Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind:
The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) is a state-funded school under the umbrella of the Colorado Department of Education. The school was established for the purpose of providing comprehensive educational services for children, birth to age 21, who are blind/low vision and/or deaf/hard of hearing. Services are provided directly to students enrolled at the CSDB, and outreach programs serve students, staff, and families in communities throughout Colorado.
The director of CSDB Outreach is Dr. Laura
Douglas. CSDB Outreach activities specific to blindness/visual impairment include: (a) the Colorado Instructional Material Center; (b) coordination of the regional Low Vision Evaluation Clinics; (c) fee-for- service student assessments in Colorado school districts; (d) co-sponsorship of the annual Snowshoe Weekend; (e) hosting the Braille Challenge; (f) an annual family learning seminar; (g) short courses on compensatory skills, independent living skills, and O&M skills on the campus; (h) adult role models; (i) a Technology Loan Bank for the Blind/Visually Impaired; (j) an annual Education Beyond High School Fair; (k) community braille classes; and (l) braille transcriptionists training; (m) home intervention services for children birth to three years; (n) monthly "Families Together" events for parents of
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