Supports for Students

Office Hours:

Students are encouraged to contact the appropriate member of their school team (teachers, specialists, etc.) with specific questions regarding school procedures, assignments, etc. If you have questions specific to PaTTAN or the PA Deaf-Blind Project, please feel free to contact us using the contact information below.
 
Family Consultants
Molly Black at mblack@pattan.net
Patti McGowan at pmcgowan@pattan.net 
 
Education Consultants
PaTTAN Pittsburgh: 
Jennifer Craig at jcraig@pattan.net
Greg Lazur at glazur@pattan.net
 
PaTTAN Harrisburg:
Sue Ann Houser at shouser@pattan.net

 PaTTAN East:
Tara Kelly at tkelly@pattan.net 
Jennifer Edgar at jedgar@pattan.net
 

Resources

• PaTTAN Deaf-Blind Information
• PaTTAN Deaf-Blind Publications 

Families can join the Deaf-Blind listserv to get ongoing updates regarding resources, training opportunities, etc.; please contact Molly Black at mblack@pattan.net or Patti McGowan at pmcgowan@pattan.net to be added to the listserv.
 
Families should connect with the Pennsylvania Partnership for the Deafblind’s website at www.papdb.org or Facebook page if they haven’t already. PPDB offers family supports, resource sharing, Facebook group with idea sharing, etc.

How Do I Talk With My Child With Deafblindness About COVID-19 (from the Philip Rock Center)
 
Resources to Teach Hand Washing to Children Who are DeafBlind (from the Philip Rock Center)
 
COVID-19 Social Story from Easterseals and IL Autism Partnership (English) 

COVID-19 Social Story from Easterseals and IL Autism Partnership (Spanish)

QR Code Repository and links to ASL Stories that are signed, animated, and captioned in English
 
Paths to Literacy is offering students with visual impairments who do not have full access to online curriculum, supplemental activities, or resources during the COVID-19 pandemic volunteer-based support for access. The idea of this project is to connect students and their families to volunteers who have the skills and desire to provide this support during this unprecedented time of need

 Resource List from PA Deaf-Blind Project

Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project
 
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN) 
 
American Association of the DeafBlind (AADB) 
 
American Foundation for the Blind(AFB)
 
America Printing House for the Blind(APH)
 
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Fondation, Inc. (CdLS)

CHARGE Syndrome Foundation 
 
Definition of Deaf-Blindness 
 
Family Connect
 
Family Connections for Language and Learning 
 
Families to the Max: Pennsylvania Statewide Family Network
 
Foundation Fighting Blindness 
 
Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders (GFPD)
 
Hands and Voices
 
Helen Keller National Center (HKNC)
 
Hune
 
Intervener Website
 
National Center Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)  
 
National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP)
 
PA Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
 
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
 
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) 
 
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

PA ABLE
 
Parent Education Advocacy & Leadership Training Center (PEAL) 
 
PA Family Network-Visions for Equality
 
Parent to Parent 
 
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS)
 
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Early Intervention Services 
 
Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
 
Pennsylvania Elks Home Service Program 
 
Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) 
 
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) 
 
Pennsylvania Partnership for the Deafblind (PPDB) 
 
Pennsylvania Secondary Transition Guide 
 
Perkins School for the Blind 
 
Perkins School for the Blind/ Hayes Research Library
 
Perkins Wonder Baby
 
Special Kids Network 
 
Usher Syndrome Coalition
 
Usher Syndrome Coalition Registry 
 
Usher Syndrome Society