GSAP is sponsoring 2 training opportunities at the IDEAS Conference June 4-7 at Epworth by the Sea on St. Simons Island.
Both sessions will be led by Linda Alsop, Director of of Deafblind Programs at Utah State University and Project Sparkle.
A preconference session titled: “Effective Intervention for Students who are Deafblind” will be offered on Monday, June 4th from 8:00 am – 11:45 am. This session will cover the impact a combined vision and hearing loss on development, communication, and socialization and effective strategies for instructing these children, including the use of interveners. An intervener is a staff person, trained in deafblindness, who provides individual support to a student who has a combination of a vision impairment with a hearing impairment that affects the way he or she is able to access information and function in the educational environment.
GSAP is sponsoring this preconference session at no cost to participants. To have registration waived, enter the GSAP promotion code on your registration form. The promotion code is GSAP01.
Our second training opportunity will be an intensive training looking more closely at the unique needs of students who are deafblind and strategies teams can use to build communication, provide information and establish a bond of trust with a student who is deafblind. This training will begin on Monday, June 4th 3:00-4:30 pm and continue on Tuesday from 8:00-4:30 and Wednesday from 8:00-2:30. The training is designed for teams focused on a student who is deafblind and will involve team planning for that student around the strategies presented.
Registration for the conference is $75.00. Some school districts have funding available. Some assistance with the registration fee may be available from GSAP on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Deborah Fields-Harris fields-harrisd@comcast.net to inquire about registration assistance.
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