Deaf-Blind Resource Team (DBRT) services are intended to support the professionals and family members around a student. Through a collaborative model, the DBRT provides technical assistance at no cost to multidisciplinary teams addressing the unique needs of learners with deaf-blindness.

This technical assistance may address: 

• Understanding sensory and communication needs unique to deaf-blindness 
• Promoting inclusion of eligible students in a district’s Deaf-Blind Census data 

• Identifying tools for initial and ongoing student assessment 
• Conducting observations to guide technical assistance 
• Obtaining materials and resources 
• Providing professional development opportunities 
• Assisting with the Communication Plan (e.g., sign language, augmentative and alternative communication) 

• Identifying Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals 
• Selecting, implementing, and troubleshooting technology tools 
• Facilitating team development and collaboration at the student-team level 
• Identifying effective, instructional strategies and best practices 
• Planning for transitions (e.g., person-centered planning, self-advocacy, self-determination) 

• Supporting, engaging, and connecting families 

The resource team does not provide direct student instruction, therapy, or services.