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We are so excited to launch our 2025-2026 PLC! Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/VAdbePLC

If you have trouble accessing the Google Form, send us an email at vadeafblind@vcu.edu

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Do you have a student with combined vision and hearing loss? This training provides educational teams Understand the impact of vision and hearing loss on learning and development and develop strategies to share information across the team to increase consistency in strategies and expectations across team members.

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Impact of Deafblindness on Learning and Development Self-Guided Module

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Impact of Deafblindness on Learning and Development Self-Guided Module

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Join us on February 16th, 2025 for a unique one day learning opportunity. An unconventional one-day professional development event designed to generate discussions, ideas and share strategies for participants to take back to their students and teams.

More information coming soon!

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Add your information to get updates about the UnConference and registration.

If you are unable to complete the Google Form, you can comment on this post or email us at vadeafblind@vcu.edu with your contact information

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Sensory AccessAbilities: The Unconference Email List

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Sign up to receives updates about the unconference, including location, registration, and event details.

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This training program works with individuals working consistently on a one on one basis in an educational setting with a student with combined vision and hearing loss. The program will provide participants with content on best practices to support communication, academic and social development for students who are deafblind. This program also offers

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If you are unable to access Google Drive, please contact vadeafblind@vcu.edu for more information.

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Additional Intervener Resources- Word Doc

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Additional Intervener Resources- Word Doc

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The Virginia Deafblind Professionals Learning Community (PLC) is a group of professionals working with students with both vision and hearing loss who seek a community to actively engage in learning, problem solving, and exploration of best practices.   In the PLC, everyone brings expertise, curiosity, and an open mind to exploring new ideas and solutions. Together, we will improve practices, outcomes, and systems for our students.  PLCs will revolve around a central focus over the course of one year.

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If you are unable to complete the Google Form, please email us at vadeafblind@vcu.edu

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Virginia Deafblind Professionals Learning Community: Interest Survey

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We are preparing to launch a Professional Learning Community (PLC) to bring together educators in Virginia who work with students with both vision and hearing loss. Your feedback and ideas will help to develop a PLC that supports you and your work.

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vadeafblind@vcu.edu

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Connect with us for information about upcoming training opportunities and resouces.

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vadeafblindproject

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https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/vadeafblindproject
Overview

The Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness is a statewide grant designed to provide technical assistance, training, and information to enhance the lives of children in Virginia with both vision and hearing loss. The project supports families, teachers, and service providers in their endeavors to improve outcomes for children and youth who experience both vision and hearing loss with a goal of improving the quality of life for people with deaf-blindness as they live in their homes, learn in their schools, socialize in their communities and access the services they choose.

Major Activities

Provide child-specific technical assistance and training to teams, including families, working with a child with deaf-blindness (birth to 21).

Improve outcomes for young adults with deaf-blindness as they transition to adulthood

Provide resources and support to families of children with deaf-blindness, especially around involvement in early intervention, education and transition planning

Conduct state-wide child count of children with combined vision and hearing loss

Target Audience

Families, service providers, and school staff supporting children with vision and hearing loss.

Funding Source

Office of Special Education Programs

Virginia Department of Education

Contact Information

Email: Julie Durando jdurando@vcu.edu

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children and young adults with deaf-blindness

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children in virginia with both vision and hearing loss

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provide resources and support to families of children with deaf-blindness

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conduct state-wide child count of children with combined vision and hearing loss

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and school staff supporting children with vision and hearing loss.

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Virginia Project for Children and Adults with Deaf-Blindness

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The Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness is a statewide grant designed to provide technical assistance, training, and information to enhance the lives of children in Virginia with both vision and hearing loss.

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Brief introduction to the different ways we can support your teams.

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<p>Wondering what kind of training and support we offer at the Virginia Deafblind Project? Check out this short video and please don't hesitate to reach out for more information! Hilary Hodes, Project Coordinator (hhodes@vcu.edu)</p>

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Wondering what kind of training and support we offer at the Virginia Deafblind Project? Check out this short video and please don't hesitate to reach out for more information! Hilary Hodes, Project Coordinator (hhodes@vcu.edu)

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Stay tuned for more information about the 2025 Deafblind Child Count that will be sent out in January and due in February.

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Register here for the Family Learning community

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Virginia Deafblind Family Learning Community

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To empower families of deafblind children and young adults in Virginia through building a supportive community by learning together about the unique and diverse needs of deafblind children and the impact it has on learning and development. Save the Dates for the first cohort:
March 4th, 2025: 8:00-9:00 PM
March 18th, 2025: 8:00-9:00 PM
April 1st, 2025: 8:00-9:00 PM
April 15th, 2025: 8:00-9:00 PM
May 6th, 2025: 8:00-9:00 PM
May 20th, 2025: 8:00-9:00 PM

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https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=8HR7K38FJJJFJTNN