DeafBlind Events and Resources Rollup

Louisiana DeafBlind Community Events

• DeafBlind Support Group (DBSG) in Lafayette, Thursday, April 14th, at ABL in Daigle Hall at 9:00 AM
• Louisiana DeafBlind Citizens (LADBC) Crawfish Boil, Saturday, April 30th: details will be shared later
• DBSG Picnic: date will be shared later
• DeafBlind Day on June 23rd in Lafayette
  • Contact Dan Arabie at LSUCajunDan@gmail.com for more information
• Join LADB e-mail news list at ladbnews@gmail.com (not affiliated with LADBP)

HKNC Virtual Confident Living Program for Senior Citizens

• April 28th and 29th from 12:30 to 2:30 PM CST on Zoom
• For participants who use ASL to communicate
• Topics include:
  • Coping with vision loss
  • Communication strategies
  • Technology
• Contact Natasha Aymami for flyer and more information at natasha.aymami@hknc.org

Louisiana DeafBlind Registry

The purpose of the registry is to provide basic information about people with combined vision and hearing loss in the United States. This information is to be used as a census of persons who are DeafBlind, as a planning tool and for research purposes. All identifying information is confidential.  

The registry data also helps collect data in support of services or programs in the state for the DeafBlind community. For instance, if there is a need of specific services for the DeafBlind community, the HNKC registry data can be utilized as justification of the needed additional services.

It is vital to maintain an accurate census in order to provide various services and programs to Louisiana’s DeafBlind citizens. If you are a person with combined vision and hearing loss, parent/guardian, or service provider for an individual who is DeafBlind, please take a few moments to fill out the registry at this link: www.helenkeller.org/hknc/national-registry