Kansas state deaf-blind project

This is a current project.

Description

The goal of this project is to provide an effective assortment of technical assistance to children, families, schools, and service providers through the collaboration of various and private agencies, universities, national projects and local education agencies.

Project activities are designed to engage students, parents/ families, and educators by offering a variety of services, supports, and linkages to systems that provide assistance to children and young adults who are deaf-blind. Through these collaborative partnerships the Kansas Deaf-Blind Project will ultimately lead to improved student, family and educator outcomes, in the least restrictive environment possible.

Project Administration

Jean Ann Summers, principal investigator

Project Contact

Jean Ann Summers, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Beach Center on Disability
3136 Haworth Hall
1200 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555
jsummers@ku.edu
785-864-7602 (phone)
785-864-7605 (fax)

This is a project of:

Beach Center on Disability

Funded by:

U.S. Department of Education: Office of Special Education Programs