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The first student with deaf-blindness to graduate from Harvard Law School

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Local.                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh1oxkdI7KA

This video is from the perspective of a deaf blind lawyer. I think watching this video could help families cope and know that just because their child is deaf- blind they can still adapt and become successful.

State                        https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/disability-resources/deaf-blind

This website is the from the North Carolina Department of Education and includes the link to Family Support Programs related through the NCDBP.

National                            https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/rights.htm#:~:text=Required%20by%20the%20Americans%20with,services%2C%20programs%20and%20other%20opportunities.

This website contains a timeline of federal laws that have been passed that pertain to the deaf blind community. I think it is important for families to learn more about these laws so they know they children's rights.

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Local http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/archive/strategies.html

This website shares helpful strategies to be used in a classroom. It includes tips for behavior and connecting with a student with deaf-blindess.

State              https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/disability-resources/deaf-blind#:~:text=The%20North%20Carolina%20Deaf%2DBlind,years%20who%20are%20deaf%2Dblind.

This contains helpful information for the North Carolina Deaf Blind Project (NCDBP) which is a five year project that provides technical assistance which is based out of the North Carolina Department of Instruction.

National                         https://www.nationaldb.org/info-center/deaf-blindness-overview/

This is the National Center for Deaf Blindness. This website gives a brief overview for education of these students and provides resources to educational practices.

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Many students who are deaf-blind have difficulty learning in a group setting. It is crucial for them to learn one on one or make activities individualized. If there is a group activity, teachers will need to have the child constantly active even during other student's turns.

Intervener Services

Different Curricula for the student, which is geared towards helping the student develop social skills like introductions, self esteem, and communication basics.

When communicating with peers, there can be an ASL interpreter depending on the student's level of communication.

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Accommodations and Adaptations in Education

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Accommodations and Adaptations in Education

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A mobility specialist may need to help the student become well oriented with their environment. If he or she feels unsafe or uncomfortable in their classroom setting they could be unwilling to interact with the people and things around them.

The curriculum for a student with this disability is much different. They are expected to learn and develop communication skills and routines that later on translate into the concepts they are learning.

ALD's can be used. This is a small microphone worn by the teacher That strengthens the sound going to the students hearing device.

Note takers or Interpreter. The notetaker would write things in braille for the student, and the interpreter would use American Sign Language that the student can feel by touching their hands (as shown in the image above)

Use of Braille.

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Public schools

Perkins School for the Blind

Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf

Gallaudet University

Other specialty schools for hard of hearing and vision students

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In newborns, deaf-blindness is most usually identified during the newborn screenings. Hearing and Vision impairments can be identified through routine checks with a GP, audiologist, or ophthalmologist. Early intervention is extremely important for children, so they are able to obtain the developmental skills they need. There is no federally determined level of impairment that constitute a person as deaf-blind.

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Not all people who are DB are fully blind or fully deaf contrary to popular belief, but they do have severe impairments to their vision and hearing.
This video provides a very helpful perspective from families and helps to further explain some early signs and characteristics.

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Students have difficulty with communication

Distorted perceptions

Unable to see board or connect ideas to bigger concepts

Problems navigating through a room or classroom

Unmotivated

Difficulties learning in a group setting

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Deafblind Terminology : Deafblind Information. (2016, March 16). Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.deafblindinformation.org.au/about-deafblindness/congenital-deafblindness/for-families-carers/a-z-of-medical-and-therapy-jargon/
P. (n.d.). Deaf-Blindness. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/deaf-blindness/
NHS. (2018, August 7). Diagnosis Deafblindness. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/deafblindness/diagnosis/
Lombardi, P. (2015). Deaf Blindness. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://granite.pressbooks.pub/understanding-and-supporting-learners-with-disabilities/chapter/deaf-blindness/

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DB: Deaf Blind

(NIHL): Noise induced hearing loss

Hz:hertz (unit frequency is measured in)

dB: decibels (unit of intensity of sounds)

GP- General Practitioner

HoH- hard of hearing

ABR- Auditory brain response

ASL- American Sign Language