Deafblind Agencies
Here are some other deafblind agencies that you may find useful.
American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB): AADB is a national consumer advocacy organization that promotes better opportunities and services for deaf-blind people. (From DB-LINK)
Deafblind International (DbI): DbI is the world association promoting services for people who are deafblind through international collaboration.
Deafblind Info: Deafblind info is an online directory of worldwide resources for and about people with combined vision and hearing loss. The site is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Division, but is designed to be useful to people around the world.
DB-LINK: The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deafblind. DB-LINK houses a large quantity of information (both online and off) related to deafblindness, services for children who are deafblind across the country, and education for children who are deafblind. If you are seeking information about resources in a specific state, check DB-LINK's State Resource Fact Sheets.
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC): HKNC is a national program that provides evaluation, short-term, comprehensive vocational rehabilitation training, work experience training and assistance to deaf-blind clients for job and residential placements.
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB) The largest national network of families focusing on issues surrounding deaf blindness.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY): NICHCY provides free information to assist parents, educators, caregivers, advocates and others in helping children and youth with disabilities participate as fully as possible in school, at home, and in the community. Services include: personal responses to specific questions, referrals to other organizations/sources of help, prepared information packets, publications on current issues, technical assistance to parent and professional groups.
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD): NORD has been created by a group of voluntary agencies, medical researchers and individuals concerned about Orphan Diseases and Orphan Drugs. Orphan diseases are rare, debilitating illnesses which strike small numbers (fewer than 200,000) of people. Orphan drugs are therapies which alleviate symptoms of some rare diseases, but which have not been developed by the pharmaceutical industry because they are unprofitable. Acts as a clearinghouse for information about rare disorders and to network families with similar disorders together for mutual support.
National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind (NTAC): NTAC is a consortium for the provision of technical assistance to families and agencies serving children and young adults who are deafblind. The primary mission of NTAC is to assist states in improving the quality of services for individuals (birth to age 28) who are deafblind. (From DB-LINK)
State Deaf-Blind Projects Federally funded projects that provide assistance and training to families, service providers, schools and agencies involved with children, birth through 21.
State Resource Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs - Division of Research To Practice
Projects For Children Who Are Deafblind: The Office of Special Education
Programs supports projects to improve and enhance services that are provided
by state and local education agencies to children and youth who are deafblind.
This is done through a program of grant awards that address technical
assistance, research, development, preservice, and inservice training.
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