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Professional Development Opportunities

This page provides information about opportunities in the United States for teachers and related service providers to learn about deafblindness and instructional practices for children and youth who are deafblind. Available opportunities come in a variety of forms—online courses, webinars, and self-study modules. These are organized topically below. Some have opportunities to obtain CEUs or credits. Please note that NCDB does not host modules or offer CEUs or credits, so be sure to contact the relevant sponsoring agencies for more information. 

NCDB staff review professional development opportunities on an ongoing basis to keep this page up-to-date. You may also want to visit the following sites for other opportunities:

Active Learning

Active Learning: Principles

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 12 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning: Functional Scheme

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 3 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning: Program Planning

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning: Implementation

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning: Documenting Progress

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs:Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning: Equipment

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.75 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning: Materials

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs:Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Active Learning Is More Than a Piece of Equipment! Tutorial

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins

OHOA Module: Availability for Learning

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Assessment and Planning

The Work of Dr. Jan van Dijk

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins

Communication

Effective Access to Communication and Literacy for Students with Visual and Multiple Disabilities

Type: Self-Paced CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins

System of Least Prompts to Teach Communication Symbols to Children with Deafblindness

Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER

OHOA Module: Understanding Communication Principles

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Emergent Communication

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Piaget (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Gestural Development (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Developing a Communicative Intentionality (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Communication Mapping (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Touch for Connection and Communication

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Progressing from Non-symbolic to Symbolic Communication and Complex Language

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: An Introduction to Sign Language and Braille

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Communicating with Individuals who are Deaf-Blind

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 2 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC

Haptics: Using Touch to Convey Visual and Environmental Information to People who are Deaf-Blind

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 17 Cost: $179.99
Organization: HKNC

Guidelines for Working with a Sign Language Interpreter; Specific Considerations for Ensuring Access for Deaf-Blind Consumers

Type: Webinar CEs: .75 Cost: $19.99
Organization: HKNC

Early Intervention

Deaf-Blindness for Early Intervention Practitioners Course

Type: Module CEs: None Cost: Free 
Organization: Virginia Early Intervention eLearning Center

Early Orientation and Mobility: Birth to Three

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55 
Organization: Perkins

Expanded Core Curriculum

Expanded Core Curriculum: A Team Approach

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins

Life Skills

What's in Your Emergency Bag? Preparation and Survival

Type: Recorded Course  CEs: 1.0 Cost: $25.00
Organization: AER

Functional Curriculum

Type: Self-Paced  CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins

Teaching Telescope Skills to Students with Low Vision

Type: Self-Guided  CEs: 1.5 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Motor Skills in Children with Deafblindness

Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER

OHOA Module: Introduction to Orientation and Mobility for Interveners

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Orientation and Mobility in Everyday Routines

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Social Skills and Peer Relationships

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Self-Determination

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Sexuality

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Advocacy in the Deaf-Blind World (ADBW)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: $179.99
Organization: HKNC

Literacy

Literacy Adaptations for Students who are Deafblind

Type: Self-Paced CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins

Literacy for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind: Building a Foundation

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Literacy for Students who are Deafblind Tutorial

Type: Self-Paced  CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins

Using Constant Time Delay to Teach Sight Words to Students with Deafblindness

Type: Recorded Course  CEs: .75 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER

Overview on Deafblindness

Introduction to Deaf-Blindness (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: An Overview of Deaf-Blindness and Instructional Strategies

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Building Trusted Relationships and Positive Self-Image

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Deafblind Insights

Type: Video CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Routines and Calendars

Multiple Disabilities and DeafBlind Division Webinar: The Impact of the Need for Closure for Students and Youth who are DeafBlind

Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.5 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER

Utilizing Routines (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Routines for Participation and Learning

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Calendar Systems (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Calendars

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Teaching Strategies

Compensatory Skills: Essential Considerations for Learning

Type: Self-Paced CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins 

Introduction to the Intervener Team Model Training (Team Training)

Type: Self-Paced CEs: 6 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI

Teaching strategies for children with DeafBlindness

Type: Recorded Course CEs: 4.0 Cost: $150.00 (AUD)
Organization: NextSense (Australia)

Evidence for Practices with Children with Deafblindness: Systematic Review of Intervention Studies

Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER

OHOA Module: Intervener Strategies

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Concept Development and Responsive Environments

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Accessing the Curriculum and the Environment

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Behavior and Environmental Supports

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Touch

Interactions with Objects (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Touch for Connecting and Learning

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Interactions with Touch (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Hand-under-Hand (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Transition

The Top 5 Keys to Successful Transition for Deaf-Blind Youths; A Guide for Families

Type: Webcast CEs: .5 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC

OHOA Module: Transition to Adulthood and Community Living

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Personal Futures Planning

Type: Webcast CEs: 1 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC

Pre-Employment Transition Services

Type: Webcast CEs: 1 Cost: $19.99
Organization: HKNC

An Overview of Pre Employment Transition for Deaf-Blind Youth

Type: Webinar CEs: None Cost: $29.99, Free for deaf-blind youth.
Organization: HKNC

Remaining Current in the Deaf-Blind World

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 2 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC

Vision and Hearing

Supporting social emotional development with young children who have CVI

Type: Self-Paced CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins

Hearing Issues for Students with Deafblindness: Auditory Training for Students with MIVI

Type: Video CEs: None Cost: Free Organization: TSBVI

OHOA Module: The Sensory System, the Brain and Learning

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Maximizing Vision and Hearing

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Introduction to Vision Loss (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Introduction to Hearing Loss (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

Working with Families and Teams

Intervener Services for Students who are Deafblind: Family Stories and Resources to Help You

Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $25.00
Organization: AER

Working with Siblings of People with Deafblindness or Multiple Disabilities (Spanish Only)

Type: Webinar CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: Perkins

OHOA Module: The Role of Interveners in Educational Settings

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB

OHOA Module: Collaborative Teaming and Family Partnerships

Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB