DOCUMENT RESUME ED 089 509 EC 061 460 TITLE Serving Deaf-Blind Children. Theme of the International Conference on Deaf-Blind Children (4th, 22-27 August 1971, Perkins School for the Blind). INSTITUTION International Council of Educators of Blind Youth. Committee on Deaf-Blind Children.; Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Mass. PUB DATE 71 NOTE 370p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$17.40 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Conference Reports; *Deaf Blind; *Exceptional Child Education; *Exceptional Child Services; Language Development; Multiply Handicapped; Personnel; *Rubella; Sexuality; Teaching Methods ABSTRACT Presented are 30 papers given at a 5-day international conference on serving deaf-blind children. Additionally provided are the conference agenda, a review of the conference, reports of the nominations and resolutions committees, and a list of conference participants. Among the papers are the following titles: "Programs for Non-Verbal Children ", "A Program for Pre-Verbal Children", "Teaching a Mother Tongue to Deaf Blind Children", "Learning Difficulties and Deaf Blind Children", "The Teaching of a Manual-Sign as a Diagnostic Tool with Deaf Blind Children", "Training or Education Learning Patterns of Younger Deaf Blind Children", "Toward Assessing the Language Level of Older Deaf Blind ", Problems of Deaf Blind Children ", "Temperament of Jehavioral Style of Children with Congenital Rubella ", "The Deaf Blind Infant--A Rationale For and an Approach To Early Intervention ", "Earliest Communication with a Deaf Blind Child ", "Parents of Deaf Blind Children--Some Immediate and Continuing Needs ", "Prevention and Treatment of the Rubella Syndrome ", "Training of Personnel for the Education of Deaf Blind Children ", "Training of Child Care Personnel for Deaf Blind Children ", "Systematic Studies of Stimulus Sensitivity in Deaf Blind Preschool Children ", "Report from the National Center for Deaf Blind Youths and Adults ", "Deaf Blind Children in the Emergent Countries ", "Sexual Problems of Deaf Blind Children ", and "The Expression of Sexual Needs of the Deaf Blind Adolescent as Perceived by Classroom Teachers ". (DB) U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTED, EDUCATION :',IS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRO Duct° E AA( TLY AS RECLIvED FROM TmE PERSON 01 ORGANIZATION 041DiN ATNO It POINTS Oi YJEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY NENE SE NT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION osorioN OR POLICY FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CON FRFN(R F ON DEAF BEI ND CHI I. DR EN August 22-1-,19-1 at PER krNS SCHOOL EOR TH Ni) F'S Nori h ticacott St ret tt ertow a, M ss..tchusct Is, .S. 'A. 'Sponsored he Thc Commit t tm. Dca f- Blind Ci Id rcit Ilk.ntcrnat Iona Counci I of 'Educators of Blind 'Youth "Thetric of t hc Con ft rcnic SERVING MAI': 111,IND 11 I FN Kr FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEAF-BLIND CHILDREN August 22.27, 1971 at PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Sponsored by The Committee on Deaf-Blind Children The International Council of Educators of Blind Youth Theme of the Conference SERVING DEAF-BLIND CHILDREN This report is dedicated to the memory of ROSE M. VIVIAN whose untimely death in September 1971 ended a distinguished career in the service of deaf-blind children at Perkins PRINTED IN THE UNITFD STATES OF AMERICA BY VERMONT PRINTING COMPANY, BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT CONTENTS Page Deaf-Blind Committee Conference Program vii Keynote AddressServices for Deaf - Blind. Children I Programs for Non-Verbal Children 9 A Program for Pre-Verbal Children 18 Program for Verbal Deaf-Blind Children 28 Teaching a Mother Tongue to Deaf-Blind Children 35 Learning Difficulties and Deaf-Blind Children 41 The Teaching of a Manual-Sign as a Diagnostic Tool with Deaf- Blind Children 62 Training or Education Learning Patterns of Younger Deaf-Blind Children 85 Toward Assessing the Language Level of Older Deaf-Blind.. , 107 Manual vs. Oral Instruction, Guidelines for Choice 124 The Effect of Visual Defects on Reception of Communication/ Language Signals 128 Continental Programs 150 British Programs 173 Social Problems of Deaf-Blind Children 181 Temperament or Behavioral Style of Children with Congenital Rubella 195 The Deaf-Blind Infant: A Rationale for and an Approach To Early intervention 212 Earliest Communication with a Deaf/Blind Child 226 Parents of Deaf-Blind Children: Some immediate and Continu- ing Needs 228 Prevention and Treatment of the Rubella Syndrome 250 Possible Contributions from Pediatric Neurology and Neuropa- thology to the Understanding and Management of Congenital Rubella Children 258 Training of Personnel for the Education of Deaf/Blind Children 264 Multiple Handicapped (Deaf-Blind) Teacher Training Program San Francisco State College 273 Training of Child Care Personnel for Deaf-Blind Children 279 Report on Training Child Care Workers 287 Interim Report on Survey of Multi-Handicapped Blind Leavers in Britain 297 Systematic Studies of Stimulus Sensitivity in Deaf-Blind Pre- school Children 308 Report from the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults 316 Deaf-Blind Children in the Emergent