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Community-based Services for Deaf-Blind Consumers: A Successful Rehabilitation and Vocational Model.
Peer reviewedBourquin, Eugene; Mascia, John; Rusenski, Susan – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
This article describes the Community Service Program (CSP) established in 1998 by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. The CSP, which consists of a team of professional service providers, provides rehabilitation teaching, orientation and mobility services, and job development services, and help in accessing…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Employment Services
Download full textGense, D. Jay; Gense, Marilyn – National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind, 2004
Children learn about their environment as they move through it--about people and objects, sizes, shapes, and distances. For typically developing children the senses of sight and hearing provide the greatest motivation for exploration. These children will use their vision and hearing to gather information about their surroundings while growing in…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Student Motivation, Assistive Technology, Visually Impaired Mobility
Peer reviewedGervasoni, Edward – RE:view, 1996
This article describes orientation and mobility skills and strategies used by a woman with deaf-blindness, especially methods for crossing the street safely, using the following main strategies: locating key travel areas; developing communication strategies and systems; and identifying community resources for assistance. (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Case Studies, Communication Skills
