Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness

05/27/2026

Here's another Ohio summer camp opportunity.

Join us for an exciting open house event featuring guided tours, delicious pizza, refreshing beverages, and an unforgettable escape room experience. Choose from two escape room sessions or simply enjoy the food and explore the grounds. Fun for families, friends, and groups!

05/27/2026

Are you an educator or administrator supporting students who are deaf or hard of hearing with literacy? The new module series, Cued Language and Multisensory Reading, equips practitioners and administrators with tips for implementing cued speech as a multisensory tool to connect language and literacy, which results in strong deaf/HH readers. https://deafandblindoutreach.org/m/3227

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

Calling all educators! Do you need CEUs? Not sure where to start? The Learning Hub brings together curated resources to support inclusive instruction for deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired learners. Explore everything in one place: https://deafandblindoutreach.org/learning-hub

05/21/2026

🧑‍🦯🤟It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! 🦻👩‍🦽‍➡️ Check out the Promoting Access module to learn more about access for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired. https://deafandblindoutreach.org/pa-module-resources

05/21/2026

Have you checked out this great resouce?

NCADEMI and the AT&AEM Center at OCALI recently co-published a FREE resource, Braille Accessibility in State Assessments to help states, school districts, and vendors build and maintain accessible assessment systems for braille users. Learn more: https://ncademi.org/events/webinars/braille-assessment-guide/

05/20/2026

Is your family raising a child who is deaf or hard of hearing? Are you feeling stretched by health decisions, language access, appointments, and school planning? 🌟 The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness at OCALI is here to walk alongside you – no matter the stage. 📘 Your Child’s Journey is a FREE companion guide to help orient you and connect you with clear, unbiased information about Ohio’s deaf and hard of hearing resources, so you can make confident decisions for your child. 🔗 Learn more: https://deafandblindoutreach.org/Your-Childs-Journey-DHH

05/19/2026

Don't miss out on tonight's final session of the Family University for this school year!

=📣 Join us TONIGHT for our last Family University Monthly Session of the 2025–2026 academic year!

🗓️ Planning for the Future Virtual Session
🕡 May 19 at 6:30 PM

Join us for an important virtual program focused on planning for the future of your loved one with a disability. Topics include:
• Guardianship
• Supported Decision Making
• Special Needs Trusts
• STABLE Accounts
• Waivers & Benefits

Presented by Attorney Derek Graham.

Register here 👉🏼 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LEz613RkQKihHpC47seNrg

Questions? Contact Dan Kelley at [email protected]

05/12/2026

BIG NEWS! 🎉 The Many Faces of Autism training is now an AIM module (Autism Internet Modules) - and includes American Sign Language interpretation, making it more accessible for Deaf and hard of hearing learners. Start your free training today: https://autisminternetmodules.org/m/2779

05/12/2026

Come check out Session 7 today at 3:30!

🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨
Join us for the final session in our Teaching Literacy to Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Learners series: Literacy for Complex Learners!

Whether you have attended every session this semester or this will be your very first time joining us, this session is for you! Come connect, learn, and explore practical strategies to support Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind learners with complex needs.

📅 May 12, 2026
⏰ 3:30–4:45 PM
💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom)

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Christina Carnahan and Dr. Alyssa Henry from the University of Cincinnati, who will guide us through this engaging and impactful session. Together, we’ll explore accessible, engaging, and responsive literacy instruction for learners with diverse communication, cognitive, sensory, and behavioral needs.

It’s hard to believe this is our last session together—what an incredible journey of learning, sharing, and growing together it has been!

Register here if you have not already done so:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/exSJ2NqTRImV4lszzfilug

Please see the attached flyer for more details. We hope you’ll join us for this exciting final session!