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POSTED September 15, 2023 | Announcement

Family Key Topic: Including Deafblindness in the IEP

This key topic provides information families can share with educators and administrators on practices for identifying, assessing, and educating children who are deafblind.

POSTED September 05, 2023 | Announcement

Now Available in Spanish: An Overview of Deafblindness

Our popular factsheet, “An Overview of Deafblindness,” is now available in Spanish.

POSTED August 18, 2023 | Job

Job Announcement: Deaf Blind Coordinator, Oregon

Portland Public Schools/Columbia Regional Inclusive Services has a position open for a Deaf Blind Coordinator.

POSTED July 12, 2023 | Announcement

Now Available: Early Intervention for Children Who Are Deafblind

Module 2 of NCDB’s professional development series provides much-needed practical information essential for working with infants and toddlers who are deafblind.

POSTED June 23, 2023 | Announcement

Call for Presentations: Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity

The 39th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity (Pac Rim 2024) is now accepting proposals!

POSTED June 08, 2023 | Announcement

New Article: Covid-19 and Digital Equity for Deaf-Blind Learners: My Experience and the Importance of Self-Advocacy

In this article Ava Bullis, a 17-year-old with Usher syndrome, recalls the early days of Covid-19.

POSTED June 02, 2023 | Training

Professional Development Series for Educators and Related Service Providers

The University of South Dakota is offering four professional development courses with a concentration in deaf-blindness and high intensity needs for 2023-2024.

POSTED May 24, 2023 | Announcement

University of Kentucky DeafBlind Graduate Certificate

The University of Kentucky offers a DeafBlind Graduate Certificate, register now for Fall 2023.

POSTED May 18, 2023 | Announcement

2023 NFADB Nominations Announcement

The National Family Association for Deaf-Blind has open positions for its Board of Directors.

POSTED May 16, 2023 | Webinar

Idaho Webinar Series: Closure, Ambiguity, and Stress for Students with Significant Support Needs

This three-part webinar series presented by Maurice Belote will explore the impact of closure and ambiguity for students who have significant support needs.

POSTED April 04, 2023 | Announcement

Literacy Website Relocated

The Literacy for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss website has been moved to the NCDB website.

POSTED March 31, 2023 | Announcement

Just Published: A Mother’s Story of her Son Who Is Deaf-Blind

In this book a mom tells the inspiring story of her son who is deaf-blind.

POSTED March 31, 2023 | Job

Job Announcement: Teacher of the Deafblind, Texas

The Region 4 Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD) has one itinerant teacher of the deafblind opening currently in the Houston Independent School District in Texas.

POSTED March 27, 2023 | Announcement

CHARGE Syndrome Foundation Spanish Facebook Group

The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation has created a Spanish Facebook group for support and dissemination of information.

POSTED March 16, 2023 | Announcement

HKNC Mental Health Training Series

Save the date. Helen Keller National Center is hosting a webinar series on Mental Health services for individuals who are DeafBlind.

POSTED February 15, 2023 | Announcement

New Resource: Identification of Usher Syndrome

A new NCDB product, written by Nancy O’Donnell of the Usher Syndrome Coalition, provides essential information and resources for families and professionals.

POSTED February 02, 2023

Updated Publication: Dimensions of Communication

An updated (2022) version of "Dimensions of Communication: A Manual to Assess the Communication Skills and Behaviors of Individuals with Disabilities," by Nancy Sall, Ed.D. and Cathy Rikhye, Ed.D., is available through the Council for Exceptional Children.

POSTED January 27, 2023 | Announcement

Upcoming Coffee Hours & Tech Tea Times

These events are hosted by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

POSTED January 20, 2023 | Announcement

New Release: Brief #2 on CVI vs. Other VIs

What’s the differences between students with significant cognitive disabilities who have cortical visual impairment (CVI) and those with other types of visual impairment? Find out in the latest NCDB/ATLAS Brief.

POSTED January 04, 2023 | Announcement

NFADB Call for Nominations for the Steve Perrault Award

NFADB is seeking online nominations of outstanding family leaders.

POSTED December 01, 2022

CHARGE 2023 Conference: Call for Presenters

Presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations or posters by January 31, 2023.

POSTED November 18, 2022 | Announcement

Report on the 2022 DeafBlind Midwest Transition Institute

This report describes the event and the many activities in which young adults, mentors, and families participated.

POSTED November 07, 2022

Survey on the ICF Core Set for Deafblindness

Deafblind International is calling on all deafblindness experts. Your participation is very important for a study in the ICF Core Set for Deafblindness project.

POSTED October 12, 2022 | Archived Webinar

Effective Intervener Supervision Practices

POSTED October 06, 2022 | Announcement

New Article: The Online National Intervener Training Pilot Project

A study evaluating the effectiveness of an online training project for intervener candidates has been published in the July-August issue of the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.

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