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Contact Information:

Center for Disabilities
Pediatrics - Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota
1400 West 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
phone: 605-357-1439
phone2: 1-800-658-3080 (V/TTY)
fax: 605-357-1438
cd@usd.edu

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Last Modified: 07/28/06

deaf-blind program

The Center for Disabilities Deaf-Blind Program is part of a federal initiative to ensure that the unique needs of children who are deaf-blind are met with high-quality, appropriate services.  The program serves children from birth through 21 years of age who have a combination of hearing and vision loss.

Services provided through the Deaf-Blind Program are available on a state-wide basis in South Dakota and include the following.

• Assistance with early identification of infants and children with a hearing and/or vision loss.
• Technical assistance to school districts, medical personnel and other professionals in the following areas related to deaf-blindness:
  ~ Communication and language development,
  ~ Orientation and mobility,
  ~ Establishing optimal environments,
  ~ Transition planning,
  ~ Functional assessments, and
  ~ Assistive technology.
• Technical assistance is provided through:
  ~ Telephone consultations,
  ~ On-site consultations,
  ~ District-wide, state-wide regional and national workshops and conferences, and
  ~ Resource dissemination.
• Information, referral and support for families with children who are deaf-blind.
• Linkages to best practices and local/national resources in deaf-blindness for parents and professionals, particularly in the areas of early intervention and transition.

The Deaf-Blind Program is supported by United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Grant #H326C040011.

For more information contact:
Deaf-Blind Program
Center for Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota
1400 West 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105
Phone - (605) 357-1439 or 1-800-658-3080 (Voice/TTY)
E-mail - cd@usd.edu