DeafBlind Events
List of upcoming events
Saturday Mornings with NRCP
2nd Saturday of each month (August 2025 - July 2026)
2-hour Webinar
$25 per webinar/ $125 for six webinars/$250 for all 12 webinars
Webinars designed for paraeducators and their teams to learn more about roles and responsibilities, behavior, instructional strategies, teamwork, and much more! Find more information and registration information by clicking button below!
REGISTER FOR SATURDAY MORNINGS WITH NRCP
Complex Care & Medically Fragile Webinar Series
3rd Wednesday of each month (November 2025 - May 2026)
1.5-hour Webinar
Free to attend
The New York DeafBlind Collaborative (NYDBC) will be offering a webinar series facilitated by expert leaders in the field related to individuals with complex care needs/medical fragility. Each webinar will feature a specific topic, including topics such as: Overview of Medicaid; Overview of Special Education: Supports & Services; Caring for the Caregiver; Whole Child, Whole Family; Supporting the Sibling; Know Your Rights: Special Education Law.
Spring Unified English Braille Class
Every Tuesday, March 3 - June 16
5 - 7 PM
$200 for school personnel supporting students in Michigan who are blind/low vision (BLV)/$100 for college students in Michigan studying BLV-related professions and adult family members of students in Michigan who are BLV
This instructor-led class is for school personnel or family members who have little or no experience with braille. In the class, participants will visually learn how to read and write braille. They will also gain knowledge to effectively support students who use braille. This class requires participants to spend time in and out of class learning braille; they will also demonstrate their knowledge by submitting assignments each week. A certificate of completion will be issued by the Michigan Department of Education.
Learn about:
- the alphabet
- punctuation and contractions
- typeforms
- Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026
Camp Tuhsmeheta Little Explorers: January
1/10 - 10 AM
$5 per family
Adventure awaits at Camp T! Bring your little explorers and have fun with friends as we play, laugh, and learn together. At this event, parents/caregivers and children, ages 0-5, who are blind or low vision (BLV) and/or deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), will enjoy story time and participate in other fun activities including music, movement, crafts, and more. Siblings are also invited to attend. A light lunch will be provided. Registration closes December 17th, 2025.
Assessment, IEP Goal Development, & Lesson Implementation for Learners with Dual Sensory Loss
3-Part Webinar Series
1/15 - 7PM
1/22 - 7PM
1/29 - 7PM
Join us as Rachel Collins, Educational Consultant with the Texas DeafBlind Project at TSBVI, shares tips on assessment, IEP goal development, and lesson implementation for learners with combined vision and hearing loss. Rachel will share from her 25+ years of experience as a professional and a parent of a child with exceptional educational needs. As a certified Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (TDHH) and Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI), Rachel brings extensive knowledge to what access to the general education curriculum truly means.
Winter Universal Accessibility Day
1/20 1 - 7 PM
Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park
Free to attend
Join us for Universal Accessibility Day! Try winter sports adapted for people with disabilities - all skill levels welcome.
All activities provided with assistance and adaptive equipment. Activities include:
- Luge
- Cross-county skiing
- Ice skating
- Ice biking
- Snowshoeing
- Track chair
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