ERIC Number: ED393281
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 31
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Michigan Services for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind. Final Performance Report.
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing.
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a 3-year federal grant to Michigan that provided technical assistance to parents of children who are deaf-blind and to the Michigan agencies who provide educational, vocational, transitional, early intervention, and related services to children who are deaf-blind. The project involved outreach services, transition plan development, inservice training, communication skills workshops, child identification, early childhood intervention, family skill development, and dissemination of information. The project also coordinated its activities with 13 federally or state funded agencies. The goals and objectives of the project were met, resulting in increased skills of parents, educational staff, and other service providers in Michigan. Project accomplishments are reported for each of the project's eight goals, which included: (1) assuring appropriate educational, vocational, transitional and related services through outreach activities; (2) assisting families in developing Individualized Transition Plans; (3) providing professional development opportunities to service providers; (4) increasing the communication skills of caregivers of children who are deaf-blind; and (5) facilitating opportunities for family involvement. Attached are workshop and family retreat brochures and an article reprint titled "Transition in Action: Michigan's Experience" by S. Bruce Marks and D. Feeley. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Communication Skills, Consultation Programs, Deaf Blind, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Federal Aid, Individualized Transition Plans, Inservice Education, Outreach Programs, Parent Education, Professional Development, State Programs, Technical Assistance, Transitional Programs, Workshops
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing.
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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