Procedures
Submitting a Request for Services
Anyone (family members, professionals, etc.) can submit a request for technical assistance for a child or young adult who is deaf-blind.
The request can be made either by calling us or emailing us or by submitting a T A Request Form (insert link to PDF of T A form online). This form contains basic information about the person who is making the request and why.
You can submit this form in two ways:
- Download the form, fill in the necessary information, and send it as an attachment to NYDBC@qc.cuny.edu or
- Open the PDF document, print it, and fax it to us at: 718-997-4883
A staff person will typically respond to your request within two business days.
Registering an Individual who is Deaf-Blind
NYDBC is required to maintain a census of children and youth who are deaf-blind in New York State. We do this as it helps us develop our services guided by the demographics of the population. If you would like to register an individual who is deaf-blind you can do so by:
- Downloading the census form click here and emailing (NYDBC@qc.cuny.edu) or faxing (718.997.4883) it to us.
- Emailing us and we will send you a secure and encrypted link were you can submit the information online.
Determining the Type of Technical Assistance (T A)
What type of technical assistance you will receive is a collaborative decision made by the stakeholder (professional, educator etc.) and the project staff. This decision is based on the level of need as well as the extent to which you, the stakeholder, want to be involved. This is a fluid process that typically evolves over time, starting at more basic levels such as information dissemination, and progressing through more intense levels of intervention such as child-specific T A or transdisciplinary team development.
Guiding the Technical Assistance Process
The project will develop a Technical Assistance Action Plan with you that will guide the services. This Action Plan includes activities and actions that each party is responsible for with specific outcomes that you, the stakeholder, and us, the project, would hope to achieve. The Action Plan evolves as the stakeholders knowledge, skills, and practice change over time.
Evaluating the Impact of Technical Assistance
NYDBC is accountable to the federal government, and is required to show measurable outcomes for the T A that is provided to all stakeholders. Therefore, there will be an evaluation component associated with all four levels of T A . It is important for T A recipients to understand that receiving this evaluation data is critical for the continuation of support from NYDBC. The levels of evaluation will be in proportion with the level of intensity of T A that is provided. The more intensive the T A , the more intensive the evaluation component will be. NYDBC is committed to seeing improved outcomes in children, professionals and systems. Embracing a multi-tiered evaluation process will assist us in addressing this issue.