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Public
Education and Technical Assistance
This program targets social service agencies, independent living centers,
health care professionals/organizations, institutions of higher education,
Department of Public Instruction/Special Education Programs, and
professionals in the field of hearing and vision loss. The Public Education and Technical
Assistance Program allows the Center’s staff to work
directly with the staff and their clients within these professional
sectors. Through workshops,
presentations, interactive exhibits/demonstrations, in-service trainings,
tours of the Center, newsletter articles, and public radio/television, the
Center collaboratively works with other organizations to effectively meet the
needs of individuals who are deaf-blind.
The Public Education and Technical Assistance Program provides:
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Community education to promote understanding of the complex
nature of a dual sensory loss (a unique disability, not two disabilities put
together);
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Direct technical assistance to individuals and organizations
working with a person who has a combined hearing-vision loss; and
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Hands-on training to an individual with a dual sensory loss
and demonstrations for the personnel working with them.
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