Table of Contents

Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project

• Site Map in Spanish
• Project News
• Does this child see/hear?
• Referral Form
• Printable Version of Referral Form
• Parent Technical Assistance Request
• Printable Version of Parent Request for Technical Assistance
• Service Provider Technical Assistance Request
• Printable Version of Service Provider Request for Technical Assistance
• Lending Library List
• Printable Lending Library Table of Contents
• Printable Library List
• Tips for Home & School
  *Please note that all tip sheets require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• English Tips Set
• Todos los Consejos para la Casa o la Escuela
• Alphabet Soup
• Sopa de Alfabeto Acrónimos Usados Comúnmente en la Educación Especial
• Best Educational Practices for Students with Severe & Multiple Disabilities
• Las Mejores Practicas Educacionales
• Systematic Planning for Inclusion
• Planeamiento Sistemático para La Inclusión
• Tolerating Touch
• Tolerando El Tacto
• Benefits of Community-Based Instruction
• Beneficios de Instruccion Basada en La Comunidad
• Light Sensitivity
• Sensibilidad de la Luz
• Facilitating Friendships and Interactions
• Facilitando Amistades y Interaccion
• Circle of Friends
• Circulo de Amistades
• Relaxation Strategies
• Estrategias de Relajación
• Appropriate Touch
• El Toque Apropiado
• Innovative Living Options
• Opciones Creativas para Vivir
• Inclusive Education
• Educacion Inclusiva
• How to Interact with Individuals with Dual Sensory Impairments
• Como Relacionarse con Individuos Que Tienen Dos Sentios Incapitados
• Questions for Parents of School Age Children in Planning Transitions to New Teachers
• Preguntas Para Padres de Niños de Edad Escolar en El Planeamiento
• Questions for Your Eye Doctor
• Preguntas Para El Oculista
• Strategies for Successful Medical Appointments for Individuals with Deaf-Blindness
• Las Estrategias para Citas Medicas Exitosas para Individuos Sordos y con Pérdida de la Vista
• Supported Education
• La Educación Apoyada
• Awareness of Medical Issues in Relation to Changes in Behavior
• Consciencia de Temas Médicos en Relación a Los Cambios en el Comportamiento
• Otitis Media-English
• Otitis Media-Spanish
• Cortical Visual Impairment
• Discapacidad Visual Cortical
• Visual Adaptations
• Adaptaciones Visuales
• Considerations in IEP Development for Children who are Deaf-Blind
• Consideraciones en el Desarrollo de Plan Individual Educativo (PIE) para Niños que son Sordos-Ciegos
• Tips for Students with Usher Syndrome
• Para Niños Con El Sindrome Usher
• Using Natural Supports in the Classroom
• Usando Apoyos Naturales en la Clase
• Facts About Colorblindness
• Datos Acerca de Ceguera de Colores
• A Step-by-Step Overview of Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment of Challenging Behaviors
• Un Resumen Paso a Paso de como Conducir una Evaluacion Runcional y el Reto de Comportamiento(s)
• A Guide for Using Reinforcers
• Guias Para Usar Reenforzamiento
• The Importance for Screening for Vision in Individuals with Hearing Impairments
• La Importancia de la Evaluación de Problemas Visuales en Niños con Impedimentos Auditivos
• How to Create a Winning Video Resume
• Como Crear un Video Currículum Exitoso
• Using Cues to Enhance Receptive Communication
• Dando Claves para Enriquecer La Comunicación Receptiva
• Using Cues to Enhance Expressive Communication
• Dando Claves para Enriquecer La Comunicación Expresiva
• Utilizing the Sense of Smell in Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness
• Utilizando el Sentido del Olfato en Niños y Jóvenes Sordo-Ciegos
• Object Calendar
• Calendario de Objeto
• How to Keep Items from Rolling Off the Table or Wheelchair Tray
• How Can I Help My Child to Understand What is About to Happen?
• Talking Photo Albums
• Álbumes de Fotos que Hablan
• Page Fluffers
• Grasping Aids
• Promoting Literacy
• Newsletters
  *Please note that all newsletters require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Fall 2006
• Spring 2006
• Fall 2005
• Spring 2005
• Winter 2004
• Fall 2004
• Winter 2003/2004
• September 2003
• April 2003
• December 2002
• September 2002
• May 2002
• March 2002
• December 2001
• September 2001
• May 2001
• March 2001
• December 2000
• September 2000
• May 2000
• March 2000
• December 1999
• Newsletter Addition Form
• What is Usher Syndrome?
• Usher syndrome--Acknowledgments
• Usher syndrome--How does Usher Syndrome Affect Education?
• Usher syndrome--Why is Early Identification Crucial?
• Usher syndrome--What to Request During an Eye Exam?
• Usher syndrome--Usher Syndrome Resource Guide
• Usher syndrome--What is Involved in Screening for Usher Syndrome?
• Usher syndrome--What are Symptoms the Individual May Notice?
• Usher syndrome--What are Some Symptoms of Usher Syndrome?
• Usher syndrome--What Tests are Available?
• Usher syndrome--What is Usher Syndrome?
• Usher syndrome--Who is at Risk?
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms--Behavioral Observations
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms--Dark Adaptation
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms--Family Questionnaire
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms--Visual Field
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms--Low Risk
• Usher syndrome--Screening Forms--Permission Form
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