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Download full textMiles, Barbara – 1997
This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…
Descriptors: Children, Deaf Blind, Expressive Language, Sensory Experience
Miles, Barbara – 1998
This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…
Descriptors: Children, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language
Miles, Barbara – 2001
This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…
Descriptors: Children, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language
Murray-Branch, Jamie; Bailey, Brent R.; Poff, Lisa E., Ed. – 1998
Designed for teaching the related services staff, residential care providers, and families of individuals with severe hearing and vision impairments, this booklet explains the issues related to developing a communication system using textures. The texture symbols described are intended for use by individuals with dual sensory and multiple…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1995
A guide to identifying, placing, and instructing children with severe disabilities, including deaf-blindness, is presented. Identification and placement information focuses on locating and referring children in need of special education services, the role of committees and staff members, the individualized education program, entrance and placement…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
Goodrich, Judy A.; Kinney, Patricia G. – 1985
Intended to assist teachers as they assess, plan for, and teach deaf blind students, this manual describes a process for adapting curricula for students who function within the 0-24 month developmental period, also known as the sensorimotor period. The manual's first section provides an overview of project activities including the literature…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Deaf Blind
