Where to Start When Working with Students Who have Visual
Impairments/Multiple Disabilities and Deafblindness: March 9
th
,
2017 2:00 PM EST
This webinar will provide participants with useful background
information on working with students with deafblindness. Topics that will
be covered in this webinar include; defining and determining students'
eligibility for deafblind related services, the importance of touch to the
deafblind child, and basic instructional strategies and techniques to
consider when working with a student with deafblindness.
Presenter Adam Graves is a certified teacher of students with visual
impairments with over 10 years of experience working in classrooms
with students who are deafblind and have multiple disabilities. For the
past 2 years Adam has provided technical assistance and educational
support for teachers, students and administrators through the Texas
DeafBlind Project. He also serves as a member of the review board for
the National Intervener Certification E-portfolio (NICE) and is a doctoral
student at the Texas Tech University College of Education.
Register at http://community.cec.sped.org/dvi/webinars/new-item2
Free to DVIDB members and $15 for non-members. Any questions
about the webinar contact Dr. Nicole Johnson at
njohnson@kutztown.edu
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