The Texas Deafblind Project, located at TSBVI, is a federally funded grant program whose mission is to support individuals who are deafblind and their families.
Austin, TX
Joined February 2021
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We are thrilled to be a part of the Mental Health Symposium for Deaf/Deafblind Youth! In-person in Austin, TX on April 29th. We hope you will join us!
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We are proud to announce the release of "The Guidance for Planning Behavior Intervention for Children and Young Adults who are Deafblind or have Visual and Multiple Impairments". This is free and can be downloaded from our Texas Deafblind Project website.
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"How we experience the world and how we talk about it depends on how we perceive sensory impressions." I'm absolutely loving If you can see it, you can support it from @Nordicwelfare1 #tactilelanguage #deafblind
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Do you have a new intervener or new team this year? Does your team need training on supporting your student who is deafblind?
Register for our free, online, self-paced training on the Intervener Team Model!
tsbvi.edu/course-listing
We have several deafblind-specific Coffee Hour sessions in September!
Check them out and register for free at:
tsbvi.edu/coffeehour
Registration for the Family 2 Family Communities (F2FC) is open until 8/20/21. Groups Zoom1x/month Sept to May. There are 10 groups for English-speaking families, 1 for Spanish, & 1 for grandparents. If you're interested, please register soon!
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Tomorrow we wrap up the 2021 Texas Symposium on Deafblind Education. We would love to stay connected with you all. Please join our new Deafblind Project Newsletter where we will share updates and new information. You can sign up at lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
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We honor the brilliant Robbie Blaha M.Ed for her dedication and service to the DeafBlind community.
Her work has been featured by Harvard University. Check out
"What Harvard's Research Means for Children who are DeafBlind"
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One of the most common topics we are asked about is evaluation. Marnee Loftin wrote this great article explaining what collaborative evaluations should look like. Check it out!
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“When teacher has to shut down the activity because it’s approaching end of time, it’s the intervener’s job to give closure to the child.” Mary Gyori, Chair Development Committee and board member @Nfadb on closure. #txdbsympo2021 #deafblind #education @TSBVI_Outreach @TXDBProject
"It's the intervener's job to make sure there is time for closure." What a great thought from Mary Gyori on another important role of the intervener. #txdbsympo2021
"You have to have a goal and a plan to know if you've made it in order to get closure."- David Brown. So true! #txdbsympo2021
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The Symposium on Deafblind Education will feature Maurice Belote, Project Coordinator of California Deaf-Blind Services, San Francisco. He will present a session on, The Impact of Cognitive Closure on Students who are Deafblind.
3-4PM, Monday, March 22.
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Carolyn Monaco: “It’s hard to argue with services that are helping students’ progress.” #DeafBlind #TXDBSympo2021 Well said. Living, moving evidence-making in progress for others to observe and understand.
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Happening now!
On Monday #TXDBSympo2021 will feature two outstanding presentations: Transitioning from Early Childhood Intervention to Early Childhood Special Education with a Student who is Deafblind & Education of Students who are Deafblind in the Western Hemisphere.
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"We came together and collaborated for our student." #collaboration as an educational team cannot be underestimated as a strategy for teaching children who are #deafblind Great job Katy ISD team! #TXDBSympo2021
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“I love the concept of FINDING, NURTURING, and DEVELOPING beginning with the BELIEF that our students do and can communicate. Our role as the TDB is to meet them at their level with the language of touch”. Jennifer Magee
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"We have a curriculum too... we just call it 'the child.'" Boom! There it is.
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"We owe it to all of our fellow travelers on this learning journey to equip them so that they can reveal our exceptional nature. And, in turn, for us to reveal their exceptional nature."- Paul Hart #TXDBSympo2021
Are we watching for and responding to our deafblind communication partner's gestures/language, or are we expecting them to conform to ours? Wow, powerful thoughts from Paul Hart. #TXDBSympo2021