ARIZONA DEAFBLIND PROJECT
Serving children and youth with combined vision and hearing loss from birth through age 21
Helpful Links
- Deafblind Resources
- For Families
- Communication and Literacy
- ASL
- Cortical Visual Impairment
- Assistive Technology
- Transition
- Vision Loss
- Hearing Loss
National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB): www.nationaldb.org/
Helen Keller National Center (HKNC): https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc
National Family Association for Deaf-Blindness (NFADB): www.nfadb.org
American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB): www.aadb.org
CHARGE Syndrome Foundation: www.chargesyndrome.org/
Usher Syndrome Coalition: https://www.usher-syndrome.org/
Interveners: www.intervener.org
Open Hands Open Access Intervener Training Modules: https://moodle.nationaldb.org
Council for Exceptional Children: https://www.cec.sped.org/
Deafblind International: https://www.deafblindinternational.org/
National Organization for Rare Disorders: https://rarediseases.org/
National CMV Foundation: https://www.nationalcmv.org/
Cerebral Palsy Guide: https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/
Families Matter: https://nationaldb.org/families
Wonder Baby: www.wonderbaby.org
FamilyConnect: http://www.familyconnect.org/
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona: www.pilotparents.org
Raising Special Kids: www.raisingspecialkids.org
Ryan House: www.ryanhouse.org
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, The Emily Center: http://www.phoenixchildrens.org/health-information/the-emily-center
Pacer Center: www.pacer.org/about/howpacerhelps.asp
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services: www.azed.gov/specialeducation/parents/
Wrightslaw: www.wrightslaw.org
Arizona Hands and Voices: http://www.azhv.org
Suzy Foundation: https://suzyfoundation.org/
Tangible Symbols: https://www.ohsu.edu/design-to-learn/tangible-symbol-systems
Praactical AAC: https://praacticalaac.org/
The Communication Matrix: https://www.communicationmatrix.org/
Arizona Talking Book Library: https://azlibrary.gov/talkingbooks
Literacy for Persons who are Deafblind: https://nationaldb.org/library/page/1935
Paths to Literacy: http://www.pathstoliteracy.org
Book Share: https://www.bookshare.org/_/aboutUs/overview
TarHeel Reader: http://tarheelreader.org
My ASL Tech: http://deafchildren.org/2014/10/myasl-tech/
Visual Language Center – Activities: https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=262964980c68fa96876b1dc53&id=6f5d106cda
ASL Nook: http://aslnook.com/
Baby Sign Language: https://www.babysignlanguage.com/?v=7516fd43adaa
American Sign Language University: https://www.lifeprint.com/
Statement on Cortical Visual Impairment: https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/eye-conditions/cortical-visual-impairment-traumatic-brain-injury-and-0
CVI Training Materials: http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/vi/cvi/
Little Bear Sees: http://littlebearsees.org/
Arizona Technology Access Program: https://aztap.org/
iCanConnect: http://www.icanconnect.org/
Southwest Human Development: https://www.swhd.org/programs/disabilities-services/assistive-technology/
Transition to Adulthood: https://nationaldb.org/library/list/59
National Transition Follow-Up Study of Youth Identified as Deafblind. Parent Perspectives:
http://www.nationaldb.org/documents/products/transition.PDF
Transition planning for students with deaf-blindness: http://nationaldb.org/documents/products/transition01-09.pdf
Perkins Transition Resources: http://www.perkins.org/resources/scout/transition/multiple-disabilities.html
Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ACBVI): www.acbvi.org
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB): www.asdb.az.gov
Family Connect: www.familyconnect.org
Foundation for Blind Children: www.seeitourway.org/
American Foundation for the Blind: www.afb.org
National Federation of the Blind: https://nfb.org/
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (ASSVI): www.saavi.us
Perkins School for the Blind: www.perkins.org
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH): www.acdhh.org
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB): www.asdb.az.gov
Community Outreach Program for the Deaf (COPD): www.copdaz.org/
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: http://www.ehdipals.org
Arizona Dept. of Health Services – Office of Newborn Screening: www.aznewborn.com/
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing: www.jcih.org
My Baby’s Hearing: www.babyhearing.org
National Center on Hearing Assessment and Management: https://www.infanthearing.org/
Arizona Deafblind Project
Improving educational, social, and communication outcomes for children and youth who are deafblind