This department is named in memory of Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind girl educated in the United States.  Her education included an introduction to Jesus Christ.  She lived a productive adulthood, in which faith in Him played a part.

Because there are so few resources for the deafblind worldwide, I have included secular and Christian here.

Click here for the list of State Deafblind Projects in the U.S.A.

American Association of the Deaf-Blind
mail: 814 Thayer Avenue, Suite 302, Silver Spring, MD  20910  USA
internet: http://www.tr.wosc.osshe.edu/DBLINK/aadb.htm
fax: 301-588-8705
TTY: 301-588-6545
voice: 800-735-2258

Asociación Española de Padres de Sordociegos
[Association of Parents of Deafblind of Spain]
internet: http://www.arrakis.es/~apascide/

Association of the Swedish DeafBlind, The
mail: Sandsborgsv 44, S-122 88 Enskede SWEDEN
fax: +46-8-659-5042
voice: +46-8-39-9000

Australian DeafBlind Council
internet: http://home.internex.net.au/%7edba/

Canadian Deafblind and Rubella Association [CDBRA]
contact: W. Ross Macdonald School
mail: 350 Brant Avenue, Brantford, ON N3T 3J9 CANADA
voice: 877-760-7439

Canadian National Society for the Deafblind
mail: 405-422 Willowdale Avenue, North York, ON M2N 5B1 CANADA
internet: http://www.deafworldweb.org/asl/
e-mail: reachingout@titan.tcn.net
fax: 905-763-6734
voice and TTY: 905-763-6736

On-line sign language dictionaries, including ASL and some from other countries.

Chaplaincy for the Deaf and Deafblind
contact: Diocese of London of the Church of England
mail: The Reverend Chris Colledge, 243 Brunswick Road, London W5 1AJ ENGLAND
internet: http://www.dlondon.org.uk/AtoZ/Deaf.htm
e-mail: chris.colledge@royaldeafchaplaincy.freeserve.co.uk
fax: 020 8810 8879
voice: 020 8810 8471

Their programs include church services and events for people who are deafblind, pastoral care for the deafblind, and sign language interpreter service.

CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
mail: 2004 Parkade Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65202-3121 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.kumc.edu/GEC/support/charge.html
e-mail: mnorbury@mail.coin.missouri.edu
voice: 800-442-7604 or 573-499-4694

DB-LINK: National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind
mail: 345 N Monmouth Avenue,  Monmouth, OR  97361  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/

Deafblind Children Home Page
internet: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5939/index.html

Deafblind International
contact: Sense
mail: 11 - 13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3SR, UNITED KINGDOM
internet: http://www.deafblindinternational.org/
e-mail: dbi@sense.org.uk

Deafblind New Zealand National Office
mail: Box 24-136 Royal Oak, Auckland NEW ZEALAND
internet: http://www.deafblind.org.nz/
e-mail: rfree@rnzfb.org.nz
voice: 64 09 625 8575

Deafblind UK Scotland Office
internet: http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk/welcome.htm

Deafblindness Web Resource Page, A
internet: http://www.deafblind.co.uk

Deafblindness Web Resources
internet: http://www.eng.dmu.ac.uk/~hgs/deafblind
e-mail: hgs@dum.ac.uk

Family Village Deafblind Section
internet: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_debl.htm

Gallaudet University
location: Washington, DC U.S.A.
internet: http://www.gallaudet.edu/

This college admits only people with hearing loss.

Hot-Line to Deaf-Blind
contact: American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
mail: 18440 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, CA 91356 U.S.A.
voice: 818-343-2022

This publicaton is in braille.  It includes a summary of current news written especially for deaf-blind persons. It is taken directly from wire services and straight news sources and does not include editorials. Available free upon request.

International Christian Braille Mission
mail: 5210 MacCorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV  25309-1010  USA
internet: http://www.icbminc.org
voice: 304-768-8876

Internet Courses on Deafblindness
internet: http://www.ssco.esu.k12.oh.us/Courses/dbcourses.html

Jewish Special Needs Links, Deafblind, U.S.A.
internet: http://www.geocities.com/jsnlinks/1DB/US.html

Krown Manufacturing
internet: http://www.krownmfg.com/

Their V-Touch is a TTY device with one line of refreshable braille.

