VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 4
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Image Description: A teenage male student is standing outside facing his
intervener. The student's right hand is holding a white cane and his left hand is on
his male intervener's right hand as he signs. They are standing near the wing of a
small airplane parked on the tarmac.
There are a wide variety of activities available at Touch Base Center for the
Deafblind to allow individual interests to be pursued with the support of
interveners who model language along the way. There is a kitchen, laundry
facilities, an exercise room, a music and sensory motor room, a life skills room,
and an arts and crafts area with space for 1-on-1 collaborative activity engagement.
The Touch Base Center for the Deafblind is also open to school age children
for summer and holiday breaks. This allows them and their families to see that
