DeafBlind Camp of Texas presents Co-Navigation 101

Saturday April 29th

UT Rio Grande Valley

10am to 4:30pm

$60 - 0.6 CEUs 

Location: UTRGV-Edinburg Campus STAC (Student Academic Center) #1.101

An introduction to modern best practices for working with DeafBlind individuals. Hosted by Kevin Richmond, Sarah Goodwin, Heather Pavey, and Jen Borland. Trainers will utilize lived experience and hands-on techniques to provide a robust foundation for working as a CoNavigator, which can be applied to a variety of roles in the DeafBlind community. 

As a part of this community conversation, we will discuss the effect of power, privilege, and oppression within the DeafBlind community and the effect of Distantism from support providers. 

Registration required. Deadline to register EXTENDED: THURSDAY, April 27th.

Disclosures:

Cancellation permitted at least 24 hours prior to the event by request. Please email Jen@dbctx.org to facilitate a cancellation. This workshop is presented in a mix of PTL, ASL, and English. Accommodations provided.

DeafBlind Camp of Texas is providing this workshop as an opportunity for safe, respectful learning and will not permit harassment, discrimination or horizontal violence based on another's comments, questions, schema, race, color, religion, hearing status, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected class.

TSID is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 0.6 CEUs at the "Little/No Knowledge Level" in Power, Privilege, and Oppression and Ethics.