My name is Billy Pickens and I am a twenty-five-year-old college graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor’s degree in mass media and a minor in journalism. I have been a part of the DeafBlind community for my entire life as I was born with a genetic condition called … Read more
Many parents and professionals are not familiar with ways to help youth with disabilities successfully transition from school to the workforce. Pre-employment activities are a way to help all students with a disability reach their employment goals. Pre-employment transition services can be provided to students ages 14-21 who would like to work on achieving their employment … Read more
“Busy board by Linearahandmade.etsy.com” by LinearaHandMade is marked with CC BY 2.0. Many people in the field of deafblindness have heard the term “active learning”. They may also have heard of some of the materials developed and used by Lilli Nielson such as a “little room” or a resonance board. As a teacher in … Read more
We all like to revisit experiences we’ve had and share those memories with others. Experience books provide the chance to revisit and review life events, which in turn creates communication and literacy learning opportunities. The great thing about these books is that you can write them yourself based on the students’ interests and life experiences. … Read more
We all like to revisit experiences we’ve had and share those memories with others. Experience books provide the chance to revisit and review life events, which in turn creates communication and literacy learning opportunities. The great thing about these books is that you can write them yourself based on the students’ interests and life experiences. … Read more
The annual DeafBlind Census is just around the corner. In some ways, the DeafBlind Census reminds me of my favorite childhood swimming pool game of Marco Polo. We know that learners with DeafBlindness and their families live throughout the State of North Carolina, but identifying and locating them can be a challenge. Imagine being … Read more
Reminiscing…we all do it! It’s fun when old pictures show up on our phone timeline. We all enjoy looking back through old photo albums of special times and fun memories. It can bring us back to the good old days. We like to talk about our feelings about those times with others. How many souvenirs … Read more
By Roxanne Falls and Elizabeth Hopkins During online searches for children’s books that have characters with hearing loss, we came across the idea of books being windows and mirrors. A description of this is personally described by children’s book author, Grace Lin, in this wonderful TED talk. Books can be mirrors when we can … Read more
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 … Read more
We are excited to share the latest spotlight of a dedicated professional who works with a learner with deafblindness in North Carolina. Presenting… Ada Chapman! Ada is a very dedicated interpreter who is great at what she does! In addition to her work at school, she is also currently working towards National Intervener Certification. We … Read more
