What is Deafblindness
The Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children defines deafblindness as follows: “Deafblindness” means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness” (Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities, July 1, 2014).
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Deafblindness: Raising Awareness of Dual Sensory Impairment
Deafblindness: Raising Awareness on Dual Sensory Impairment, a 30-minute video presentation, is available for use by educators, agency personnel, families, and others. Click here to access the resource, which provides information on defining deafblindness, identifying common causes of deafblindness, identifying services provided by OCDBE, and understanding how to register a child on the Ohio deafblind census. For more information, or to schedule a virtual or in-person outreach session, contact Dr. Lynne Hamelberg, OCDBE Family Information & Outreach Specialist, at 614.897.0020.
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Independent Study in Intervener Services for Ohio Parents
Dates: Individually arranged
Target Audience: Parents
Facilitator: Dr. Lyn Ayer
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Classroom Strategies to Increase Competent Communication, Decrease Unwanted Behaviors and Better Understand Sensory Processing for Children who are Deafblind and/or have Low Incidence Disabilities
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Target Audience: Educators, Related Services, Paraprofessionals
Date: June 1-5, 2020
Location: 1-day regional meeting in NW, NE, SW, and SE Ohio
Presenter: Dr. Melinda Wolford
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FREE Independent Study on Intervener Services
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Facilitator: Dr. Lyn Ayer
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