Family Learning Opportunities December 2017

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National Center on Deaf-Blindness

FAMILY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES December 2017

FREE On-Line Training for Families The Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Deaf-Blind Intervener Learning Modules are a free online national resource designed to increase awareness, knowledge, and skills related to intervention for students who are deaf-blind and being served in educational and community settings. The Mississippi Hearing and Vision Project is hosting an Open Hands Open Access Modules Cohort just for families. Families can sign up for whatever modules they prefer and it is free of charge! The schedule for the modules is: • • •

Dec. 1 - Jan. 20: Module 23: Behavior & Environmental Supports Feb. 1 - March 15: Module 5: Availability for Learning April 15 - May 30: Module 9: Routines for Participation & Learning

For more information, please download the following flyer: http://bit.ly/2zxd3jH

Did you catch the webinar entitled “Educational Considerations for Students with Usher Syndrome”? The Usher Syndrome Coalition estimates that there are more than 7,000 children with Usher syndrome in the United States. Yet in 2015, the state deaf-blind projects reported that roughly 300 children with Usher syndrome were served. Where are these students being educated? And are their educational needs being adequately met? In this 90-minute presentation Family Engagement Coordinators Carly Fredericks and Patti McGowan, both parents of children with Usher syndrome, along with Nancy O’Donnell, Director of the USH Trust Registry, shared strategies and resources to help families of children with Usher Syndrome. Here’s a link to the recording: https://nationaldb.org/library/page/2700

2-Part Communication Webinar Series - Save the Dates! NCDB is excited to announce that we will be offering a FREE 2-Part Webinar series related to communication development for children with combined vision and hearing loss. Dr. Susan Bashinski, Graduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor at Missouri Western University will be sharing her expertise. More details will be coming soon, but here are the dates and times: • Wednesday, February 28 at 12 PT - Part 1 - "Laying the Foundation for Communication Exchange - How to Start"

• Wednesday, March 21 at 12 PT - Part 2 - "Laying the Foundation for Communication Exchange - Strategies" This would be a great training to encourage your child’s service providers to attend as well! Practical useful strategies will be shared. Watch the NCDB website for log-in information coming in the weeks ahead.

We hope you can join us!

The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education #H326T130013. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of The Research Institute, nor the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Jo Ann McCann.