AN AFFILIATE OF THE LIFE SPAN INSTITUTE & THE DEPT. OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Beach Center on Disability

Kansas Deaf-Blind Project

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. 

Inclusive Network of Kansas (INKS): Field-based technical assistance and professional development

This project is addressing the need for customized field-based technical assistance and professional development for educational teams across Kansas. 

Outcomes for children who have deaf-blindness, following cochlear implantation (CICDB)

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

Promoting communication outcomes for children with deaf-blindness through adaptive prelinguistic millieu teaching (PMT) strategies

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