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Procedures for Registering a Child with the New England Center Deafblind Project

If you suspect a child is not using his/her vision and hearing or who is "at risk," download the registration packet and please follow these steps. (Note: Registration packet is in PDF format; please visit adobe.com to download Acrobat Reader if you do not have it installed.) These instructions are also included in the registration packet.

1. Complete NEC Initial Information Form and National Deafblind Census Code Sheet.

2. Obtain signature on Parent Contact Release Form and Release of Information Form. These forms may be in addition to your agency's or state forms.

3. Attach the following reports/documentation:

  • Most recent vision/opthalmological report (or functional vision assessment)
  • Most recent audiological report (or functional hearing assessment)
  • Most recent IEP, IFSP, ITP and other developmental documents
  • Documentation of etiology if available

You may begin the registration by sending in the Initial Information Form and Code Sheet only. However, registration of a child who is deafblind will only occur after all of the above documentation has been received and reviewed by the New England Center Deafblind Project.

4. Send all of the above information to:
New England Center Deafblind Project
Attn: Project Assistant
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472

Or fax the forms to the New England Center at 617-972-7354. Please make sure your forms are on white paper if you are faxing them in.

Please note: Once a child has been registered and the necessary documentation obtained, NEC will send out the following to child's family and service providers/related agencies:

  • Eligibility Letter/NEC Description
  • Certificate of Eligibility
  • Handouts and/or key articles related to deafblindness