Deaf-Blind: Resources

COVID-19 and Special Education

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COVID-19 resources for special education

Professional Development

2021-2022 Deaf-Blindness Webinar Series

The Colorado Deaf-Blind Project is pleased to announce a series of webinars that will be offered once a month throughout the 2021-2022 school year.

Each webinar will air from 3:30pm - 5:30pm.

Webinar Dates & Topics:

October 12, 2021 - Systematic Instruction for Students with Severe Disabilities (Part 1): System of Least Prompts with MaryAnn Demchak and Chevonne Sutter
November 9, 2021 - Calendars for Students with Multiple Impairments, Including Deafblindness with Robbie Blaha
December 14, 2021 - Putting Together the Pieces: A Team Approach to Creating Experience Books with Katie Sacra, Clair Turbeville and Emily Scheffler
January 11, 2022 - Classic Literacy Lessons: Story Boxes, Experience Books, and Authentic Choice-Making with Susan Bruce
February 8, 2022 - Systematic Instruction for Students with Severe Disabilities (Part 2): Constant Time Delay with MaryAnn Demchak and Chevonne Sutter
March 8, 2022 - Supporting the Use of Consistent Interventions: A Framework for Collaborating with Educational Teams Serving Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss with Tracy Evans Luiselli

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Webinar Registration

Registration for each webinar will close at 10am on the day before each webinar airs.

When registering please indicate if you require any accommodation(s). All accommodations must be requested no later than two weeks prior to the event. Requests made after this time cannot be guaranteed.

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On Demand Professional Learning Specific to Deaf-Blindness

Pediatric deafness/hearing loss is addressed in five training modules on topics that detail (a) the importance and methods to detect and identify early-onset hearing loss; (b) the mechanics of how we hear; (c) the types and incidence of early-onset deafness/hearing loss; (d) the degree of hearing loss; and (e) causes and risk factors for early-onset hearing loss.

Lending Library

A lending library is maintained with up-to-date books, articles, workshop materials, videotapes, and manuals related to the topic of vision and hearing loss.Lending library materials are mailed out upon request.

Colorado Resources for Families of Children who are Deafblind

National and International Resources Specific to Deaf-Blindness:

National Resources Specific to Children with Disabilities

NORD - National Organization of Rare Disorders

For more information about the Colorado Services for Children and Youth with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss project, please contact:

Tanni Anthony
Phone: (303) 866-6681
Email Tanni Anthony

Gina Herrera
Phone: (303) 866-6605
Email Gina Herrera

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