Professional Development Opportunities
This page provides information about opportunities in the United States for teachers and related service providers to learn about deaf-blindness and instructional practices for children and youth who are deaf-blind. Available opportunities come in a variety of forms—online courses, webinars, and self-study modules. These are organized topically below. Some have opportunities to obtain CEUs or credits. Please note that NCDB does not host modules or offer CEUs or credits, so be sure to contact the relevant sponsoring agencies for more information.
NCDB staff review professional development opportunities on an ongoing basis to keep this page up-to-date. You may also want to visit the following sites for other opportunities:
Highlights
Active Learning
Active Learning: Principles
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 12 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning: Functional Scheme
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 3 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning: Program Planning
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning: Implementation
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning: Documenting Progress
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning: Equipment
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.75 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning: Materials
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Active Learning Is More Than a Piece of Equipment! Tutorial
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Availability for Learning
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Assessment and Planning
TVI: Effective Collaboration
Type: Webinar CEs: 1.5 Cost: unknown
Organization: Perkins
FVA for Students with Multiple Disabilities: A Collaborative Approach Across Disciplines
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
The Work of Dr. Jan van Dijk
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Communication
System of Least Prompts to Teach Communication Symbols to Children with Deafblindness
Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER
OHOA Module: Understanding Communication Principles
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Emergent Communication
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Piaget (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Gestural Development (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Developing a Communicative Intentionality (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Communication Mapping (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Touch for Connection and Communication
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
AAC for Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 4 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Student-Centered AAC Design and Intervention, Part 1: Practical, Collaborative Approaches for Learners with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Student-Centered AAC Design and Intervention, Part 2: Practical, Collaborative Approaches for Learners with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Progressing from Non-symbolic to Symbolic Communication and Complex Language
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: An Introduction to Sign Language and Braille
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Communicating with Individuals who are Deaf-Blind
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 2 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC
Haptics: Using Touch to Convey Visual and Environmental Information to People who are Deaf-Blind
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 17 Cost: $179.99
Organization: HKNC
Guidelines for Working with a Sign Language Interpreter; Specific Considerations for Ensuring Access for Deaf-Blind Consumers
Type: Webinar CEs: .75 Cost: $19.99
Organization: HKNC
Early Intervention
Deaf-Blindness for Early Intervention Practitioners Course
Type: Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: Virginia Early Intervention eLearning Center
Early Orientation and Mobility: Birth to Three
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Expanded Core Curriculum
Applying the Expanded Core Curriculum
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 20 Cost: $45 no credit $175 for credits
Organization: Perkins
Expanded Core Curriculum: A Team Approach
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Teaching the ECC to the 21st Century Learner Tutorial
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Life Skills
Teaching Telescope Skills to Students with Low Vision
Type: Self-Guided CEs: 1.5 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Motor Skills in Children with Deafblindness
Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER
Let's Get Cooking: Teaching Meal Preparation Skills to Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Teaching Independent Living Skills (Keys 11)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 10 Cost: $45 no credit $125 10 credits
Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Introduction to Orientation and Mobility for Interveners
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Orientation and Mobility in Everyday Routines
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Social Skills and Peer Relationships
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Self-Determination
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Sexuality
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Advocacy in the Deaf-Blind World (ADBW)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: $179.99
Organization: HKNC
Literacy
Literacy for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind: Building a Foundation
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Literacy and CVI: High Phases II and III
Type: Online Class CEs: 25 Cost: $325
Organization: Perkins
Literacy for Students who are Deafblind Tutorial
Type: Self-Paced CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55.00
Organization: Perkins
Using Constant Time Delay to Teach Sight Words to Students with Deafblindness
Type: Recorded Course CEs: .75 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER
