What a year and what a summer! Theresa had a wonderful article that was published in the National Intervention Magazine which summarizes how this unique year has affected deafblind intervention! Here’s an excerpt from it:
“The pandemic of 2020 certainly put us in a ‘tizzy’! Those with deafblindness had difficulty navigating this new world of online teaching – Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Facetime, and so on. How does someone with a dual-sensory loss manage to benefit with virtual teaching and communication? Our Spring Intervention Program had a decrease in participation, due to COVID-19. Direct support was not an option. However, what began as a potential limitation has become a new way of support for CDBA-BC!
…I cannot tell you how heartwarming this whole process has been – to be able to include families from all over our province for these Summer Recreation Zoom Activities has been wonderfully rewarding. We have decided this form of activity will always be something we offer, as well as our face-to-face activities (when we are able to resume them). We are already thinking about an October Harvest Series and a Winter Series!”
As mentioned in the article, online Intervention cannot, and will not, replace direct
Intervention support, but it has been a great learning experience and does offer many
unique opportunities and benefits. If you want to read more, you’ll have to check out the magazine!