The following resources were compiled by the Texas DeafBlind Project to be shared with families at their child’s annual Individualized Education Program meetings (often referred to as ARD meetings). This list was updated November 2017. You may download a printable version of this information in Word or PDF format.
Both Word and PDF versions in Spanish are also available.
State Supports:
Texas DeafBlind Project, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/deaf-blind-project-1/tx-db-project
ESC DeafBlind Specialist contact information: http://www.tsbvi.edu/esc-contacts
State Services for Individuals with Visual Impairments/Blindness:
Blind Children’s Vocational Discovery & Development Program (Heath and Human Services Commission):
Transition Program (Texas Workforce Commission):
Texas School for the Deaf Education Resource Center on Deafness:
http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=174971&type=d&pREC_ID=361563
Texas Medicaid Waiver Programs:
Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Program:
https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/hhs/files//basic_page/dbmd_english.pdf
Long-term Care Program Comparisons:
iCanConnect:
(free communication technology and training to stay connected with family and friends)
Texas Project First website:
Navigate Life Texas website:
https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/search?q=deafblind
Parent Companion – the first five years website:
http://www.parentcompanion.org/
Texas Deafblind Child Count:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/fact-sheet-for-parents-on-the-texas-deafblind-child-count
IEP Quality Indicators:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/attachments/other/IEP_Indicators.pdf
National Supports (federally funded programs):
National Center on Deaf-Blindness website:
Library:
https://nationaldb.org/library
Family Matters webpage:
https://nationaldb.org/families
I wish I had… booklet and video:
http://documents.nationaldb.org/Family/Iwish.pdf
Helen Keller National Center
National Website:
https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc
Regional Representative (TX, AR, LA, NM, OK):
Molly Sinanan, S., ,Voice: 516.393.7997, VP: 512.394.8334
Qualified Personnel for Individuals with DeafBlindness:
Teachers for Students with DeafBlindness:
Individualized Supports (Interveners, Service Support Providers and Interpreters for individuals with DeafBlindness):
Open Hands Open Access Intervener Services Learning Modules:
http://nationaldb.org/library/page/2269
Interveners in the Home and Community – An Under-recognized Imperative article:
https://nationaldb.org/library/page/2458
Interveners and Children who are DeafBlind website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ug5wxz8ack
A Family’s Guide to Interveners – Download the booklet:
http://intervener.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/A-Familys-Guide-to-pdf
Determining the Need for an Intervener in Educational Settings in Texas:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/determining-the-need-for-an-intervener- in-educational-settings-in-texas
Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/tb-jobs/tb-tvi
Teachers of Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing:
https://texasdeafed.org/topics/deaf-education-in-Texas
Orientation & Mobility Specialists:
Communication and Literacy:
Communication for Children with DeafBlindness, or Visual and Multiple Impairments:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/distance/communication/
Literacy for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss:
http://literacy.nationaldb.org/
Family Organizations:
Meet Your Family Organizations:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/family-support- organizations