Countries 321 Sexual Problems of Deaf-Blind Children 328 The Expression of Sexual Needs of the DeafBlind Adolescent as Perceived by Classroom Teachers 333 The Conference in Retrospect 340 Report of the Nominations Committee 346 Report of the Resolutions Committee 349 List of Participants 352 iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My sincere thanks are due to all contributors of papers, some of whom were asked to participate at very short notice. My thanks are also due to the Chairmen of Sessions, and to the large number of the Perkins staff who labored untiringly to assure the comfort and convenience of both our American and Overseas guests. In particular, of course, I am grateful to the other members of the Program Committee for their assistance and advice and for their understanding of my problems when they are faced with cancella- tion by speakers. Special thanks are due to Miss Margaret McCloskey, my secre- tary, for her labors both before, during, and after the conference, including the production of these Proceedings. EDWARD J. WATERHOUSE,Chairman of the Committee 1968-71, 1971-1974 Copies of these Proceedings may be obtained from the Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts 02172 U.S.A. for U.S. $5.00 postpaid. iv DEAF-BLIND COMMITTEE 1968-1971 Father Van Eindhoven Netherlands Dr. Johannes Van Dijk Netherlands Mr. Michael Colborne Brown United Kingdom Miss Joan Shields United Kingdom Miss S. Ostenby Norway Dr. Donald Calvert United States of America Dr. Jeanne Kenmore American Foundation for Overseas Blind, Paris Dr. Peter J. Salmon World Council for the Wentc of the Blind Chairman Dr. Edward J. Waterhouse U.S.A. The above have constituted the program committee for this conference DEAF -BLIND COMMITTEE 1971-1974 Miss Karen Andersen Denmark Dr. Johannes Van Dijk Netherlands Mr. Michael Colborne Brown England Mr. S. 0. Myers, O.B.E. England Mr. Stewart E. Armstrong Canada Mr. Theodore Pauw South Africa Mr. Keith W. Watkins Australia Mr. Geoffrey E. Salisbury Developing Countries Dr. William D. May U.S.A. Dr. Peter J. Salmon World Council for the Welfare of the Blind Dr. Jeanne Kenmore American Foundation for Overseas Blind in Europe Dr. Edward J. Waterhouse, Chairman U.S.A. SPONSORS OF THE CONFERENCE The Executive Committee of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind contributed $1,500 towards the travel expenses of delegates from overseas from a bequest which Helen Keller left to the Council for the benefit of the deaf-blind. The remainder of the costs, including several further travel grants, were underwritten by the Trustees of Perkins. vi CONFERENCE PROGRAM SUNDAY AUGUST 22 7:15. 8:30 p.m. Opening Session Chairman. Edward J. Waterhouse, Director of Perkins Greetings front Perkins. Samuel Cabot. Vice President of the Perkins Corpo. ration. Greetings from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William A. Philbrick, Jr., Director of Special Educa- tion Response to Greetings Theodore Paths'. Headmaster, School for the Blind, Worcester, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa Ke$ note Address: Services for Deaf-Blind Children Robert M. Dantona. Coordinator. Center and Serv- ices for Deaf-Blind Children, Bureau of Education of the Handicapped, United Slates Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 8:30 p.m. Informal Reception. MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 23 9:00. 9:30 a.m. Business Session Chairman Dr. E. J. Waterhouse, Chairman, Com- mittee on Deaf-Blind Children, International Council of Educators of Blind Youth Report of Program Committee Appointment of Committees Resolutions Committee 2. Nominations Committee PROGRAMS FOR DEAF-BLIND CHILDREN Non-Verbal, Pre-Verbal, Verbal 9:30.10:30 an. Chairman Keith Watkins, Principal, North Rocks School for Blind Children, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Programs for Non-Verbal Children Mr. John Southwell, Lea Castle Hospital, Wotverley, Worcs., England 10:45.12:00 noon Chairman Dr. William D. May, Director, New York Institute for the Education for the Blind A Program for Pre-Verbal Children Khogendra N. Das,Director,Deaf-Blind Depart- ment, New York Institute for the Education of the Blind MONDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 23 1:30- 2:30 p.m. Program for Verbal Children Chairman Captain Olive M. Drummond, Teacher of DeafBlind Children, Salvation Army School for the Blind, Kingston, Jamaica Program for Verbal Deaf-Blind Children Mrs. Rose M. Vivian, Principal, Deaf-Blind Depart- ment, Perkins vii 2:30- 3:30 p.m Chairman Stewart E. Armstrong, Superintendent, Ontario School for the Blind, Brantford, Ontario, Canada Teaching a Mother Tongue to Deaf-Blind Children Miss Joan Shields,Director of Deaf-BlindUnit, Condover Hall School for Blind Children with Addi- tional Handicaps, Condover, Shropshire, England MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 23 7:15. 8:45 p.m. Chairman Geoffrey E. Salisbury. Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, Repre- senting Zambia Learning Difficulties and Deaf-Blind Children Dr. Johannes Van Dijk, Director, Department for Deaf-Blind Children, School for the Deaf, Sint Mich- ielsgestel, Netherlands TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 24 9:00-12:00 noon Chairman .