Parents of deaf-blind children frequently have common needs and experience definite critical times of stress as their child matures. Parents need emotional understanding and support, information and facts, a greater degree of active participation in habilitation planning, a self image of themselves as competent and participating community members,…

Increased educational programs for deaf blind children and growing concern about program standards require that the programs be effective. An effective program should produce a positive behavior change in a child as a result of teacher awareness of what is expected of both the teacher and the child. Additionally, the teacher should understand the…

Presented is a list of references from journals, newspapers, and professional reports dealing with various aspects of the deaf-blind child. (JM)

The increase in the number of programs available for the deaf blind requires the setting of standards for evaluating program effectiveness. (Author/LH)

To assess the educational needs within the region, a survey of deaf-blind individuals was conducted in 1969 involving 279 teachers, 85 United Fund agencies, 12 caseworkers, 20 education service centers, and ten parents. The survey resulted in the identification of 454 deaf blind children and adults in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The…