Deafblind International Communication Network Webinars

The webinar series is based on the series of booklets Communication and Congenital Deafblindness and aimed at family members of children and adults who were born with deafblindness or those with limited language (speech or sign) who wish to develop their own communication skills and the skills of their deafblind family member.

Each webinar will be interactive and will have a maximum of 30 participants. Registrations are essential.

Webinar 1: Early Social Interaction

• Making contact, Body distance , Sharing attention, How to be responsive to:
  • Utterances and initiatives – sounds, movements, gestures
  • Emotional signals

Video examples will be used and each group will have the opportunity to analyse the videos to see what is working well in each interaction.

Americas: Thursday, April 29, 12-3 pm Central

Presenters:         Rachel Kavanagh, Canada and Maria Aparecida Cormedi, Brazil  

Facilitator:           Helle Buelund Selling, Center for Deafblindness and Hearing loss, Denmark                

To register for this webinar, send an e-mail message to Helle Buelund Selling

About Deafblind International

We are an international not-for-profit membership organization focused on the needs of individuals who are deafblind, their families and the professionals who provide services. We have a constitution and are managed by a volunteer Board from around the globe.

We are focused on bringing together individuals and organizations to share information such that they can develop and provide quality services in the regions of the world from which they come.

About the Louisiana Deafblind Project

The mission of the Louisiana Deafblind Project for Children & Youth is to provide technical assistance and information dissemination to Louisiana students with combined hearing and vision loss, their families, schools, service providers, school districts, and the Louisiana Department of Education.