Listen-Up Web, The
internet: http://lonestar.texas.net/~listenup/books/deafblind.htm

This site lists books on deafblindness which can be purchased from Amazon.com.

Mary's Page on Usher's Syndrome
internet: http://members.tripod.com/~marypriebe/

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
mail: 111 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY  11050  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.nfadb.org/
e-mail: nfadb@aol.com
fax: 516-944-7302
TTY: 516-944-8637
voice: 800-255-0411 x275

National Federation of the Blind Deafblind Division
internet: http://www.nfb-db.org
e-mail: mmines@nfb-db.org

National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
location: Wisconcin U.S.A.
internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/ntac
e-mail: ntac@wou.edu

North Carolina Central University
internet: http://www.nccu-vitp.net/program_plans/plans_index.htm

Training to be an intervenor for people who are deafblind.

Norwegian Association of the Deafblind
mail: Postboks 354, 4803 Arendal NORWAY
internet: http://www.ide-as.com/fndb/
fax: 37 02 78 18
voice: 37 02 11 47

Peer Support for Students Who Are Deaf-Blind
internet: http://www.peersupportdb.com/
internet: http://ca.geocities.com/psdb2002ca/first.html

"This web site was developed to be a resource for students who are deaf-blind attending a post-secondary institution or a college, university or technical school in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The site may also be of interest to interpreters, intervenors, Disabled Student Service coordinators, families and friends."

Puerto Rico Deaf-Blind Parents Association
mail: Box 6616 Santa Rosa Unit, Bayamon, PR  00621-9006 U.S.A.
voice: 809-782-4475

Rochester Institute of Technology
internet: http://wally.rit.edu/pubs/guides/litdeafdb.html

A list of published biographies of people who are/were deafblind.

Science Daily
internet: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/01/010122075713.htm

This magazine has an article on how cochlear implants have helped some deafblind people

Sense: The National Deafblind and Rubella Association
mail: 11-13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London  N4 3SR  ENGLAND
internet: http://www.sense.org.uk/
email: enquiries@sense.org.uk
fax: 020 7272 6012
TTY: 020 7272 9648
voice: 020 7272 7774

Sign Language Associates, Incorporated
mail: 8630 Fenton Street Suite 406, Silver Spring, MD 20910 U.S.A.
fax: 301-588-3021
voice: 301-588-7591

Has a book Manual for Parents of Deaf-Blind Children .

Syndromes Which Often Result in Combined Vision and Hearing Loss
internet: http://www.tsbvi.edu/outreach/seehear/archive/syndromes.html

This article is from the magazine See Hear by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Table Listing Devices for Deafblind Persons
internet: http://www.dinf.org/tiresias/Equipment/eb21table.htm

Teaching Orientation and Mobility Skills to Deaf-Blind Children Using Computer Generated Simulated Sound Environments
contact: Oregon Research Institute
mail: 1715 Franklin Boulevard, Eugene, OR 97405 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.dinf.ch/csun_99/session0242.html
e-mail: deani@ori.org
fax: 541-484-1108
voice: 541-484-2123

This article is based on a session presented at the annual CSUN conference in 1999.

Teaching Research Publications
mail: 345 North Monmouth Avenue, Monmouth, OR 97361 U.S.A.
voice: 503-838-8391

Has publications for teachers of deaf-blind people.

Tactile the World
internet: http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/

A blog by a deafblind woman.

UsherLife
internet: http://www.usherlife.co.uk/

Support for people with Usher Syndrome.

Videnscentret for Døvblindeblevne [Information Center for Acquired Deafblindness]
mail: Generatorvej 2 A, DK-2730 Herlev, DENMARK
internet: http://www.dbcent.dk/uk/default_uk.htm
e-mail: dbcent@dbcent.dk
fax: +45 44 85 60 99
voice: +45 44 85 60 30

This site has much information about deafblindness, especially among the elderly.

West Australian Deafblind Association
mail: Sixth Avenue and Whaley Crescent, P.O. Box 14, Maylands, WA 6931 AUSTRALIA
internet: http://internex.net.au/~dba/confer.htm

World Federation of the DeafBlind, The
contact: The Association of The Swedish Deafblind
mail: The FSDB, Sandsborgsv 44, S-122 88 Enskede SWEDEN
internet: http://www.wfdb.org
e-mail: wfdb@wfdb.org
fax: +46-8-659-5042
voice +46-8-39-9000

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