Center for Deaf-Blind Persons

Service/Skills and Activities Taught At the Center and Off-Site: Assessment - Communication - Independent Living - Orientation and Mobility - Leisure Time Individualized Rehabilitation Training -Alternative Communication - Adaptive Independent Living - Adaptive Technology - Computer Training - Leisure/Tactile Sensitivity/Fine Motor Skills Development - Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation Training - Alternative Communication: To reduce loneliness and provide access to information, clients are encouraged to learn one or more alternative modes of communication such as touch sign language, Braille, raised alphabet cards, print-on-palm, and Braille-to-print devices. A Screen Braille Communicator or similar device allows a person to type a message on a print keyboard that appears on a Braille display for the consumer. Summary of services provided: - Strategies for using remaining vision, hearing and other senses - Sighted guide techniques - Orientation to the Center, home, and community - Use of the white case for identification and information gathering - Route planning - Bus travel - Use of assistive devices such as compass and global positioning devices - Preparatory training required by dog guide schools and follow-up reinforcement SD