Distance Learning

Resources

The following list is not exhaustive but provides website links and ideas for families and educators of children who are deafblind during a time of mandatory distance learning due to the pandemic:

• American Printing House for the Blind YouTube Channel
  The American Printing House for the Blind YouTube video channel with resources for supporting students at home.
• Coping with School Closures During COVID-19
  Tip sheets, ideas, and technology resources and activities from teachers in the field for other teachers and parents during distance learning.
• Distance Learning for Proficient Communicators
  A list of resources compiled by the National Center on Deaf-Blindness regarding providing instruction to students with deafblindness during the pandemic. It specifically focuses on students who are proficient communicators.
• HKNC: COVID-19 Informational Websites
  A list of websites including videos about COVID-19 in American Sign Language, apps and communication tools from the Helen Keller National Center.
• Ideas for Activities at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  The resources on this page from the National Center on Deaf-Blindness provide many suggestions for families for keeping children who are deafblind engaged and learning, including object books, sensory activities and activities adapted for cortical visual impairment.
• Key Topics for Families
  A list of web pages from the National Center on Deaf-Blindness with information on tips, strategies, and supports that families of children with deaf-blindness can use to help them navigate their child's services and their family's everyday life.
• Providing Access through Sign Language & Text for Low Vision & Tactile Communicators During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  Tipsheet from the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative for considerations when providing access during distance learning, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Social Stories for Young and Old on Covid
  A list of social stories that can be modified or adapted for children who are deafblind.
• Virtual Activities for Teachers and Families COVID-19
  A livebinder of website links and activities from the Texas Sensory Support Network for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, deafblind and those who have visual impairments.

Note: The resources listed above link to "external websites" which may not be accessible for the viewer, screen readers and other assistive technology devices. If you need assistance, please contact ann.mayes@metroecsu.org.