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Working with Deafblind Colleagues and Participants

Communication methods, guiding, and running meetings that work for people who are deafblind.

Two people sit facing each other with their hands touching as they communicate in tactile sign, beside a braille card.

This course takes applications. The course team decides who joins.

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Practical skills for anyone who works alongside people who are deafblind. Five lessons, a short video, an interactive practice package and a quiz that ends with a short written answer. About one hour. There are no time limits.

Course outline

  1. Module 1: Communication

    1. Understanding deafblindness Text · About 7 minutes
    2. Tactile sign and the deafblind manual alphabet Text · About 8 minutes
    3. Braille, print on palm and other methods Text · About 8 minutes
    4. Introducing yourself to a deafblind participant Video · About 3 minutes

  2. Module 2: Guiding and meetings

    1. Guiding a deafblind person Text · About 8 minutes
    2. Meetings and workshops with deafblind participants Text · About 9 minutes
    3. Communication methods practice (interactive) Interactive lesson · About 15 minutes
    4. Working with deafblind people: check Quiz · About 10 minutes
    5. Your action plan Text · About 30 minutes