The project’s multi-tiered model of support includes technical assistance provided at the following levels:
- Universal Support: This is where information and resources are disseminated to family members, schools, early intervention personnel, and agency personnel. You’ll find universal technical assistance in the following places:
- on the project’s website
- embedded in project partner’s resources and information
- in the project’s communication and outreach materials, including social marketing tools such as the project’s FaceBook page
- Targeted Support: This level of assistance builds statewide capacity and increases knowledge and understanding on how to provide meaningful early intervention, academic, and post-school outcomes for children and youth with DeafBlindness. Targeted support is found in the following places:
- workshops and training delivered in person at state conferences and family learning weekends
- distant professional development opportunities through online platforms such as webinars and modules
- Intensive Support: This level of TA is time-specific and designed for committed teams to implement interventions with a particular student or around a specific systemic issue for building capacity within the state. Activities at this level may include:
- assessing, mentoring, and modeling interventions and instructional strategies for teams to implement
- other activities negotiated with teams that lead to observable and measurable change