RELATED RESOURCES
Kansas Deaf-Blind Project -- This project is funded by a
federal grant from the Office of Special Education Programs, to provide
services to Kansas families and educators of learners who have dual
sensory disabilities. The Deaf-Blind Project maintains a census of
children birth to age 21 in the state who are deaf-blind. Services
include: technical assistance to early intervention and school teams;
professional development; and family support. See the website:
http://kansasdeafblind.ku.edu/ for more information.
This project is addressing the need for customized field-based technical assistance and professional development for educational teams across Kansas.
This project is working to establish a database to facilitate more informed decision-making by families considering a cochlear implant for their child who has both hearing and vision loss
This project is investigating the effectiveness of adapted prelinguistic milieu teaching strategies for improving the use of conventional gestures and vocalizations by young children with deaf-blindness