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National Deaf Blind Awareness Week: What type o...
This is National Deaf Blind Awareness Week. Locally, the California Department of Education, at 1430 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 provides intensive, disability specific educational services for pupils who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind, ages 3-22. In Sacramento, the California School for the Blind is a statewide resource offering expertise in the low prevalence disabilities of visual impairment and deaf-blindness through innovative model programs, assessment, consultation and technical assistance, professional development, research and publications, advocacy, and outreach.
The California School for the Blind is a public educational institution for blind children, K-12, located in Fremont, California. Its campus is located next to the California School for the Deaf. Check out the website for the School for the Blind (Outside Source) maintains their own Web site.If you have questions about services for the deaf blind in Sacramento, see the website on State Special Schools and Services. Download Free Readers.
According to the UC People site, the article, "Information and Referral - Deaf Blind Awareness Week," As the result of a Presidential Proclamation in 1984, the week of June 27th (Helen Keller's birthday) has been designated Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.
Each year, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) celebrates this anniversary with a national campaign highlighting a particular aspect of deaf-blindness. HKNC reports that more than a million people in the United States are estimated to be deaf-blind and those numbers are growing steadily.
This year's theme is "Deaf-Blindness Didn't Stop with Helen Keller." HKNC wants to challenge the assumption that Helen Keller is the only recognizable person who is deaf-blind. The intent of this special week is to show the diversity, accomplishments and potential of today’s deaf-blind community.
Posters, sample press releases, and listings of activities across the country can be found on the HKNC website. If you're interested in providing services for people who are deaf-blind, you can learn more and find local resources in Sacramento or nearby areas: Check out the website of the Northern California Association of the Deaf-Blind (NCADB), P.O. Box 6324, Hayward, CA 94540. The contact presently listed on its website is Nick A. Bonner, President. Email: NCADB@comcast.net. Here are additional resources about deaf- blindness.
The deaf blind person often is a writer. Have you ever wondered what types of technology deaf-blind individuals use to write short stories, poetry, or novels? Check out the deaf-blind writers website, Deaf-Blind Poetry. Check out the website, Gold-in-poetry. It's a Yahoo group for blind-deaf creative writers.
Deaf-blind people communicate with technology that allows them to touch raised letters in a book, for example. There's also computer technology for the deaf-blind. See the website, The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP). Also check out the American Association of the Deaf-Blind Resources Page.
What kind of technology do blind-deaf people use to write or communicate on a job or at school?
Blind-deaf people use technology to connect with other people and get information about the world. Check out the website, Using GPS: What is it, what does it do, and how is it beneficial for the Deaf-Blind. That site has a collection of articles that describe the kinds of technology for deaf-blind people and how deaf-blind people use them.
Portable GPS systems are available to the deaf-blind population as add-on to notetakers such as the Braille Note, Braille Sense and the Pac Mate. All three of the above mentioned products bring the power of GPS to the deaf-blind consumer, according to the website.
Whether you use speech and/or Braille output, these systems allow the deaf-blind population to access information that lets them communicate or write. Technology called Notetakers have both speech output as well as electronic Braille displays.
For those with low vision, a GPS package on a mobile phone which utilizes screen magnification to enlarge the text on the phone's display is another possibility, if the person is blind, but still can hear. What about those who can't hear or see?
One of the many uses of GPS is when riding a city bus. Blind-deaf people can't hear the announcement of where the bus is stopping. With GPS, this is no longer an issue. With a special GPS package, the blind-deaf person can "look around" so to speak using a feature in the specialized GPS package.
Basically the technology lets the blind deaf person discern what streets and businesses are being passed as the bus or train goes by. The technology also makes it possible for the blind deaf person to look up a specific business address and phone number. Also check out the website, Deaf Blind Lifestyle.
How do blind deaf people access the Web to find information?
Check out the website, The Challenges of Deaf Blind Internet Users. Also refer to the site, e-Sullivan, Portable Communicator for Deaf-Blind People | Tuvie. For example, the e-Sullivan will help deaf-blind people to communicate by converting all types of printed materials into Braille. e-Sullivan is a hand-held portable communicator for hearing and vision impaired, not only it can convert into Braille, but also provide assistance with such computer-related tasks, such as instant messaging and web browsing.
