdinger is the recipient of the 2015 Frederick C. Schreiber Award that recognizes individuals for exemplary work in government service for specialized programs for deaf and hard of hearing populations. He was also awarded the Alice Cogswell Award in 2010 which is used to recognize persons who have made respectable contributions to the deaf community. In 2008 Deaf Life magazine named Hamerdinger the "Deaf Person of the Month."
Steve Hamerdinger is a Deaf professional and advocate for deaf and hard of hearing people. He is the current Director of Deaf Services for the Alabama Department of Mental Health. His work revolves around contexts related to deaf and hard of hearing persons and their mental well being from childhood to end of life. He is an advocate for Deaf rights and has been a prominent influence in this field since the early 1980s. As the current director of Deaf Services in the Alabama Department of Mental Health , Hamerdinger works to make sure that services can be provided to deaf people with mental illnesses in Alabama. The services his department offer include consulting, advocacy, and teaching and continued education. The purpose behind their program is for deaf people to be assisted with their mental health by counselors who also know American Sign Language. Awards Hamerdinger is the recipient of the 2015 Frederick C. Schreiber Award that recognizes individuals for exemplary work in government service for specialized programs for deaf and hard of hearing populations. He was also awarded the Alice Cogswell Award in 2010 which is used to recognize persons who have made respectable contributions to the deaf community. In 2008 Deaf Life magazine named Hamerdinger the "Deaf Person of the Month."
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