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earliest stages and the CCSS that will be shared across the national network of state
deaf-blind projects aimed at saving individual deaf-blind projects the time and
resources in starting from scratch. The group continues to work in their won states to
find picture and video examples to illustrate the strategies and principles. The early
results of this shared work can already be found on the website which continues to
expand.
In addition to collaborating on technical Workgroup on Literacy and CCSS,
the VDBP takes turns hosting a series of online educational modules in collaboration
with the DC/MD, RI, and WV projects. The Open Hands, Open Access; Deaf-Blind
Learning Modules are used to provide a basic understanding concerning stakeholder
roles and intervener strategies prior to receiving onsite technical assistance specific to
one student. Knowledge of these fundamentals by stakeholders helps ensure that
onsite technical assistance and trainings can be focused on individual needs of
educators and staff rather than basic background knowledge on deaf-blindness.
We are just beginning our first cohort of participants in this multi-state cohort
and registration is well over 110 participants, more than triple our target. This
illustrates that there is a huge need for this type of training. By working with the
other state deaf-blind projects, we hope to improve our capacity to offer more
training to individuals who may have had difficulty attending face-to-face trainings
offered in the past. It is our goal that these efforts will both significantly increase the
number of professionals with a basic knowledge of the impact of deaf-blindness and
the individualized supports as well as make the more intensive services our project
provides more effective in achieving better school and post-school outcomes for the
students with deaf-blindness.
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