In collaboration with the
Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness
Introduce the opportunity to earn 3.0 CEUs through this
Participant Initiated Non-RID Activity (PINRA)
“Opening the Door to Deaf-Blindness”
Participants may enroll August 1-31, 2019
Participants begin activity September 15, 2019
UPDATE: As of 8/8/19 this class has reached capacity. Stay tuned for more courses in 2020!
Activity Description: The Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Deaf-Blind Intervener Modules are designed to increase awareness, knowledge and skills related to intervention for individuals with deaf-blindness in an educational setting. Through this course, participants will develop an understanding of the definition of deaf-blindness, the impact of combined vision and hearing loss on a person’s experience, the role of the intervener, and strategies to apply when working with people with deaf-blindness.
Activity Goals
● Understand the diversity of the deaf-blind population, including common etiologies
● Identify examples of supports and resources on deaf-blindness that are available for families, educators, and other service providers.
● Recognize that deaf-blindness is a disability of access to information that requires knowledge and implementation of specific strategies to support learning.
● Understand the role of each of the seven senses and the impact on interactions and experiences.
● Understand and explain the role of the intervener.
● Describe key instructional principles and strategies that are effective in educating and interacting with learners with deaf-blindness.
Participation Details:
● Target audience: Community and Educational Interpreters, prospective interveners
● Satisfactory completion will earn the student 3.0 Professional Studies CEU's (content knowledge level "little/no")
● Required activity: Guided by the staff of the Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness, students will complete four specific modules from the Open Hands, Open Access intervener training materials; students will complete module content along with accompanying quizzes and reflection activities (to be provided by the Project) totaling 27 study hours; student will complete a total of (3) 1hr video meetings with Project staff, for a total of 30 hours of participation
No partial CEU credit will be awarded
Expected time to completion: 8 weeks
Open only to Virginia residents who are members of VRID
Course Cost: FREE!
Please direct questions to vridrep2@gmail.com
