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The Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) DeafBlind Collaborative provides individualized consultation and training to families, professionals, schools, and districts serving children and young adults (birth through 21 years) who are affected by both hearing loss and vision loss (diagnosed or suspected)–with or without other disabilities.  If you know a child or young adult who is unable to use her/his vision and hearing effectively for communication and learning, please contact the FAVI team for assistance. 

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Florida Parent Road Map

We’re on this road together. How did you arrive on this road? However you got here, you are not alone. We are here —we are parents who have been where you are now.

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For Your Information

Recorded Webinar: A Window of Opportunity for…

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Early identification of vision concerns is vital to a child’s cognitive, motor, social, and communication development. Yet, in many Early…

The slide is titled A window of opportunity for healthy visual development. A graphic shows a child dressed as a superhero and other children walking, reading, and writing. The graphic reads good vision = superpowers for kids. Clear eyesight, eye coordination, depth perception, color vision, visual processing, and healthy eyes are listed as superpowers.

Professional Development: Meet OHOA

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The Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) DeafBlind Collaborative offers Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) DeafBlind Intervener Learning Modules for educators…

Cover page of a brochure entitled "Meet OHOA" shows a pair of signing hands surrounded by the words: Open Hands Open Access DeafBlind Intervener Learning Modules

Transition Self-Advocacy Portfolio

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Welcome to the Transition Self-Advocacy Portfolio!  These documents are  intended to guide a young person with deaf-blindness, a family, and/or an…

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Accessibility Toolkit for State DeafBlind Projects