Welcoming Remarks

Agenda

Abstracts and Session Overviews

General Session 1
"A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships: How Children with Deaf-Blindness Benefit from Collaborative Efforts Between State Projects and EHDI Programs"
Karl R. White - National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management

Handout 

General Session 2:
“Employment: From Competitive to Customized” An individualized approach to providing access to employment for all students and adults with complex lives
Michael Callahan, President, Marc Gold & Associates, Employment for All, Gautier, Mississippi

Lecture

General Session 3:
"The Pebble in the Pond, Our Hearts in Our Hands: Building Cultural Reciprocity with Families"
Diana Autin, Executive Co-Director, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN), Newark, New Jersey

Lecture 

Concurrent Session 1: Early Identification
"Improving Early Identification, Services and Outcomes for Young Children who are Deaf-Blind: Opportunities for Collaboration"
Evelyn F. Shaw, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), Chapel Hill , North Carolina

Lecture 

Concurrent Session 2: Post Secondary Transition
"Discovery: The Foundation of Planning for the Workplace and the Community"”
Michael Callahan, President, Marc Gold & Associates, Employment for All, Gautier, Mississippi

 Lecture

Concurrent Session 9: Underserved and Unserved Families
"Juntos Podemos/Together We Can: Effective Strategies to Support Spanish-Speaking Families of Children with Deaf-Blindness"
Diana Autin, Executive Co-Director, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN), Newark , New Jersey
Nilda Maldonado, Family Member, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN), Newark, New Jersey

Lecture