Help for Parents and Families

There are several types of family events offered with NEC. We have created various Family Days, Weekends as well as Training's , Webinar's and our Family Phone Network (Free) conference calls to help keep you connected with other families and help give deafblind specific information your family my need for your child.

Below is a description of events we offer and state deafblind projects available for parents and families of children who are deafblind.

 


Family Day is offered in all four states. These events bring families together at select locations typically bi-annually. NEC sponsored events may include an trip to the apple orchard, a farm, a day at the park, the beach, skiing, sledding, or snowshoeing, etc.

A list of events is posted to our website monthly and the activities are also in our newsletter. Families who are registered with NEC are invited to participate with their family. Our events focus on family needs, deafblind specific curriculum and networking with other families in the four states of CT, ME, MA and NH. Types of family days are driven by annual survey responses from our registered parents.


Family Weekends are offered in all the states. These weekends bring families together at select locations. NEC sponsored Family Weekends are 3 days, include select presenters and topics related to deafblindness. During the weekends, families bring the children and they participate in a full schedule during the day and come together at night for fun, and dancing etc. This is a long weekend packed full of information. These weekends are run once every 4-5 years due to the expense. Watch our newsletter for the next event in the new england area.


Training's are deafblind specific and include topics of (Vision, Hearing, Communication, Transition, Deafblindness, Portfolios, CVI, etc) they are listed on the events page. Presenters are brought in from all over.


Webinar's are conducted annually, click this link for a list of active webinar's, We will post older recorded webinar's here in the archive section.


Family Phone Network these conference calls are FREE and fun nightly once a month. They are facilitated by various speakers. NEC creates a list of conference calls in the summer for for following year based on the responses of the parent survey.


State Deafblind Projects NEC (the New England Consortium of Deafblind Projects) hosts our Regional office, with deafblind projects in four states for additional resourse listings in your state go to:

If you are moving out of our area here are is the list of other state Deafblind Projects Click here and enter the state you will be in for that states contacts.

If you are moving, let us know and we can transfer your child to the appropriate state above or send info to the new deafblind project with a signed release.

 

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