Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

As part of our 2nd Annual Virtual Helen’s 5K Run. Walk. Ride., we want to offer more to our wonderful registrants with exclusive raffle prizes from Setton Farms..., a Break Down Barriers to Independence Sponsor! (http://www.settonfarms.com) Participate by posting your creative photo onto social media using #HelensRunWalkRide2021 #BreakDownBarriers #NationalWalkingDay and tag us! Several lucky winners will be announced during the week of April 25th - Keep an eye for a direct message! The 2nd Annual HKS’ Virtual Helen’s 5K Run. Walk. Ride. 2021 will be held from April 24th - May 9th. Register for the event here: https://events.elitefeats.com/hks21 Fundraise with us: https://www.grouprev.com/HelenKeller21 #HKSGratitude #HKSLiveThriveGrow #WorldHealthDay #LetsTalk #SettonFarms #Sponsor #HealthyEats #CleanEats #WellAndGoodEats #Nuts #Raffle #Giveaway #EntertoWin #Prizes #BreakDownBarriers #DeafBlind #DeafBlindAwareness #DeafBlindness #5K #Blind #Deaf #VisualImpairment #HearingImpaired #DeafBlindCommunity #Walking #AmericanSignLanguage #Fundraising Image Description: A young woman holding two Setton Farms bags of dark chocolate nuts. Top right corner has the Helen's 5K Run. Walk. Ride. 2021 logo and raffle tickets. See more

WHAT’S NEW IN THE AER eLEARNING CENTER The HKNC presentation, "Haptic Communication to Facilitate Braille Instruction with Deaf-Blind Adults" is now listed on AER’s eLearning Center. The presentation by Megan Conway, Peggy Costello and Deb Harlin was sent to AER last summer when their convention was cancelled due to COVID-19. . HTML version of this message HKNC Haptics Presentation Logo Image: A lightbulb with the letter e inside is to the left of the word Learning with AER above.

#EmployeeSpotlight Meet Scott Davert, our Technology, Research, and Innovation Center (TRIC) Coordinator. Within HKNC, he has worked as a senior instructor in t...he Adaptive Technology (AT) Department, served as a regional representative for the Rocky Mountain area, was the coordinator of the New York DeafBlind Equipment Distribution Program, and represented the agency as part of the Disability Advisory Committee. Scott has always been passionate about braille, technology and using technology to increase the independence of individuals who are DeafBlind. Now, he is very excited to initiate a program that offers short term training, Train-the-Trainers seminars, improve relationships with companies, evaluate DeafBlind consumer products and more. "I look forward to serving the community in every way possible and to have a team of individuals working with me to make TRIC a huge success!" #EmployeeRecognition https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/tric Image Description: A man and women seated at a table with their fingers on refreshable braille displays. The women has a computer in front of her. See more

Our Identification and Referral initiative provides assistance and tools to support state deaf-blind projects in their work to increase identification and referral for children who are deaf-blind. https://www.nationaldb.org/national-initiatives/early/

SPECIAL EVENT COMING UP. This year’s 2nd Annual HKS Virtual Helen’s 5K Run.Walk.Ride. will take place from April 24th - May 9th. We may be far apart, but we are in this together! For more details, go to https://events.elitefeats.com/hks21 To get your friends and family involved, you have the option to create a page and add other registrants! If you're planning to build a team, take the second step and create your fundraising page. Top fundraisers will get a prize! Image: A young woman wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt with logo for Helen's Run Walk Cycle and dark shorts has her right hand raised in the air and her left hand on her hip. She is wearing dark glasses and a baseball cap and has a big smile.

Join us for an interesting discussion. Image: Poster Feeling Through Live Episode 34: All Things Audio Description Today 11AM PT/2PM ET. Watch on Facebook or YouTube @feelingthrough. Picture of a woman with brown hair captioned Michelle Spitz, Audio Description Narrator Woman of Her Word. Picture of a man with short brown hair captioned Doug Roland creator Feeling Through. Accessibility includes ASL interpreter and captions.

CONNECT! IS LIVE The Fall 2020 edition of HKNC’s electronic newsletter is now LIVE on our website. Read all about things that are happening across the country of interest to people who are deaf-blind, their families and the professionals who work with them. This edition contains stories about Remote Learning in a Pandemic New grants Update on remote learning across the country... New programs and services, AND MORE. Go to https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/newsletters/fall-2020 Image: A screen shot of a virtual staff meeting. There are 25 small squares with faces of woman and men smiling. . See more

Help change the lives of people who are blind, have vision loss or are deaf-blind. Go to https://www.helenkeller.org/hks/donate Image: A drawing of two blue hands extended in the air with a small red heart in between. The hashtag Giving Tuesday is below the hands.

Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, 12/8/20 at 10 am PST and 1:00 pm EST, HKNC, in partnership with Diamond, will present a webinar about accessibility in the workplace for people who are deaf-blind. In addition to three other speakers, HKNC's Chris Woodfill, associate executive director and Wendy Chouinard, placement specialist, will discuss how work environments can encourage readiness and accessibility at little or no cost to the employer. To register, go to https://pages.diamond.la//we/diamond-webinars-registration IMAGE: Poster with above information about date and time in addition to five circles of headshots left to right as follows: Joe Devon, co-founder Diamond GAAD; Chris Woodfill, HKNC, Gloria Puentes, Sodexo; Laila Chouinard, HKNC, Lucas Soto, Mind Your Language

Help change the lives of people who are blind, have vision loss or are deaf-blind. Go to https://www.helenkeller.org/hks/donate Image: A drawing of two blue hands extended in the air with a small red heart in between. The hashtag Giving Tuesday is below the hands.

Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, 12/8/20 at 10 am PST and 1:00 pm EST, HKNC, in partnership with Diamond, will present a webinar about accessibility in the workplace for people who are deaf-blind. In addition to three other speakers, HKNC's Chris Woodfill, associate executive director and Wendy Chouinard, placement specialist, will discuss how work environments can encourage readiness and accessibility at little or no cost to the employer. To register, go to https://pages.diamond.la//we/diamond-webinars-registration IMAGE: Poster with above information about date and time in addition to five circles of headshots left to right as follows: Joe Devon, co-founder Diamond GAAD; Chris Woodfill, HKNC, Gloria Puentes, Sodexo; Laila Chouinard, HKNC, Lucas Soto, Mind Your Language

HKNC staff and students wish all of our Facebook friends and supporters a very joyful and healthy Thanksgiving. Thank you for being a part of our amazing journey this past year. Image: A wicker basket full of colorful gourds next to a medium sized pumpkin and two smaller ones. Writing: Happy Thanksgiving.

HKNC invites you to join VisionAware and staff from HKNC for a very special webinar. See below for details. Image: Photo of a person from the waist down. They are wearing sneakers, blue jeans and a blue and white plaid shirt and holding a white cane in front as they are walking. Print: O & M in a Virtual World: A Model for Providing Services to Deaf-Blind Adults. VisionAware logo

Don't miss Episode 31 of Feeling Through Live this Friday at 11 a.m. PT and 2 p.m. ET. See below for more details. Image: A poster says "Feeling Through Live; Episode 31: India Inclusion Summit; Friday 11/3 11 AM PT/2 PM ET; Watch on Facebook@helenkellerservices; accessibility includes ASL interpreter and captions. A head shot of a man with dark curly hair wearing a white shirt and dark blazer; caption: V R Ferose Founder India Inclusion Foundation. A second head shot of a man with dark hair with a short beard and mustache wearing a white shirt."