VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 1
Kaycee Bennett, bennettk@tsbvi.edu
Hillary Keys, keysh@tsbvi.edu
Kate Borg, borgk@tsbvi.edu
Texas Deafblind Project and TSBVI Outreach
The Texas Deafblind Project, located at Texas School for the Blind &
Visually Impaired (TSBVI) in Austin, is a federally funded grant program whose
mission is to support the 846 individuals in Texas who are deafblind (birth through
age 22 years old) and their families. This grant provided by the Department of
Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is administered through
the Texas Education Agency. As part of the TSBVI Outreach Program, project
staff partner and work in collaboration with public and charter schools and the
twenty regional Education Service Centers in Texas.
Etiologies of these students' dual sensory impairments vary tremendously.
Each student has unique, complex, and intensive needs that impact every aspect of
development and learning. Local districts must have access to evidence-based
The Texas Deafblind Project: A Highlight
of Educational Services Deep in the Heart of
Texas
