The Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness is a statewide program designed to provide technical assistance, training, distance education, and networking information to families, service providers, and individuals birth through 21, who are deaf-blind/dual sensory impaired. A toll free number (877) 295-7799 and this interactive web site are available to families, service providers, and others interested in obtaining and sharing information statewide. Basic demographic and statistical information is maintained on individuals (grant regulations - National Deaf-Blind Census), birth through 21 years old throughout the State to assist with identification of needs for program development, training and research. Project personnel work closely with State and local agencies to coordinate service delivery, disseminate information regarding optimal practice interventions and facilitate improved outcomes by children and youth who are deaf-blind.
Through a collaborative approach, the Project will provide assistance to families, educators, and service providers by providing technical assistance, information, and trainings to increase awareness, build knowledge, and increase capacity in the area of deaf-blindness/dual sensory impairments, which in turn will lead to the improvement of the quality of education (outcomes), and the quality of life for individuals, birth through 21, with dual sensory impairment/deaf-blindness.
The Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness is federally funded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, Part D) and is part of the Partnership for People with Disabilities, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
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