Resources - The Kansas Deaf-Blind Project

Resources

LiveBinders

Functional Listening Evaluation

Kansas TSVI Resources

Self Advocacy Skills for Students who are DHH

Virtual Activities for Teachers and Families COVID-19

Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment

Cortical Visual Impairment

ASL Class 2021 - Study Guides

Lesson 1: Introductions/First Signs
Lesson 2: Family & Numbers
Lesson 3: Signing about School
Lesson 4: Community
Lesson 5: Calendar/Time Signs/Colors
Lesson 6: Food & Review

Sensory Nursery Rhymes Videos

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Forms

CHILD COUNT – KANSAS DEAF-BLIND PROJECT (Online) – Due Monday, February 9, 2026
Application for Deaf-Blind Certification (pdf)
Application for Deaf-Blind Certifications (Online)

Application for Family Scholarship (pdf)
Application for Family Scholarship (Online)

Photo and Media Consent (pdf)
Photo and Media Consent (Online)

Request for Technical Assistance (pdf)
Request for Technical Assistance (Online)

Scholarship Application for DB Core Teams

Informal Vision Skills Inventory (pdf)
Informal Functional Hearing Evaluation (IFHE) (pdf)
Distance Mentorship Team Collaboration Site Consent (pdf)

Brochures and Publications

Bill of Rights for All Children with Visual Impairment and their Families
CAVE: Communication Access in Virtual Education
Deaf-Blind Programs & Services for Kansas Students (pdf)
Eyeglasses Birth to Three: Parents Guidebook from NMSBVI & Dr. Linda Lawrence
Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) Needs Assessment
Guide to Education of Children Who are DHH
Kansas Vision Screening Requirements & Guidelines
KSDE Factsheet: Sensory Impairments: Deaf-Blindness (pdf)
Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Parent Guide to Special Education in Kansas
Promoting Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Resources for Parents of Young Children with Sensory Loss in Kansas (pdf)
Screening for Usher Syndrome: A Hands-on Guide for School Nurses (pdf)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Student Online College Guide

Recorded Webinars and Instructional Videos

Apple Products: Video Tutorials on Voiceover and Zoom Magnification
CVI & Considerations for Distance Learning
Deaf-Blindness – Be A Bridge, Not a Barrier
Deaf-Blindness – The Forgotten Senses: Proprioception & Vestibular for Students with VI/DB
Deaf-Blindness – Using Team Collaboration Site to Improve Services for Students with DB
Deaf-Blindness – Communication #1 Intro to ASL & Spectrum of Manual Communication Options
Deaf-Blindness – Communication #2 – Visual & Tactile Modifications
Deaf-Blindness – Communication #3 – Tactile Sign Language & Diversity of Access
Discover CVI – CVI Basics
Discover CVI – Strategies at Home
Discover CVI – Orientation & Mobility Part 1
Discover CVI – Orientation & Mobility Part 2
Discover CVI – Sensory Balance Approach Learning Media Decisions through a CVI Conscious Lens
Hadley Instructional Videos
Transition Webinar Series #1 of #3
Transition Webinar Series #2 of #3
Transition Webinar Series #3 of #3
Usher Syndrome in ASL

COVID 19-Resources

At-Home Learning Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and their Families
Conducting Essential Assessments During Covid-19
Determining A Child’s Eligibility for Early Intervention Services Remotely
Hospitalization guides for persons with disabilities: AAC Users
Hospitalization guides for persons with disabilities: D/HH; Deaf-Blind
Hospitalization guides for persons with disabilities: Vision Loss
Ideas for Activities at Home During COVID-19 Pandemic
Keeping Glasses, Canes, Visual Aids, Cell Phones and Devices Spotless and Sanitized
Making Virtual Learning Accessible to Your Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Students
Resources to Support EI Intervention Work and Families
Resources for Providing TA During COVID-19 Pandemic (NCDB)
Ten Tips for Reading Aloud to a Blind Child
Tips to Make Group Zoom Lessons CVI Friendly
Your Questions. Answered. Deaf-Blind Students
Virtual Activities for Teachers and Families COVID-19

