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Procedures for Registering a Child with the New England
Consortium of Deafblind Projects
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.
- Complete NEC Initial Information Form and National
Deafblind Census Code Sheet.
- 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.
- 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.
- Send all of the above information to:
New England Consortium of Deafblind Projects
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
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