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Archived Presentations: (Captions and transcripts of the recorded webinar have not yet been edited) Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI Part 1): An Overview of Characteristics & Phases (recorded March 27, 2025) Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of childhood visual impairment in the United States, and…
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…
Missed the live presentation? View the recorded presentation here Literacy begins in the everyday experience of the child. Let’s use “story buckets” of objects and manipulatives to help deafblind children, and children with multiple disabilities, interact with and communicate about stories from Marvin’s Story Time Show. This webinar is…
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…
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…
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…
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The Florida and Virgin Islands (FAVI) DeafBlind Collaborative provide consultation and support to children and youth (ages birth through 21) who have both hearing loss and vision loss (diagnosed or suspected). We consult with families, educators, service providers, agencies and educational teams…