This is National Deaf Blind Awareness Week. Locally, the California Department of Education, at 1430 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 provides intensive, disability specific educational services for pupils who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind, ages 3-22. In Sacramento, the California School for the Blind is a statewide resource offering expertise in the low prevalence disabilities of visual impairment and deaf-blindness through innovative model programs, assessment, consultation and technical assistance, professional development, research and publications, advocacy, and outreach.
The California School for the Blind is a public educational institution for blind children, K-12, located in Fremont, California. Its campus is located next to the California School for the Deaf. Check out the website for the School for the Blind (Outside Source) maintains their own Web site.If you have questions about services for the deaf blind in Sacramento, see the website on State Special Schools and Services. Download Free Readers.
According to the UC People site, the article, "Information and Referral - Deaf Blind Awareness Week," As the result of a Presidential Proclamation in 1984, the week of June 27th (Helen Keller's birthday) has been designated Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.
Each year, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) celebrates this anniversary with a national campaign highlighting a particular aspect of deaf-blindness. HKNC reports that more than a million people in the United States are estimated to be deaf-blind and those numbers are growing steadily.
This year's theme is "Deaf-Blindness Didn't Stop with Helen Keller." HKNC wants to challenge the assumption that Helen Keller is the only recognizable person who is deaf-blind. The intent of this special week is to show the diversity, accomplishments and potential of today’s deaf-blind community.
Posters, sample press releases, and listings of activities across the country can be found on the HKNC website. If you're interested in providing services for people who are deaf-blind, you can learn more and find local resources in Sacramento or nearby areas: Check out the website of the Northern California Association of the Deaf-Blind (NCADB), P.O. Box 6324, Hayward, CA 94540. The contact presently listed on its website is Nick A. Bonner, President. Email: NCADB@comcast.net. Here are additional resources about deaf- blindness.
The deaf blind person often is a writer. Have you ever wondered what types of technology deaf-blind individuals use to write short stories, poetry, or novels? Check out the deaf-blind writers website, Deaf-Blind Poetry. Check out the website, Gold-in-poetry. It's a Yahoo group for blind-deaf creative writers.
Deaf-blind people communicate with technology that allows them to touch raised letters in a book, for example. There's also computer technology for the deaf-blind. See the website, The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP). Also check out the American Association of the Deaf-Blind Resources Page.
What kind of technology do blind-deaf people use to write or communicate on a job or at school?
Blind-deaf people use technology to connect with other people and get information about the world. Check out the website, Using GPS: What is it, what does it do, and how is it beneficial for the Deaf-Blind. That site has a collection of articles that describe the kinds of technology for deaf-blind people and how deaf-blind people use them.
Portable GPS systems are available to the deaf-blind population as add-on to notetakers such as the Braille Note, Braille Sense and the Pac Mate. All three of the above mentioned products bring the power of GPS to the deaf-blind consumer, according to the website.
Whether you use speech and/or Braille output, these systems allow the deaf-blind population to access information that lets them communicate or write. Technology called Notetakers have both speech output as well as electronic Braille displays.
For those with low vision, a GPS package on a mobile phone which utilizes screen magnification to enlarge the text on the phone's display is another possibility, if the person is blind, but still can hear. What about those who can't hear or see?
One of the many uses of GPS is when riding a city bus. Blind-deaf people can't hear the announcement of where the bus is stopping. With GPS, this is no longer an issue. With a special GPS package, the blind-deaf person can "look around" so to speak using a feature in the specialized GPS package.
Basically the technology lets the blind deaf person discern what streets and businesses are being passed as the bus or train goes by. The technology also makes it possible for the blind deaf person to look up a specific business address and phone number. Also check out the website, Deaf Blind Lifestyle.
How do blind deaf people access the Web to find information?
Check out the website, The Challenges of Deaf Blind Internet Users. Also refer to the site, e-Sullivan, Portable Communicator for Deaf-Blind People | Tuvie. For example, the e-Sullivan will help deaf-blind people to communicate by converting all types of printed materials into Braille. e-Sullivan is a hand-held portable communicator for hearing and vision impaired, not only it can convert into Braille, but also provide assistance with such computer-related tasks, such as instant messaging and web browsing.