Overview on Deaf-Blindness
Introduction to Deaf-Blindness (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: An Overview of Deaf-Blindness and Instructional Strategies
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Deafblind Insights
Type: Video CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
OHOA Module: Building Trusted Relationships and Positive Self-Image
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
CHARGE Syndrome
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 20 Cost: $45 no credit, $175 for credits Organization: Perkins
CHARGE Syndrome - Series #1: Characteristics and Implications
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
CHARGE Syndrome - Series #2: Behavior, Balance and Planning for the Future
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 2 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Routines and Calendars
Multiple Disabilities and DeafBlind Division Webinar: The Impact of the Need for Closure for Students and Youth who are DeafBlind
Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.5 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER
Utilizing Routines (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Routines for Participation and Learning
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Calendar Systems (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Calendars
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Teaching Strategies
Introduction to the Intervener Team Model Training (Team Training)
Type: Self-Paced CEs: 6 Cost: Free
Organization: TSBVI
Teaching strategies for children with DeafBlindness
Type: Recorded Course CEs: 4.0 Cost: $150.00 (AUD)
Organization: NextSense (Australia)
Evidence for Practices with Children with Deafblindness: Systematic Review of Intervention Studies
Type: Recorded Course CEs: 1.0 Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Organization: AER
Teaching Strategies for Students Who are Blind/VI with Multiple Disabilities in the Sensorimotor Stage of Development
Type: Module CEs: 30 Cost: $350
Organization: Perkins
Teaching Strategies for Students Who Are Visually Impaired with Additional Disabilities Including Deafblindness
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 10 Cost: $125
Organization: Perkins
Supporting Availability for Learning: Student-Centered Assessment and Intervention
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Intervener Strategies
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Concept Development and Responsive Environments
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Recognizing and Building Abstract Thinking in the Child with Visual Impairment
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Accessing the Curriculum and the Environment
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Behavior and Environmental Supports
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Technology
Technology Tools for Teachers
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Assistive Technology (Keys 12)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 10 Cost: $125, $45 no credit
Organization: Perkins
Deaf-Blind Technology Solutions
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins, free webinar for no credit available
Leisure through Technology for Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55
Organization: Perkins
Touch
Interactions with Objects (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
OHOA Module: Touch for Connecting and Learning
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Interactions with Touch (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Hand-under-Hand (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Transition
The Top 5 Keys to Successful Transition for Deaf-Blind Youths; A Guide for Families
Type: Webcast CEs: .5 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC
OHOA Module: Transition to Adulthood and Community Living
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Personal Futures Planning
Type: Webcast CEs: 1 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC
Pre-Employment Transition Services
Type: Webcast CEs: 1 Cost: $19.99
Organization: HKNC
An Overview of Pre Employment Transition for Deaf-Blind Youth
Type: Webinar CEs: None Cost: $29.99, Free for deaf-blind youth.
Organization: HKNC
Remaining Current in the Deaf-Blind World
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 2 Cost: $29.99
Organization: HKNC
Planning Transition for Students with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 25 Cost: $325.00
Organization: Perkins
Vision and Hearing
The What's the Complexity Framework: Designing a visually accessible school day for the child with CVI
Type: Online Class CEs: 40 Cost: $450
Organization: Perkins
How to Help Your Child with CVI: A Self-Paced Tutorial for Parents and Professionals
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 35 Cost: Free, no credit $275 for credit Organization: Perkins
Hearing Issues for Students with Deafblindness: Auditory Training for Students with MIVI
Type: Video CEs: None Cost: Free Organization: TSBVI
OHOA Module: The Sensory System, the Brain and Learning
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Special Issues of CHARGE Syndrome: Sensory Processing and Vision
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55 Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Maximizing Vision and Hearing
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Introduction to Vision Loss (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Introduction to Hearing Loss (Foundational Knowledge in Deaf-Blindness Modules)
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Working with Families and Teams
Working with Siblings of People with Deafblindness or Multiple Disabilities (Spanish Only)
Type: Webinar CEs: None Cost: Free Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: The Role of Interveners in Educational Settings
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB
Advocacy
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: 1.5 Cost: $55 Organization: Perkins
OHOA Module: Collaborative Teaming and Family Partnerships
Type: Self-Guided Module CEs: None Cost: Free
Organization: NCDB