A blue circle shows a schoolhouse, a green circle shows aan adult holding an infant, and a yellow circle shows an adult bending over to touch the hands of a child.

FAVI DeafBlind Collaborative

The Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) DeafBlind Collaborative serves children and young adults (ages birth through 21 years) with multiple disabilities that include diagnosed or suspected hearing and vision loss. We support children and their families, as well as the educators and professionals who serve them.

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On the Calendar

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See what’s coming on the FAVI calendar! Register for webinars or catch FAVI specialists at in-person events.

The Florida & Virgin Islands Deaf Blind Collaborative logo shows a gator wearing orange glasses and cochlear implants.

The Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) DeafBlind Collaborative offers Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) DeafBlind Intervention and Teaching Children Who Are…

The teaching children who are deafblind logo shows a blue circle surrounding a schoolhouse, a green circle surrounding an adult holding an infant, and a yellow circle surrounding an adult bending over to touch the hands of a child.

Who is DeafBlind?

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Chart shows levels of hearing loss across the top and levels of vision loss down the left side.Persons with highlighted combinations of hearing and…

A graphic shows that 10% of persons idetified as deafblind have comlications related to prematurity; 47% have hereditary conditions, 14% had prenatal complications, 12% had postnatal complications, and--for 17% of those identified as deafblind--the etiology is undetermined.

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What is Technical Assistance?

Learn how to access person-centered, family-centered, and team-centered resources and training.

The FAVI DeafBlind Collaborative provides technical assistance to  both the state of Florida and the US Virgin Islands.