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POSTED August 23, 2022 | Announcement

New Resource for School Administrators: Identification of Children with Deaf-Blindness

This important new resource provides information on deaf-blindness and strategies to ensure students receive appropriate services.

POSTED August 22, 2022 | Announcement

New Materials Now Available: An Overview of Deafblindness

NCDB’s “An Overview of Deafblindness,” available now as a printable factsheet and online infographic.

POSTED August 17, 2022 | Announcement

New Article: “The Hardest Job of All” by an Adult with Deaf-Blindness

A new article by George Stern offers a candid look at the joys and challenges of independence as an adult who is deaf-blind as well as his thoughts on career training and disability policy.

POSTED August 09, 2022 | Announcement

Report Identifies Family Needs and Priorities

An important new report from NCDB describes specific state-level priorities and national-level supports for families of children who are deaf-blind.

POSTED July 28, 2022

Utah Teachers of the Deaf-Blind Profiles

Meet the Utah teachers of the deaf-blind and learn about the importance of this specialized training.

POSTED July 20, 2022

New Program: University of KY Announces DeafBlind Certificate Program

The University of Kentucky is now offering a graduate certificate in deaf-blindness.

POSTED July 11, 2022 | Announcement

Interpreting Training and Resource Center Name Change

The DeafBlind Interpreting National Training and Resource Center has become the Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program (PLI).

POSTED June 27, 2022 | Announcement

Deafblind International World Conference 2023: Call for Abstracts

Seeking presenters! Presentations and abstracts from individuals living with deafblindness are strongly encouraged. Deadline is Friday, July 1.

POSTED June 23, 2022

New NCDB Professional Development Series Released

Now available! The first module of an important new series for educators provides practical, need-to-know information essential for working with children who are deaf-blind.

POSTED June 12, 2022 | Announcement

New Podcast Episode: "Self-Advocacy"

Episode 3 of The Exceptional Experience podcast is now available.

POSTED May 12, 2022 | Announcement

New NCDB Professional Development Series

Coming Soon! The first module of an important new series for educators from NCDB will be available online.

POSTED May 12, 2022 | Announcement

ATLAS/NCDB Partnership Improves Access to the GEC

NCDB has partnered with ATLAS on projects to improve access to the GEC for students who are deafblind with significant cognitive disabilities.

POSTED April 18, 2022 | Announcement

New Resources by Elsa Sjunneson

Three resources by Elsa Sjunneson: a memoir, RadioLab interview, and PBS documentary.

POSTED April 12, 2022 | Announcement

New Article: The Importance of Infant and Toddler ID

An article by NCDB’s Emma Nelson, Robbin Bull, and their ECTA colleagues has been published online by ZERO TO THREE

POSTED March 18, 2022

The NCDB 2021 Impact Report

We are excited to share the NCDB 2021 Impact Report which summarizes data collection methods and describes how collaborative efforts with our partners led to significant progress and accomplishments.

POSTED March 09, 2022 | Archived Webinar

Putting it into Practice: Examples from the TA Network on Accessing the GEC

POSTED March 02, 2022 | Archived Webinar

Introduction to Accessing the Grade Level General Education Curriculum

POSTED February 10, 2022 | Announcement

New Article: “Deafblind at Social Gatherings”

Read the personal story by a young woman who is deafblind, and hear what she wishes others knew about making connections with her easier.

POSTED January 28, 2022

WFDB Global Survey

The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) has launched its Global Survey on the Situation of Persons with Deafblindness.

POSTED November 19, 2021 | Announcement

Blog Post: New Deafblind Interaction Microsite

Want to better understand social interaction techniques and communication models with children who are deafblind?

POSTED November 19, 2021 | Announcement

Resource: Paths to Literacy Newsletter

The Paths to Literacy newsletter offers a wealth of resources and expertise on the many aspects of literacy for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities or who are deafblind.

POSTED November 05, 2021 | Announcement

Stories from the Classroom: Appreciating High Expectations

The PROGRESS Center has released a new Stories from the Classroom video.

POSTED October 25, 2021

Research Project: Social Experiences in CHARGE Syndrome

An opportunity is available for adults with CHARGE syndrome to participate in a study being conducted by Sarah Sykes, M.A. (Doctoral Student at Central Michigan University) and Timothy Hartshorne, Ph.D. (Central Michigan University).

POSTED October 15, 2021 | Announcement

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

The 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity (Pac Rim 2022) is now accepting proposals!

POSTED October 13, 2021 | Archived Webinar

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