JEFFERSON, LA – Jefferson Transit, in partnership with local disability advocacy nonprofit organization Lighthouse Louisiana, is excited to announce the launch of the “Mo Mobility” Assistance Card Program. This program benefits riders of public transportation who are blind, deaf-blind, or have low vision.
The program is part of an on-going collaboration with Jefferson Transit to increase the accessibility of bus and paratransit systems for people with sensory disabilities. The color-coded cards make it easier for a rider to communicate their needs, while reminding the transit operator how to help them get to the right destination.
The November Louisiana Deaf Education Newsletter provides support and resources for serving the Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and hard of hearing (DDBDDHH) students throughout Louisiana. In the newsletter, you will find:
Service request forms and intake forms
Upcoming events and training opportunities
Additional resources
How to know if a Deaf/HOH Child is Bluffing
Statewide Book Drive Information
Information about learning sign language
Information about literacy for students who don’t speak or sign
ASL Classes & Resources
Support for families
Updates and Professional Development re: DeafBlind Students
Information on assessing students’ sign language skills
LA Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resource Binder
Louisiana School for the Deaf (LSD) Outreach Vision
The Louisiana DeafBlind Project for Children and Youth (LADBP) is offering professional development opportunities for educators and related service providers with a concentration in deaf blindness and high intensity support needs. This training opportunity is available through a the University of South Dakota (USD) Deaf-Blind Program and the National Center on Deaf-Blindness. If you are interested in registering, please email Dr. Michael Norman for the application packet at mnorm2@lsuhsc.edu. The deadline to register for Spring 2022 classes is January 4th.
HDC Louisiana DeafBlind Project wishes to share the inspiring story of Willicia McClendon, a University of Southern Mississippi transfer student who is profoundly deaf and also has night and peripheral vision problems. McClendon sought out the help of the Mississippi Hearing and Vision Project (MSHVP), Mississippi’s equivalent of LADBP, and after graduation, she plans to open a daycare center for children who are DeafBlind like her.
Got Transition® is the federally funded national resource center on health care transition (HCT). Its aim is to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care through the use of evidence-driven strategies.
Join the LA-AEM team, in collaboration with Outreach, for the third annual Click or Treat Conference! The conference is being hosted virtually this year, and features three strands: assistive technology, visual impairments, and deaf/hard of hearing. Note that some sessions combine strands, such as our DeafBlind presentation. The conference is FREE, so don’t miss this opportunity!
HDC LADBP Director Michael C. Norman and Coordinator and Coordinator Rose Angelocci will present the topic entitled “A Day in the Life of a DeafBlind Intervener” on Thursday, October 28.
In May 2022, Deafblind International will hold its first Africa Conference in Nairobi. It will connect people with deafblindness, parents, families, practitioners and researchers across the continent and far beyond. In doing so, the conference will showcase 10 brand new African research projects made possible through DbI’s African Researchers’ Initiative (ARI). It will serve as a platform and exchange hub for young res
Researchers and practitioners from around the world by including the DbI Young Researchers’ Conference. And it will link with the WFDB’s Helen Keller World Conference immediately preceding it, which will also be held in Nairobi. Get excited about the current state of the conference website and start planning your participation and other attendees from your professional environment today: https://dbi.andyspeaks4snp.co.ke/
The Africa Conference is extremely important in providing perspectives for people with deafblindness, their families, caregivers and teachers in Africa, and in giving a boost to local research and education. Education about deafblindness, as well as skills training, are great needs in Africa. The pandemic has further worsened the situation of those affected and, with the discontinuation of services that were marginal anyway, has led to often stark isolation and great challenges for the few professional services and training programs available. Like every conference, however, the Africa Conference also involves financial expenditure. Currently, the local committee expects a (moderate) cost of about 70’000 USD for a hybrid conference during 3 days (on-site and online) for about 200 participants on-site. Ticket costs in the range of 350 USD plus costs for travel and accommodation and for possible reduced professional income during the conference days are high for many participants from Africa. We therefore very much invite you to become a sponsor of the Africa Conference. Please view our sponsorship opportunities here: https://dbi.andyspeaks4snp.co.ke/sponsorship/. Alternatively, you may want to evaluate a sponsorship for conference participants from Africa, who otherwise could hardly afford a participation.
The Louisiana School for the Deaf and Special School District Outreach team provides FREE support for staff and families working with Deaf and hard of hearing children. They will come to you (virtually or in-person) and help you maximize your district, school, and classroom settings for access to your students. See the attachment for services provided. Fill out the intake form to set up a time or contact statewide outreach director of Deaf education, Dr. Natalie Delgado, for immediate questions and needs at ndelgado@lsdvi.org.
The 26-year-old DeafBlind swimmer and six-time Paralympic medalist Becca Meyers withdrew from Team USA on Tuesday because she was denied the opportunity to bring a personal care assistant with her to Tokyo during the pandemic. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic committee said that Meyers was restricted from bringing her mother with her by the Japanese government and Tokyo 2020 organizing committee.
From Carol Darrah, M.S., Georgia Sensory Assistance Project:
Family 2 Family Communities (F2FC) phase 7 registration is now open! F2FC brings together families of individuals with deaf-blindness to connect, share information and resources, and offer support to one another. Groups meet in Zoom once per month during Sept to May. There are 10 groups available for English-speaking families and one for Spanish-speaking families. We also have a group just for grandparents and other extended family members. I have attached various file formats of all flyers here and also posted them in Basecamp.
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