Deaf-Blind Awareness Week 2020

In recognition of the achievements of people who are deaf-blind, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC) celebrates the third week in June as “Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. The theme this year is DEAF-BLIND. AND THRIVING.

See the Helen Keller National Center website for a complete list of calendar events:

https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc

The Facebook Page also has exclusive Facebook-only events:

https://www.facebook.com/helenkellerservicesfortheblind/photos/a.169098996437904/3564380330243070/?type=3&theater

Linda Alsop: The Cogswell-Macy Act: Training Teachers of the Deafblind and Deafblind Interveners

In addition to the HKNC event above, HDC and AUCD are celebrating Deafblind Awareness Week with a virtual guest speaker. Please consider joining us via Zoom as we present Linda Alsop of Utah State University, who will talk about the Cogswell-Macy Act and the requirements for training teachers of deafblind students as well as deafblind interveners.

Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CDT

Click here to register via Zoom