December Monthly Update
New Module: Communicating With Children Who Are Deafblind
The latest professional development module in the Teaching Children Who Are Deafblind series is now available! Communicating With Children Who Are Deafblind explores the many ways children who are deafblind communicate and provides essential information, strategies, and detailed examples. Watch the trailer.
News and Events
Want to keep up with news and training opportunities to inform your work and share with families and practitioners? Visit NCDB's News and Events page (and sign up for email alerts when new items are posted). We not only post updates about what's new from NCDB but also events offered by state deafblind projects and announcements from key agencies and organizations.
New DbI Review Issue
The November 2024 issue of DbI Review, the Deafblind International magazine, is now available online for free. It includes articles on inclusive dance, emergent literacy, how complexity theory can help inform the education of children who are congenitally deafblind, and more!
NIH Definition of CVI
CVINOW at Perkins School for the Blind has published an update, NIH Initiative to Advance CVI, that describes a new working definition of cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI) from the National Institutes of Health. The page includes a link to an article in Pediatrics called the Diagnosis and Care of Children With Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment: Clinical Report.
Updated: Recreation and Leisure Factsheet
For children who are deafblind, recreation and leisure activities can reduce isolation and encourage independence. A newly updated factsheet, Recreation and Leisure, by Lauren Lieberman, describes a number of activities to explore, strategies to plan for learning new ones, and ways to promote successful participation. Originally published in 2008, the revised factsheet has been updated and redesigned.
New Publications
If you need assistance accessing either of the items below, contact support@nationaldb.org.
Gee, K. et al. (2024). Access for students with extensive support needs to state-adopted grade-level standards and curriculum in general education classes: A content analysis of the literature. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. First published online October 15, 2024.
Fall 2024 Assistive Technology Issue. Visual Impairment and Deafblind Education Quarterly, 69 (4).
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