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The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness |
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NCDB HIGHLIGHTS |
Technical AssistanceKansas The KS DB Project, along with NCDB and the Kansas State School for the Blind, sponsored a Deaf-Blind Family weekend April 9th and 10th. Susan Bashinski presented to approximately 120 participants on "Early and Emergent Communication". On Saturday, families met with Marlyn Minkin to discuss ways of managing family stress. Daycare was provided and there were multiple hands-on activities for children and siblings. The Project will be expanding opportunities for families to continue sharing and communicating via social networking sites. Area 1 States The western states collaborated in an effort to organize and share materials used by each of their projects in identification and child find activities. The result is a collection of resources nicely organized on a NING site on the Internet. The materials fall into the following categories:
The types of materials include brochures, posters, flyers, articles, PowerPoint presentations, checklists, bibliographies, videos and other formats. The members of the NING can view, download, modify and comment on any of the documents housed on the site. It is the hope of the Area 1 states that this resource will be widely used and will continue to grow with the addition of new materials. If you’re interested in joining this NING and accessing the resources, please contact Paddi Davies (daviesp@wou.edu) or Tom Udell (udellt@wou.edu). LiteracyDeaf-Blind Model Classroom Project The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Deafblind Project, and the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies is working with selected school sites and students to identify and implement exemplary practices in literacy and communication for students who have been identified with deaf-blindness. Model sites are located in 4 different counties in the state. The students in the project have made remarkable changes. Read about the project, the stories and accomplishments of the students and check out the classroom resources. National Child CountWith the May 1, 2010 submittal date approaching, states are busy updating their child count information. NCDB has received a number of inquiries regarding correct coding options for specific situations and more general questions as well. If you have questions about the child count, please do not hesitate to contact Mark Schalock at (503) 838-8777 or schalom@wou.edu or Robbin Bull at (503) 838-8562 or bullr@wou.edu. |
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AADB will hold their 28th national conference, "The Future is in Our Hands", June 19 - 23, 2011 at Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell, KY. There will be a formal training for support service providers (SSP’s) for one and a half days before the symposium starts. The symposium will be full of activities for deaf-blind participants: workshops, exhibits, networking opportunities. Southeast Regional CHARGE/Deafblind Weekend for Families and Professionals Save the date for this regional CHARGE Conference to be held July 16th-18th, 2010. Participants from seven southeastern states, in collaboration with NCDB, will come together in Kingsport, TN. David Brown and Tim Hartshorne are among featured presenters. For information contact: Jennifer Vick at 615-936-2862, email: Jennifer.Vick@vanderbilt.edu. |
PRODUCTS & PUBLICATIONS |
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Deafblindness: Educational Service Guidelines available
online First published in 2008, the guidelines are now available for free online. The guidelines offer state and local education agencies a framework from which meaningful, appropriate programming for students who are deafblind can be developed. Bound copies of the guidelines can still be purchased from the Perkins store (www.perkins.org or 617-972-7308). 2010 TA&D Network Placemat available All Technical Assistance and Dissemination Projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education are listed along with contact information. Download here. NCDB Website—Information for You! Use of the NCDB website continues to grow. This last year there were 1,736,266 recorded visits to the site. Selected Topics remains the most frequented page with 349,834 visits. The website is full of excellent information pertinent to deaf-blindness. Visit us at nationaldb.org or call (800) 438-9376 and an Information Specialist would be happy to give you a brief tour of the resources available. E-News Subscription infoWould you like to receive the NCDB e-News? Send a blank message to; ncdb_e-news-subscribe-request@tr.wou.edu or contact Randy Klumph klumphr@wou.edu for assistance. NCDB e-News is also available online. Contact information Photo courtesy of Kansas State Deaf-Blind Project and participants in their April Family Weekend. |
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Funded through award #H326T060002 by the U.S. Department of Education, OSERS, OSEP. The opinions and policies expressed by this publication do not necessarily reflect those of The Teaching Research Institute, or the U.S. Department of Education. |
AADB Announces
2011 National Symposium