Deaf-Blind Program - Resources at the Wegner Center
The following resources are available at the Wegner Health Science Information Center (Wegner Center). The Center for Disabilities is a partner in the Wegner Center. To check out any of these resources, contact the Wegner Center at the address listed below or your local library.
Communication Skills Development
- Baby Signing Time!
This videorecording combines sign-along songs, playful animation, and the positive reinforcement of signing babies to teach communication with American Sign Language (ASL).
Produced by Two Little Hands Productions
Call Number - Wegner Electronic: HV 2476 B115b 2008 - A Coactive Sign System for Deaf-Blind Children
A series of videotapes that teach twelve beginning coactive sign lessons deemed essential for the deaf-blind, as well as backup coactive sign vocabulary designed to supplement and expand the vocabulary of a deaf-blind child.
Produced by SKI-HI Institute
Call Number - Wegner Electronic: WV 271 C652 1991 - Learning American Sign Language: Levels I & II - Beginning and Intermediate
Written by Tom Humphries and Carol Padden with illustrations by Rob Hills, Peggy Lott and Daniel W. Renner
Call Number - Wegner Books: HV 2474 H862 2004 - Promoting Learning Through Active Interaction: A Guide to Early Communication with Young Children who have Multiple Disabilities
Video Produced by Diane M. Klein
Call Number - Wegner Electronic: HV 888 K57 1999
Vision
- Cortical Vision Impairment: An Approach to Assessment and Intervention
Written by Christine Roman-Lantzy
Call Number - Wegner Books: WW 600 R758 2007 - Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) Perspectives
This video explores cortical visual impairment from medical, educational, and personal perspectives.
Produced by American Printing House for the Blind
Call Number - Wegner Electronic: WW 276 C829 2005
Transition
- Supporting Young Adults who are Deaf-Blind in Their Communities: A Transition Planning Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Friends
Edited by Jane M. Everson
Call Number - Wegner Books: WV 271 S959 1995
Inclusion
- Welcoming Students who are Deaf-Blind into Typical Classrooms: Facilitating School Participation, Learning, and Friendships
Edited by Norris G. Haring and Lyle T. Romer
Call Number - Wegner Books: WV 271 W442 1995
How to Contact the Wegner Center
- In Person or by Mail
Wegner Health Science Information Center
1400 West 22nd Street, Suite 100
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105 - By Phone
605-357-1400 or Toll-Free - 1-800-521-2987 - Via E-mail
wegner@usd.edu - On the Web
http://www.usd.edu/library/wegner.cfm - Or visit your local library to request items via interlibrary loan.
- Please identify yourself as a Center for Disabilities patron when requesting materials from the Wegner Center.