Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Webinar about Educational Access for Students with Visual Disabilities

Announcing:

A Webinar for Teachers -- Bringing Video Description Into the 21st Century

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 02:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST

Attend, and learn how to provide better access to educational videos for
students with visual disabilities!

Sign up at
http://webinars.dcmp.org

Friday, January 13, 2012

2012 Partners in Policymaking Class

The 2012 Partners in Policymaking class will be held March 23-25 and April 20-22. If you
would like to apply for the 2012 class, please complete the application at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VKDYVKF. If you need assistance with your application or would like to learn more about the Partners in Policymaking program, please contact Ryan Johnson at (404) 881-9777 extension 217.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Just Released: An Educational Webcast with Marlyn Minkin on the Impact of Deafblindness on the Family

The Impact of Deafblindness on the Family
In this webcast, Marlyn Minkin, M.S. addresses the issues that families struggle with related to raising children who are deafblind. Marlyn is a psychologist with extensive national and international experience working with families of children who are deafblind.
This webcast addresses the following topics: 1. Introduction, 2. Common Responses to a Diagnosis of Deafblindness, 3. Parent to Parent Support, 4. Sibling Issues, 5. Personal Experiences and Professional Advice, 6. Self-Care and Accepting Help, 7. Planning for the Future, and 8. Redefining Hope.
 To access the webcast, visit http://support.perkins.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=13481.0&printer_friendly=1

Upcoming Family Workshops and Sibshops

Georgia PINES and GSAP will team up to provide two Family Workshops with various topics on sensory impairments. The dates are Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Georgia Academy for the Blind in Macon, GA and Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf. For more information, visit the Training and Events page on GSAP's website: http://education.gsu.edu/georgiadeafblindproj/events-training.aspx.

Alongside the Family Workshops (1/28/2012 in Macon; 3/24/2012 in Atlanta), GSAP will provide Sibshop for brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs. Visit the Sibshop page on GSAP's website for more information: http://education.gsu.edu/georgiadeafblindproj/sibshop.aspx.