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January – March 2025 January 14 Webinar: What Is the Communication Matrix? Nancy Steele 11:00 am Eastern, January 14, 2025 online via Zoom Click Here to Register Nancy Steele is an Educational Consultant, with expertise in children with significant disabilities, including deafblindness. She taught deaf…
3:30 pm Eastern, March 27, 2025 Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI): An Overview of Characteristics & Phases, Christopher Russell online via Zoom please register here: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0od-uoqDIqEt2QPzH-MohJKXcDg64jDsR7 Identifying common causes of CVI and the unique differences between CVI and ocular forms of visual impairment Understanding the unique behavioral…
Missed the live presentation? View the recording here(Captions and transcript of the recorded webinar have not yet been edited) Communication is a right for any person. Many students with significant disabilities struggle with developing language. Many families and teachers have difficulty understanding their communicative attempts or…
3:30 pm Eastern, February 27, 2025 online via Zoom please register here: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwod-6rqDoiH9DZZspa4F8zAIC1QqMPzlYL Families and Educators are invited to this free webinar presented by Gwyn McCormack, Positive Eye Ltd. Literacy begins in the everyday experience of the child. Let’s use “story buckets” of objects and manipulatives…
Join our world-famous friends Marvin and Gwynnie-Gwyn Gwyn, and their cast of colorful characters, for a fun and accessible series of adventures! Marvin’s American Adventure Marvin’s Seaside Adventure La Hora del Cuento Sobre las Aventuras de…
Archived Presentation Video This workshop is designed to help moms, families, friends, and professionals understand the issues that may impact a father’s involvement in his children’s lives. Mark Keith is the Parent & Family Liaison and a Training Specialist with the Resource Materials…
The Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) DeafBlind Collaborative offers Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) DeafBlind Intervener Learning Modules for educators seeking professional development on deafblindness, multiple disabilities, and effective intervention. OHOA Modules are designed to increase knowledge and skills related to intervention for students who are deafblind. Content was…
In October 2023, the Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) Deaf-Blind Collaborative became the FAVI DeafBlind Collaborative. The terms DeafBlind and deaflindness, without a hyphen, are accepted usage in both the United States and Europe. This change emphasizes that being DeafBlind means more than the addition of deafness and…
sponsored by the Family Learning Partnership of State DeafBlind Projects New to Story Time? Meet Marvin, and learn about all his fun, accessible learning adventures. Get a sneak peak at all the fun experiences and learning opportunities that make the Marvin’s Market Adventure show a fabulous…
Welcome to the Transition Self-Advocacy Portfolio! These documents are intended to guide a young person with deaf-blindness, a family, and/or an educational team in developing goals for the future AND a set of experiences, supports, strategies, resources, and SKILLS that promote a successful adult life. Each document represents an important…
