Join us for a week of virtual presentations celebrating National DeafBlind Awareness Week! Throughout the week, guest speakers will share their experiences as DeafBlind individuals.
Daily virtual presentations from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Guest speaker: Carol Manning, Deafblind Specialist at the Iowa Department for the Blind
Carol will introduce National DeafBlind Awareness Week and give a brief presentation honoring Helen Keller, whose birthday is June 27.
Guest speaker: Dr. Sara Coleman, Iowa Department for the Blind Commissioner
Dr. Coleman will present on "Living Happily on the Changing Spectrum of My DeafBlindness"
Guest speaker: Payton Martin, DeafBlind Iowan attending the Helen Keller National Center
Paxton will share about her goal of becoming a teacher's assistant and her overall journey with DeafBlindness.
Guest speaker: Tim Sheets, Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa
Tim will share about his journey as a DeafBlind individual.
Guest speaker: Beth Jordan, Great Plains Regional Representative for the Helen Keller National Center
Beth will present this year’s campaign theme, Connected by Touch, and provide an overview of HKNC’s DeafBlind youth and adult programs.
Deafblind Client Survey
At the Iowa Department for the Blind, we are always looking for ways to expand and improve our services to better meet the needs of blind, low vision, and deafblind Iowans. One of the best ways we can do this is by gathering feedback directly from the people we serve. If you are a deafblind individual living in Iowa, we invite you to complete the adult or youth survey, as applicable.
