Communication and Congenital Deafblindness

Communication & Congenital Deafblindness by Inger Rodbroe and Marleen Janssen is a series of four booklets that are written to support and inspire individuals and teams that work with people who are deafblind. A companion DVD is included with each booklet to illustrate major concepts. The booklets are based on the work of Deafblind International’s Communication Network.

The four booklets are:

1. Congenital Deafblindness and the Core Principles of Intervention
2. Contact and Social Interaction
3. Meaning Making
4. Transition to Cultural Language

A 12-page excerpt is available to download for free: Congenital deafblindness: a unique disability.  It includes the following sections:

• Introduction
• The personal and developmental consequences
• How can we actually assess the characteristic features of deafblindness?
• What are the prerequisites for development and learning?
  • The acceptance and responsibility of society to acknowledge deafblindness as a unique disability and to establish relevant services
  • The knowledge of ­professionals on processes of development and learning
  • The knowledge of professionals on deafblindness
  • The knowledge of professionals/ families on individual assessment and intervention
  • The competency of the partners
  • Conditions of a learning environment

The books are available for purchase through Amazon.