Literacy for Children with Combined Vision & Hearing Loss

The “All Children Can Read” website is built on a framework that incorporates stages of literacy development and key components of reading into instructional strategies for children with dual sensory challenges.  The website has been designed to present these strategies in a user-friendly, interactive manner that utilizes existing resources and provides practical examples.


http://literacy.nationaldb.org/

OSEP/NCDB Intervener Initiative

The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness is seeking volunteers to serve on several panels of individuals who represent the interests of children and families with respect to intervener issues.  These include family members, state deaf-blind project personnel, higher education providers, interveners, and educational administrators.

The estimated time commitment for each panel member is approximately 8 to 10 hours over approximately four weeks (mid-March to mid-April 2012, plus one additional task in May). 

If you would like to volunteer, please send your name, job title or role (e.g., state deaf-blind project coordinator, parent, intervener), and a brief explanation describing why you are interested in serving on the panel to Peggy Malloy at NCDB. 

Deadline: February 15, 2012

 

Peggy Malloy

E-mail: malloyp@wou.edu

Phone: 503-838-8598 (call if you have any questions)

Fax: 503-838-8150

National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness

Teaching Research Institute, Western Oregon University

345 N. Monmouth Ave.

Monmouth, OR  97361

Cortical Vision Impairment Webinar

Perkins Training & Educational Resources Program presents

Cortical Vision Impairment

In this webcast Ellen Mazel, M.Ed., talks about the diagnosis of cortical vision impairment and the resulting implications. Ellen shares strategies for assessment and intervention and emphasizes the importance of early intervention. This webcast provides excellent information for parents and teachers who are just learning about cortical vision impairment.

http://support.perkins.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Webcasts_Cortical_Vision_Impairment