The Sooner the Better: A Framework for Training Early Intervention Practitioners on Deaf-Blindness

This 50-page booklet provides detailed instructions for constructing each play space.

A young boy plays in a Little Room (0:31).

This video from Washington Sensory Disabilities Services shows a child's positive response to being in a Space for Active Learning (2:26). [Note: Click on the "Videos" tab and scroll to the last video on the page.]

This brief article from 1995 lists Dr. Nielsen's recommendations for developing a child's environment.

This video from Washington Sensory Disabilities Services shows the use of hand-under-hand with a child (1:45). [Note: Click on the "Videos" tab and scroll to the third video on the page.]

This 2003 article by Barbara Miles discusses the importance of hands to individuals who are deaf-blind and how to teach skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness.

This video from Washington Sensory Disabilities Services shows how a provider motivates a young boy to use his walker (2:11). [Note: Click on the "Videos" tab and scroll to the second video on the page.]

This video from Washington Sensory Disabilities Services shows a father helping his toddler crawl to the window (0:53). [Note: Click on the "Videos" tab and scroll to the fourth video on the page.]

A toddler plays on the floor, reaching for toys near him (2:42).

Barbara Purvis gives a definition (0:39).