Maria Monte De Rey Email and Phone Number

Chair of the California Association for the Deaf  Media Committee. The mission of the committee is to serve as liaison between the Entertainment industry and the Deaf community, and advocating for awareness of issues relating to Deaf people and the industry such as the visibility and authenticity of Deaf people and American Sign Language in Film, Stage, Screen and print media. Our main goal is to cultivate and foster strong relationships between the Deaf community and the industry.

As a committee under the Secretary of State, the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee (VAAC) is responsible for making recommendations for improving access to voting and election materials.The VAAC is designed to advise, assist, and provide recommendations to the Secretary of State's office as to how voters with disabilities can vote independently and privately. The State's VAAC members have been influential in assisting with numerous projects, including the production of Polling Place Accessibility Guidelines. They have helped raise awareness of disability issues through their involvement in the development of the Voter Accessibility Survey and production of the Polling Place Accessibility Surveyor Training Videos.