ERIC Number: ED548230
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 33
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The 2013 National Child Count of Children and Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind
National Center on Deaf-Blindness
The National Child Count of Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. It has been collaboratively designed, implemented and revised to serve as the common vehicle to meet federal grant requirements for both the State/Multi-State and National Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Projects, as well as serving as a common data collection and reporting mechanism for use across the country. Consistent with the priorities under which the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB), its predecessors, and the state/multi-state deaf-blind projects are funded, this national child count is used to help identify national and state technical assistance needs for children and youth who are deaf-blind, their families and the service providers and systems which serve them. The child count is conducted each year to supplement the Office of Special Education Program's Federal Part C and Part B Child Counts (Special Education Child Count), which include children as deaf-blind only when deafblindness is their single disability. The National Deaf-Blind Child Count Summary December 1, 2013 for ages birth through 21 by state is presented in this document. [For the 2012 Dead-Blind Child Count, see ED545213.]
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Children, Databases, Agency Cooperation, Data Collection, Technical Assistance, Needs Assessment, Family Needs, Early Intervention, Young Children, Access to Education, Student Needs, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Age Differences, Geographic Location, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Visual Impairments, Classification, Hearing Impairments, Neurological Impairments, Etiology, Comorbidity, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Educational Methods, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Student Evaluation, Eligibility, Place of Residence, Assistive Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Inclusion
National Center on Deaf-Blindness. Teaching Research Institute Western Oregon University 345 North Monmouth Avenue, Monmouth, OR 97361. Tel: 800-438-9376; Fax: 503-838-8150; e-mail: info@nationaldb.org; Web site: http://www.nationaldb.org
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: Western Oregon University, Teaching Research Institute (TRI); Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC); Perkins; National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: H326T130013
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