Help the Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) Deaf-Blind Collaborative to help children and youth with deaf-blindness and their families! We encourage families to report a child/young adult (birth through age 21), request consent, and provide consent for exchange of information and records using the online Family Intake survey:…
Angel Perez joins the FAVI Deaf-Blind Collaborative as Assistant Director. Angel has been working in the field of sensory disabilities for over sixteen years. Her collaborative activities have included working with the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) as a host/instructor for the Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) training modules…
Missed the marvelous teacher literacy camp with Gwyn McCormack of Positive Eye: Teaching support for visual impairment? The Southeastern Deaf-Blind Projects hope to offer another literacy camp in early 2021. Stay tuned for more information! Don’t miss the wonderful…
Sparkly Box of Stories Project: Educators Prep Camp flyer COST: FREE for the first 10 Florida teachers who contact the FAVI Deaf-Blind Collaborative to register! **The FAVI Deaf-Blind Collaborative will ALSO provide complimentary materials!** SE Deafblind Projects Collaborative: Sparkly…
Facilitators will contact participants in August; monthly meetings will be Sept 2020 – May 2021 F2FC brings families together to connect, share information and resources, and offer support to one another in thejourney of supporting their family member with deaf-blindness. Love, Laughter, & Mindfulness: 1st Thursday/month…
by Kristi M. Probst, Ed. D. and Susanne Morrow, M.A., CI and CT Comparing the Roles and Responsibilities of Interpreters, Interveners and SSPs Individuals who are DeafBlind interact with their environment in unique ways. To provide access to the environment and encourage empowerment, there is a…
Winfield recently came to the Conklin Center because his eyesight had diminished so significantly he had to quit his job. He is learning non-visual techniques to help him perform daily activities, to travel in the community, and to manage his household. His goals are to get back in…
