Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project (MH-VP) staff are available to support you, your staff and families of children and youth (birth – 21 years) who have BOTH a hearing impairment AND a visual impairment. We are grant funded through the U. S. Office of Special Education and located at The University of Southern Mississippi.
- What you get: FREE technical assistance regarding instructional strategies, resources, and professional development for how to best provide ACCESS to the curriculum when both primary senses are impaired.
- Who is the service for? All teachers, related service providers, administrators and families provide general and special education, early intervention instruction, and families.
- Need more info? See the attached Project Brochure and attached Referral Form.
Get started with your FREE Technical Assistance… Call Toni Hollingsworth, 228-248-8668 or use the attached Referral Form.
Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project (MH-VP) staff are also offering free online training for those working with students with complex needs. Here are a few of the possibilities to join:
- Join the Peer Learning Community (PLC) for delivering ONLINE &/or In-Person INTERVENTION for Learners with Primary Sensory Impairments (Visual Impairments (VI) OR Hearing Impairments (HI) OR Both Hearing & Vision Impairments (DEAF-BLINDNESS (DB)). This learning opportunity is for any Educator, Paraprofessional, Related Service Provider, or Administrator. The Community will determine the topics addressed each month in the hour long sessions held on the 2nd Tuesday each month. The first meeting will occur September 14, Tuesday at 4 – 5 PM. Learn more by reviewing the attached PLC Flyer. Register by clicking on this link: Registration for SY2022 PLC for HI, VIB or Both by Sept. 10th to receive the link to join the Sept. 14th session.
2.Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project offers FREE online Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Modules. Three different SETS of Modules are being offered this Fall, one for those who have not taken any of these Modules before and 2 others for those who have already taken Modules 1, 2 and 4.
Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Modules provide evidence-based instructional strategies, information and resources for students with severe complexities, including vision and hearing impairments. Both Cohorts are open to families, educators, paraprofessionals, early childhood interventionists, administrators, and related service providers serving any age.
Each SET of Modules includes 3 modules and each module takes about 7 hours to complete. The Cohort participants will work through their set of three modules between September 8 – October 13 at their own pace. Educator continuing education credits are only available for the completed set of modules through RESA, and yield .7 ceus or 7 contact hours per module totaling at least 2.1 CEU for $15. (View attached Flyer for more details!)
Deadline for signing up for these modules is August 31, 2021.
Sign up for the Cohort of your choice by clicking on any of the following live links:
1st Module SET offers Modules 1, 2 & 4: R Fall SY2122 C3 S1B M124 9.8-10.13.21
Module 1: Overview of Deafblindness & Instructional Strategies;
Module 2: Sensory Systems, Brain, & Learning; Module 4: Building Trusting Relationships & Positive Self-Image
2nd Module SET: (Prerequisite Modules 1, 2, and 4): R Fall SY2122 C2 Set 4A M91013 9.8-10.13.21
Module 3: The Role of the Intervener in Educational Settings;
Module 11: Intervener Strategies; Module 18: Team Collaboration & Partnerships
3rd Module SET: (Prerequisite Modules 1, 2, and 4): R Fall SY2122 C1 Set 6 M31118 9.8.-10.13.21
Cohort 3, Set 4B: Mod. 9: Routines; Mod. 10: Concept Development & Active Learning;
Mod. 13: Calendars
For more information on these activities, please contact Toni Hollingsworth, 228-249-9668; toni.hollingsworth@usm.edu
MS.Hearing-Vision.Project Brochure Updated 1.13.21
MHVP Initial Child Id & TA Request_7.23.2020
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