Adult Services

Independent Living Services for Blind/VI Seniors

Robert J Dole VA Medical Center – Visual Impairment Service Team

VA Medical Center – Kansas City

Vocational Rehabilitation

American Sign Language (ASL)

1001 Books in ASL
A Beginner’s Guide to ASL
ASL Teaching Resources
ASL Connect – Gallaudet University
Baby Sign Language
Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary of American Sign Language
Handspeak: Online ASL Dictionary
Sign Language 101
Start ASL
Vocabulary: Making Introductions
Vocabulary: Greetings and Responses

Accessibility

Resources for Identifying, Creating, and Sharing Accessible Information

DCMP (Described and Captioned Media Program)

National Center on Accessible Educational Materials

Microsoft Word – A series of short 3-4 minute (or greater) videos on making word documents accessible.

OPI Web Accessibility

Microsoft PowerPoint – A series of short 3-4 minute (or greater) videos on how to make PowerPoint presentations in an accessible format

Tips on using vision accessibility features across tech tools and applications

Assessments

A Tool for Identifying Vision and Hearing Loss in Children with Multiple Disabilities

Communication Matrix

Design to Learn

E.A. Rubric Essential Assessments for Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Functional Auditory Performance Indicators (FAPI)

Informal Functional Hearing Evaluation (IFHE)

TSBVI Assessments Information

Perkins: Assessments for all your needs

Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology for Kansans
Audio-Reader
iCanConnect
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute
Kansas Talking Books
Kansas Telecommunication Access Project (TAP)

Deaf-Blindness

American Association of the DeafBlind
DeafBlind International
Haptics App for Android: Haptics: Pocket Edition (free)
Haptics App for iOS: Haptics: Pocket Edition (free)
Haptics Video Series (English)
Haptics Video Series (Spanish)
Haptics White Paper
Helen Keller National Center
National Center on Deaf-Blindness
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
Project SALUTE (Successful Adaptations for Learning to Use Touch Effectively)
Protactile Language
The Sooner the Better: A Framework for Training Early Intervention Practitioners on Deaf-Blindness

Funding and Equipment

All About Vision – Free eyeglasses and free eye exam
Cerner Charitable Foundation
Medicaid
Miracle Flights
Optometry Cares/The AOA Foundation
Sight for Students – Free eyeglasses
Hearing Aids Financial Resources

Hearing Loss

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
American Society for Deaf Children
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Assistive Listening Systems 101
Baby Hearing
Hands and Voices
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Kansas School for the Deaf
National Association for the Deaf
Hearing Loss and Anxiety: Why It Happens and How to Cope

Literacy

Center for Literacy and Disability Studies
Literacy for Children with Combined Hearing and Vision Loss
Literacy Network of Kansas

Orientation and Mobility

Parent Mobility: Orientation and Mobility Resources for Families

Syndromes, Other Medical Conditions

Alport Syndrome Foundation
Beyond Batten Disease Foundation
CHARGE Syndrome Foundation
Goldenhar Disease
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Usher Syndrome Coalition

Transition

Building the Dream: Transition Services and the IEP
Career One Stop
CEC: Division on Career Development and Transition
Charting the LifeCourse
Customized Employment & Job Development Resources
Dr. Kit All Career Videos
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Lime Connect
List of Center for Independent Living and Vocational Rehabilitation Providers in Kansas
New NDC Guide Helps Deaf Youth Get Jobs, Training, and More from Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Perkins: Path to Transition
Transition to Adulthood – MN Deaf-Blind Project
Transition Planning – NCDB
READY Tool: Readiness Evaluation of Transition to Adulthood for Deaf-Blind Youth
Resources on Transition and Deaf-blindness – Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Self-Determination (PACER’S National Parent Center on Transition and Employment)
Self-Determination (University of Kansas)
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills
Online Degree Guide for Students with Disabilities
VCU Center on Transition Innovations

Vision Loss

Core Curriculum
CVI Now
CVI: Roman Word Bubbling
Colour Blind Awareness
Envision
Independent Living Skills
Kansas Instructional Resource Center
Kanlovkid (KSSB)
Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB)
KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc.
Tactile Graphics for Geoscience Education
The Audio Description Project
The Lighthouse
Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society