DB Network News

DB Network News brings together, in one display, posts to the DB Network Blog, the CA Deaf-Blind Services Blog, NCDB Facebook page and NCDB News and Announcements.

• Oct 5 The Coalition for Usher Syndrome sponsors a monthly Usher syndrome conference ca...

• Oct 6 Usher syndrome, part III: The Plot Thickens

  by Jennifer Phillips, Ph.D.The time has come to delve into the retinal component of Usher syndrome. In Part II, I briefly described the results of protein localization studies, in which most ...

• Oct 6 IPads May Help Kids with Severe Vision Impairments

• Oct 10 Powerpoint file of the 2010 art pieces and archives from previous years

• Oct 11 The White House Blog has ongoing posts related to disabilities. Check it out.

• Oct 13 The Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness Annual Conference is scheduled for...

• Oct 13 Staff Pick: The Out-of-Sync Child

  The Out-of-Sync Child (Perigee Books 2005. ISBN: 978-0-399-53165-1) and The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun (Perigee Books 2006. ISBN: 978-0-399-53271-9).  Author:  Carol Stock Kranowitz.  These two books are revised and updated ...

• Oct 13 Staff Picks: Interveners in the Classrooom

  Interveners in the Classroom : Guidelines for Teams Working With Students Who Are Deafblind Authors: Linda Alsop, Cindy Robinson, Karen Goehl, Jenny Lace, Maurice Belote, Gloria Rodriguez-Gil. Published by SKI-HI Institute, Utah ...

• Oct 13 Staff recommendation: Deafblindness: Educational Service Guidelines

  Deafblindness: Educational Service Guidelines Edited by Marianne Riggio and Barbara McLetchie and published in 2008 by Perkins School for the Blind. From the book’s Foreword by Joe McNulty of the National Coalition on ...

• Oct 13 Staff recommendation: Assessing Communication and Learning in Young Children who are Deafblind or Who Have Multiple Disabilities

  Assessing Communication and Learning in Young Children Who are Deafblind or Who Have Multiple Disabilities Edited by Charity Rowland, Ph.D. and published in 2009 by Design to Learn Projects of Oregon Health ...

• Oct 14 Gloria: Ideas and Resources On Ways to Raise Funds for an iPad

  Liz Lemmon, one of the students from our partnership  program with San Francisco State University, passed me these useful links that provide ideas on how to raise funds to get an ...

• Oct 17 A new edition of "A Guide for Students Who Are Deaf-Blind Considering College" f...

• Oct 17 The National Intervener Credentialing Program, administered through the National...

• Oct 13 Staff pick: Understanding Deafblindness

  Understanding Deafblindness: Issues, Perspectives, and Strategies Edited by Linda Alsop and published in 2002 by Hope, Inc. Understanding Deafblindness represents an outstanding overview of all major issues related to deaf-blindness.  The easy-to-use format ...

• Mar 7 NCDB February 2012 eNews

• Sep 19 Upstate NY Families mark your calendars! The New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative,...

• Sep 19 Julie: New website about interveners

  FYI:  http://intervener.org/ is a website that focusses solely on intervener skills, responsibilities, and training.  And don't forget our tutorial OLITI which is a great introduction to the field. Thanks for adding California ...

• Sep 20 Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosts their 2011 Introduction t...

• Sep 21 The Sibling Support Project is pleased to announce that they are now scheduling...