[NFBNJ] Fw: Announcement: HKNC's Additional Peer Learning Groups for your consumers
joe ruffalo
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Wed Apr 22 19:49:03 UTC 2020
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Joe
From: Cecelia Norman
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 3:25 PM
To: Cecelia Norman
Cc: Carrie Benson ; Laura Thomas ; Sue Ruzenski
Subject: Announcement: HKNC's Additional Peer Learning Groups for your
consumers
Good Afternoon,
HKNC is inaugurating its Peer Learning Groups – a total of twelve (12)
different offerings. The support groups involve active discussion among
registered participants who are deaf-blind, different days of the week at
designated times. These are at NO COST and will be through Zoom
videoconferencing. Refer to the attached for descriptions of the peer
learning groups. We ask that you familiarize yourselves with each peer
learning group description.
Our first, the COVID19 Live Chat starts this week with five (5) students on
Wednesdays, 2:00-3:00pm EST. The other groups will commence the week of
April 20th.
These offerings have been uploaded onto HKNC’s website:
https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/peer-learning-groups
Cecelia J Norman, LMSW
Mid Atlantic Representative
Helen Keller National Center
for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
516-393-7553 (TTY)
516-570-3246 (VP – local)
516-944-7302 (Fax)
cecelia.norman at hknc.org
carrie.benson at hknc.org (assistant)
PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT
http://www.helenkeller.org/hknc AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON
YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN
IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE
DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.
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From: Carrie Benson <Carrie.Benson at hknc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 4:35 PM
To: DL Regional Representatives <DLRegionalRepresentatives at hknc.org>; DL
Regional Assistants <DLRegionalAssistants at hknc.org>; DL Deaf-Blind
Specialists <DLDeaf-BlindSpecialists at hknc.org>; DL CA-CSP <DLCACSP at hknc.org>
Cc: Cindy Witkow <cindy.witkow at hknc.org>; Dora Carney
<dora.carney at hknc.org>; Laura Thomas <laura.thomas at hknc.org>; Laura Rocchio
<laura.rocchio at hknc.org>; Deborah Harlin <deb.harlin at hknc.org>; Chris
Woodfill <chris.woodfill at hknc.org>; Sue Ruzenski <sue.ruzenski at hknc.org>
Subject: Announcement: HKNC's Additional Peer Learning Groups
Good Afternoon Regional Representatives, Administrative Assistants,
Deaf-Blind Specialists, and CA CSP Team,
HKNC is announcing three additional Peer Learning Groups (PLGs), which
include:
1) Savvy Shopper
2) Living on Your Own
3) Advocacy in a Deaf-Blind World (ADBW) for ASL users
The attached document provides group descriptions for the above three. The
website will be updated to reflect the new groups.
https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/peer-learning-groups
For registered participants in existing groups, this information is
available S:\All Staff\Peer Learning Groups
Much appreciation goes to Laura Benge for her coordination of this PLG
registration and below are her suggestions in going forward.
1.. Wait lists are being made for each group.
2.. We have two Usher syndrome Support Groups, one for hard of hearing and
a second new group for ASL users.
3.. Change the subject line in the instructions from “Virtual Classes” to
“Peer Learning Groups” – see 4.b for reason.
4.. In the email itself:
1.. Include case managers, Reps and group facilitators in the same
emails. Even if the email is a request for Reps to distribute it’s important
the CMs know what is happening. There has been a lot of misinformation going
around and the more organized we can be, the more consistency we’ll have.
2.. Suggest that when referring to the PLGs people use “groups” rather
than “classes” many consumers are informing their VRCs of these “Classes”
and I can see a lot of frustration in the future if VRCs think some remote
classes are offered at no cost and others aren’t.
3.. Remind the Reps, CMs and facilitators that my role is to organize
the contact information and communication preference - it’s not to convince
students of which PLG is the best for the, identify accommodations for their
group, etc.
4.. In each email blast, bold the fact that these PLGs are for deafblind
individuals who are 16 years and older. Many parents and professionals have
been reaching out after the NCOP email blast.
I know this is a learning experience for all of us, but if we can be
proactive about organization, it will help me manage these intakes in a
timely manner and minimize the frustration the group facilitators are
feeling from inconsistent information from multiple sources.
Thank you for all your support in disseminating the three new groups to
your consumers.
Sue, Chris, Deb H, Laura R, Laura B and Laura T
From: Carrie Benson <Carrie.Benson at hknc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:44 PM
To: DL Regional Representatives <DLRegionalRepresentatives at hknc.org>; DL
Deaf-Blind Specialists <DLDeaf-BlindSpecialists at hknc.org>; DL CA-CSP
<DLCACSP at hknc.org>
Cc: DL Regional Assistants <DLRegionalAssistants at hknc.org>; Laura Thomas
<laura.thomas at hknc.org>; Laura Rocchio <laura.rocchio at hknc.org>; Sue
Ruzenski <sue.ruzenski at hknc.org>; Deborah Harlin <deb.harlin at hknc.org>
Subject: Announcement: HKNC's Peer Learning Groups
Importance: High
Good Afternoon Regional Reps, Deaf-blind Specialists and CA-CSP Members,
HKNC is inaugurating its Peer Learning Groups – a total of twelve (12)
different offerings. The support groups involve active discussion among
registered participants who are deaf-blind, different days of the week at
designated times. These are at NO COST and will be through Zoom
videoconferencing. Refer to the attached for descriptions of the peer
learning groups. We ask that you familiarize yourselves with each peer
learning group description.
Our first, the COVID19 Live Chat starts this week with five (5) students on
Wednesdays, 2:00-3:00pm EST. The other groups will commence the week of
April 20th.
These offerings have been uploaded onto HKNC’s website:
https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/peer-learning-groups
Laura Benge will be the contact person, where she will take the individual’s
name, email/phone/VP and state contact information, preferred communication
mode, and choice of peer learning group. She will have this information in
an email to the individual and send to the first facilitator identified in
the group and to the regional representative.
Send the attached to your current students, former students and consumers.
Also send to your VR partners, families, state deaf-blind projects and other
service providers, including members of your state deaf-blind interagency
teams. Include Sue, Carrie and I in your email distro.
We’re excited to be offering these opportunities and through your
dissemination of the attached with a customized email from you, we are
confident these groups will fill up quickly.
Sue, Laura R, Deb and Laura T
Carrie Benson
Helen Keller National Center
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
516.393.5095 Direct
516.304.7840 Fax
516.858.4717 VP
Carrie.Benson at hknc.org
www.helenkeller.org/hknc
Like or Follow HKNC
PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT
http://www.helenkeller.org/hknc AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON
YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN
IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE
DEAF-BLIND.
DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attached files
are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s)
named above. The materials in this email also may contain protected health
information or other information subject to protections under federal and
state law, as well as physician-patient, attorney-client work product, or
other privileges. If you are not an intended recipient or the authorized
agent of an intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized review,
use, disclosure, printing, copying or the taking of any action with respect
to the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender and
delete it from your system. Thank you.
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