Services:
Modules

To access this seminar:

  1. Go to www.osdonline.org
  2. Click on the link for "Interpreting Strategies for Deafblind Students"
  3. Click on the "Create a New Account" link in the upper right hand corner of the OSD Online home page
  4. Once you log in, you will find instructions on how to navigate the site and complete the seminar.

 

The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education has partnered with Ohio School for the Deaf Center for Outreach Services to provide training for interpreters who work with deafblind students in the classroom.

The Interpreting Strategies for Deafblind Students seminar is a series of modules for independent self-paced study. The content can be accessed anytime, from any location, using your personal username and password. Licensed interpreters who complete the modules may be able to receive Professional Development Contact Hours to apply toward renewal of the Ohio Department of Education Associate License. You should check with your Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) regarding their requirements before beginning the activity.

If you have any questions about the seminar content, please contact the instructor, Leanne Parnell, at lparnell@ohiodeafblind.org

If you have difficulty accessing the site, please contact Margaret Murphy at murphy@osd.oh.gov.

 

 

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  ONLINE INTRODUCTION TO INTERVENERS                                                                                                                 

Interveners are individuals who help to provide access to visual and auditory information for individuals with deafblindness.  Interveners typically have specialized training in deafblindness and most often work with children and young adults in educational settings. California Deaf-Blind Services developed the following 45 minute module to cover basic information about interveners.  The module can be viewed by clicking on the following link http://www.cadbs.org/oliti/.