Deafblind

Deafblindness is the combination of a visual impairment and a hearing loss. With deafblindness, educational approaches that address just one of the sesensory impairments would not be the best way to help a student learn.Most of the students who are deafblind have some residual vision and/or hearing. However, the initial learning experience is greatly impacted by their co-occurrence, and educational strategies must address both impairments. For those students who are blind and profoundly deaf, learning must occur through touch.

The PaTTAN deafblind project offers a variety of training, technical assistance, and resources to assist educators in assessment, instruction, and progress monitoring of students who are deafblind. The deafblind project also connects families of students who are deafblind, and offers family involvement activities, such as an on-line study group for families.