Moniqua Gallop

So you may have heard about person-centered planning but you’re not sure of the details. Well, we’ve provided our own question-and-answer session to help you understand! What is Person-Centered Planning? A valuable tool that can be used in a variety of ways to assist in meaningful educational and life planning using a holistic approach for … Read more

Touch is the primary sense of all sensorimotor learners. ~ Millie Smith, 2015 When we think of communication, we tend to think of auditory and visual options first. But how does this affect learners with DeafBlindness? Are visual and auditory methods their first line of communication? Are they the most effective routes if the learner … Read more

Being closed off from communication opportunities can be tough on any of us. Imagine how tough it can be for individuals with DeafBlindness who, without access to communication methods, may have limited awareness/interactions with their environment.  It is our job as educators to ensure that they have the resources needed to receive and initiate communication. … Read more

One of the biggest issues facing DeafBlind Projects all over the country is the under-reporting of children with DeafBlindness birth to three years on the states’ DeafBlind Census. This is a problem because the early years are so important in a child’s overall development.  Young children with dual sensory impairment must begin receiving individualized services … Read more

We all have things we like and things we don’t like. At the risk of sounding old, I really like watching old Columbo reruns. I’ve seen all of the episodes multiple times and still enjoy them all. I don’t like old cowboy TV shows but my husband loves watching them. To me, they are just … Read more

Upon hearing the saying, “Hey, what’s the big idea?”, old episodes of “The Three Stooges” come to mind. We can relate to this phrase when trying to determine the main idea of an event or story, minus the physical interactions of the show’s characters, of course! When reading a story, how do you know what … Read more

Last May, I was very happy to see that I had a text message from the mother of one of my former students, Stephanie Costabel. I always love to get updates on how my former families and students are doing. When I opened the text, I was so excited to read “Hey!!! Thought I would … Read more

Check out great informational video about CVI with Marcy Meachum.

Anyone working with children with complex medical issues and/or DeafBlindness will have encountered children with the diagnosis of Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI). CVI is a brain based visual impairment which requires different approaches and strategies than other non-brain based visual impairments. Chris Russell has provided us with a handy Fact Sheet on CVI that covers … Read more