The Louisiana Deafblind Project
for Children and Youth is housed within the Human Development Center on the LSU
Health Sciences Center campus in New Orleans. Researchers and clinicians
within the Health Sciences Center have, for many years, recognized the
importance of studying the Louisiana Acadians as a genetic founder
population. This public television segment highlights some of the recent
collaboration between the Department of Genetics and the Louisiana Deafblind
Project. https://youtu.be/D5PNE4jWAnA?list=PL7YPMkCACwzzivZ68e9WVeYouyRQJhPKs&t=1292
The Rochester Institute of Technology is offering a research program in Multimessenger Astrophysics, a newly developing discipline of astrophysics that combines gravitational wave astronomy and data analysis, scientific computing, and observational astronomy. Building upon its links to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, including one faculty mentor who resides there, RIT aims to include at least two deaf and hard-of-hearing students among each year’s cohort of ten students. The program will last 10 weeks, from May 26 to August 1, and students will be provided with a $6000 stipend.
The National Cued Speech Association is offering upcoming classes in the New Orleans area. Additional classes and information available at cuedspeech.org
The LSU School of Dentistry will be screening patients who are willing to participate in clinical board exams for graduating seniors. All applicants will be eligible for free dental x-rays and free treatment planning required to complete the examination. For more info, please refer to the flyer.
See the attached flyers for upcoming training opportunities and youth programs at the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults in Sands Point, Long Island, NY. For additional information, contact your region representative, which for Louisiana is molly.sinanan@hknc.org.
Please join the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, for a free webinar called “Interpreter or Intervener: Which Will Meet the Educational Support Needs of Your Child?” Educational interpreters and interveners have overlapping roles in the classroom, which may cause confusion for parents of children with CHARGE Syndrome and thus challenges when advocating for supports at school. This presentation will explore the differences and similarities in the roles to assist families in identifying which one is the best fit for their child’s needs. An overview of each role will be provided, including examples of how interpreters and interveners work with students who are deafblind in K-12 settings. Presenters: Susanne Morgan Morrow – Director, New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative Beth Kennedy – Director, DeafBlind Central: Michigan’s Training & Resource Project and the DeafBlind Intervener Training Program at Central Michigan University For more information about this and other upcoming webinars being offered by the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, go to: https://www.chargesyndrome.org/for-families/resources/webinars/
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