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The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness |
 Mike Fagbemi, MaryJean Sanspree, Betsy McGinnity & Joe McNulty at the unveiling of the statue of Helen Keller, October 7th in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. |
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NCDB HIGHLIGHTS |
Innovations in TechnologyArea 1 Representatives from five state deaf-blind projects, Colorado, California, Washington, Idaho and Montana, gathered in Denver to explore strategies for the use of distance technology in the delivery of technical assistance. Consultant Larry Edelman, shared numerous no-cost and low-cost technologies that could offer solutions both innovative and cost effective. Each participant left with an action plan and a commitment to trying out different strategies. One of the new applications explored was Animoto, a program that turns pictures, videos and text into unique video pieces. Watch this short video capturing participant’s reflections on the TA activity. For more on Animoto, visit www.animoto.com Kansas NCDB is working with the School for the Blind in Kansas and the Kansas Deaf-Blind Project to provide technical assistance to teams working with deaf-blind students in the state via distance technologies. The Kansas Distance Mentorship Project will use interactive videoconferencing software and Wikis to provide a medium for information exchange. For more details, take a look at the brochure, the checklist, and the cooperative agreement form being used. Youth LeadershipNCDB, in collaboration with the Georgia Sensory Assistance Project and HKNC, will host a young adult workshop focused on employment, social etiquette and honing interviewing skills. The training will include peer to peer modeling and interactive activities lead by national and local deaf- blind youth mentors. CHARGE ConferenceTennessee is collaborating with NCDB and Area 3 states in planning the Southeast Regional CHARGE Syndrome/Deafblind Weekend for Families and Professionals, July 16th-18th, 2010 in Kingsport, TN. This is the second year for the event which alternates with the International CHARGE Syndrome Conference. David Brown and Tim Hartshorne are the invited speakers. More details to follow in the upcoming months. Currently, questions are directed to Jennifer Vick. Parent LeadershipThe New York Parent Leadership training initiatives, a collaborative effort of the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative, the New York Parent Network, the New York Advocacy Center (PTI) and NCDB held it's first of three trainings on October 2-4 at the Advocacy Center in Rochester, NY. The second training is scheduled for December 11th-13th. Personnel TrainingThe New England Consortium on Deaf-Blindness and the Vermont Deaf-Blind Project will participate in the first of three scheduled regional Deaf-Blind Advisor trainings, beginning October 27th & 28th. NCDB will support Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown & Barbara Miles to provide training to approximately 50 persons who will serve as part of a network of advisors in deaf-blindness to work in the New England region. The NCDB Personnel Preparation and Training Consortium will hold a mid October meeting at the OSEP office in Washington, DC. Participants will review applications for the NCDB Student Mini-Grants, revisit the work of the Research Work Group and identify activities that continue to promote the development of well trained professionals within the field. |
NEWS & EVENTS |
New Webcast"Parents as Ambassadors” is the latest on-demand educational webcast presented by Perkins Training & Educational Resources Program. Author/Expert Robbie Blaha shares her wisdom, insights and humor with parents and educators in a keynote delivered at the Discover Conference, held at the Perkins School for the Blind. View here. New TrainingsA growing list of training opportunities offered by state projects for Fall and Winter can be found on the NCDB website. NCDB Website New LookThe NCDB website has a new look. We are building a new section, For Families. Check it out and let us know what you think! |
PRODUCTS & PUBLICATIONS |
NCDB Publishes New Practice PerspectivesTeaching Prelinguistic Communication describes the findings of a study on the use of adapted prelinguistic milieu teaching (PMT) for children who are deaf-blind. In adapted PMT, an instructor, working one-on-one with a child, uses a variety of strategies to teach and encourage children to use gestures and vocalizations to communicate intentionally. Find your copy on the NCDB website. For print copies, contact NCDB at 800-438-9376 (Voice), 800-854-7013 (TTY), or info@nationaldb.org. The Practice Perspectives series is designed to increase the use of current information resources through the development of easily understandable products in accessible formats. Find the complete series on the NCDB website. “I Wish I Had….Wisdom From Parents of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind” - an NCDB product published this summer, is now available from the NCDB website in Spanish.
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