Support Service Provider

Support Service Provider
(SSP)

Appendices/Credits

Appendix A

Definition of deaf-blindness:

The federal definition of deaf-blindness as used by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults can be found at: HKNC

This definition states in part that the term ''individual who is deaf-blind'' means any individual

who has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses, or a field defect such that the peripheral diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees, or a progressive visual loss having a prognosis leading to one or both these conditions;

who has a chronic hearing impairment so severe that most speech cannot be understood with optimum amplification, or a progressive hearing loss having a prognosis leading to this condition; and (iii) for whom the combination of impairments described in clauses

and (ii) cause extreme difficulty in attaining independence in daily life activities, achieving psychosocial adjustment, or obtaining a vocation.

Appendix B

The poem: Auslag Haviland, a long-time member of the AADB, immigrated to the United States from Norway and became a naturalized citizen.

Some other useful resources: American Association of the Deaf-Blind: AADB

DB-LINK, the National Information Clearing House on Children who are Deaf-Blind: DB-LINK

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: HKNC

Seattle Deaf-Blind Service Center: SDBSC

Meeting the Critical Need

Definitions and History

Historical Perspective

Roles and Responsibilities

Developing SSP Resources

Conclusions

Biblography

Appendices/Credits