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ERIC Number: ED391350
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-Jan-30
Pages: 24
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Services to Children and Youth in Arkansas Who Are Deaf-Blind. Project Period: 10/01/92--09/30/95.
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Special Education Section.
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of the Arkansas Project for Children and Youth with Deaf/Blindness, a 3-year federally supported project to provide support services to children and youth in Arkansas who are deaf-blind. The project provided technical assistance in the following areas: early identification, incidence and characteristics of individuals with deaf-blindness, early intervention, transition, best educational practices including inclusion, functional curriculum including modifications and adaptations, and parental rights and responsibilities. The project focused on two key approaches--first, provision of information to parents and families by a full-time family consultant, and, second, education of key personnel who serve children and youth with deaf/blindness by a full-time education consultant. The project's effectiveness was evaluated by: the number of children identified with deaf/blindness; consumer satisfaction surveys completed by parents; number of professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents who received information and training; and improved skills and knowledge of professionals serving these children as measured by evaluation data and pre- and post-tests. Individual sections of the report provide specific information on the project's purpose, goals, objectives, conceptual framework, accomplishments and outcomes, problems and how they were resolved, research and evaluation findings, impact, and products and publications. (DB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Special Education Section.
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A