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Technical Assistance

Technical assistance can take many forms, and depends mainly on the needs of the child who is deafblind.

Training

Training is tailored, as much as possible, to meet the individual needs of parents, educational teams, service providers and volunteers.
Online Training Workshops for early intervention or school-based teams.

Registration

To register a child who is deafblind, please download the Oregon DeafBlind Project Child Registration Form, fill it out and return.

For more information, contact Lyn Ayer,

 Newsletter

News & Events

Check out our Fall/Winter 2011 Newsletter - "Building Effective Programs" for book reviews, information on the functional use of music as a tool in education, and more.

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Featured Program!


Working with children who are deaf-blind is a joy and a challenge. Specialists, teachers, interveners and parents are constantly looking for new and creative ways to teach concepts, increase language and enhance social interactions.

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We would like to recognize these efforts and to share these innovations from outstanding programs in Oregon.

Our first featured program is Woodland Elementary. Click to view an innovative use of technology in developing language, Lexi's Dictionary.

Past Events


Music & Movement for Children with Disabilities/Deafblind Workshop

Workshop participants

Over 30 specialists from the fields of Vision, Hearing, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language, Early Intervention and Early Childhood attended the workshop. Several students from WOU also participated in the activities exploring the use of sound and movement in influencing the functioning of the brain.



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The Oregon Deafblind Project is funded through grant award # H326C080036-09, OSEP CFDA 84.326C, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education (OSEP), Project Officer: Glinda Hill.
The opinions and policies expressed by this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Teaching Research Institute or the US Department of Education.

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