2025 DEAFBLINDNESS CENSUS MEMO AND FORM - ATTENTION SERVICE COORDINATORS, VISION AND DEAF/HARD OF HEARING SPECIALISTS
Each year as part of the reporting requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), children and youth who are deafblind must be counted. This requirement is separate from the December 1 child count and is not dependent on primary exceptionality. With your cooperation, 76 West Virginia children who are deafblind were identified last year. This count constitutes the deafblind census which is used to support the funding of West Virginia's Deafblind grant. West Virginia's Deafblind Project, funded through the United States Department of Education, provides in-service training, technical assistance, workshops, and resource materials to districts serving these children.
Click here to learn more on the 2025 Deaf/Blindness Census Memo and here for the 2025 Deafblind Child Count for Year 2024 Form
CELEBRATING CONNECTIONS 2025 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
CELEBRATING CONNECTIONS - Leading the Way through Collaborative Relationships - March 19-21, 2025. Join us in 2025 for information about practities, policies, planning, and research; to have the opportunity to network with other professionals; and participate in a diverse array of early childhood education discussions.
Mind the Gap: Parent Education and Support - WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVUCED) is offering a parent education and support group for families with children newly diagnosed on the autism spectrum who may be newly diagnosed or waitlisted for evaluations or services. Meetings take place the First Wednesday of each month from 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST. These meetings are free but do require registration. To learn more and to register: Mind the Gap: Parent Education and Support Group. If you have additional questions, please email Amy Burt at alburt@hsc.wvu.edu or Heather Merritt at heather.merritt@hsc.wvu.edu.
OneOp (formerly Military Families Learning Network) provides free, evidence-based, online professional development in both live and on-demand formats. Our team from the University of Illinois produces content focused on military connected children and youth, including young children with disabilities (0-5).