This page is dedicated to resources for teaching students with combined hearing and vision loss (deafblindness) as well as information about interveners for deafblind students, calendar systems, tactile sign language, both in Minnesota and at the national level.
Perkins School for the Blind: Deafblind eTraining - Online videos for training offered to teachers of students who are deafblind.
Paths to Literacy for Students Who Are Deafblind - Many resources for teaching students who have combined visual and hearing loss (deafblindness): tactile sign language, experience books, story boxes and more.
Oregon Deafblind Project - Dr. Jan VanDijk method, calendar systems
National Center on Deaf-Blindness - Open Hands, Open Access: Deaf-Blind Intervener Modules which are rich with information for teachers of deaf/hard of hearing who are working with students with combined vision and hearing loss (deafblindness)
Minnesota Deafblind Project - The Minnesota DeafBlind Project provides technical assistance which supports Minnesota children and youth, birth to 21 years, who have BOTH a vision and hearing impairment. These services are in addition to those provided by schools, and other state and local agencies.
Minnesota DeafBlind Association (MDBA) - Established in 1979, MDBA is committed to providing information, education, advocacy and other services to persons who are DeafBlind, family members, parents of deafblind children, allies and professionals.