Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) DeafBlind intervention courses are short courses (approximately 7 hours) that increase professionals’ and families’ understanding of how to intervene for deafblind individuals. Mississippi-Florida cohorts are learning groups that study and discuss three topics per six-week session. First-time participants must register for a new Cohort and begin with three introductory topics: Overview of DeafBlindness; Sensory Systems, Brain & Learning; and Building Trusting Relationships. Cohort 12 registration link
Newcomers to OHOA Mississippi-Florida learning Cohorts must register by December 15, 2025 for Cohort 12. This new cohort will begin the introductory set of courses (Overview of DeafBlindness; Sensory Systems, Brain, and Learning; and Building Trusting Relationships) on January 7, 2026.