Kathee Scoggin and Emma Packard both work with students who have combined vision and hearing loss including deaf-blindness and support the Washington DeafBlind Program https://wsds.wa.gov/deaf-blind/.

In this episode of the podcast Kathee and Emma share stories from their numerous experiences working with students who have combined vision and hearing loss. These stories call out important tips for working with this population, including: considerations for starting tactile symbols, what a good relationship between adults and students can do to improve communication skills, and what adults can learn when they provide adequate wait time for students with combined vision and hearing loss.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

National Center for Deafblindness https://www.nationaldb.org/

Learning Media Assessment Sensory Channels Form https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/learning-center/learning-media-assessment/

Deafblind Intervener Modules https://www.nationaldb.org/products/modules/ohoa/

Can You Feel The Thunder (book) https://www.amazon.com/Can-Feel-Thunder-Lynn-McElfresh/dp/068982324X

Child of the Silent Night (book) https://www.amazon.com/Child-Silent-Night-Fisher-Hunter/dp/0395068355

Washington DeafBlind Program https://wsds.wa.gov/deaf-blind/