Practice Partnerships

What are Practice Partnerships?

• A commitment to provide leadership in the identification, use and dissemination of evidence based practices in the field of deaf-blindness
• A dedicated effort to move current research into current practice
• An opportunity to bring together federal technical assistance and dissemination projects, state and local organizations and stakeholders to identify emerging, promising, and evidence-based practices
• A collaborative endeavor to relate those practices to the field of deaf-blindness

Critical elements of the Practice Partnerships

• Identification of critical federal initiatives
• Stakeholder commitment and participations
• Leveraging of national and state resources to maximize impact and the potential of the partnerships to address needs

NCDB Focus Areas

• Early Childhood
• Literacy, Math, and Science
• Transition
• Underserved Families
• Accountability and Evaluation