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Free Publications from GASP

The Georgia Sensory Assistance Project has numerous informative and helpful publications available to families, service providers and teachers, FREE of charge. The following list provides a brief description of each:

• Supporting Children with Vision & Hearing Loss
  This packet of information contains helpful tips on a wide range of topics including deafblindness, communication, hearing impairments, visual impairments, behavior and more.
• What Effects Do Sensory Impairment Have on Communication & Behavior
  This product contains general information about the relationships between communication and behavior and what they have in common, with useful tips about how to recognize different types of communication and, how to receive behavioral intervention assistance.
• Georgia Sensory Assistance Project Brochure (formerly the Georgia Deafblind Project Brochure)
  General information brochure with contact information, list of services and technical assistance available to families and service providers.
• Is your Child Deaf/Hard of Hearing?
  General information brochure outlining reasons why children who are deaf or hard of hearing need to have eye exams early in life.
• Parent’s Guide to a Smooth Transition from Home to School
  A handy brochure to help parents plan their child’s entrance into school with special attention to beginning the process, a checklist of reports needed and useful information to share about the child with their school system.
• Georgia Pines/BCW Brochure
  Description of Georgia PINES, services offered to professionals and families, contact information and referral form.
• Early Transition Notebook
  Organizational tool to help parents collect and maintain the necessary information required by school systems to receive support services. This 3-ring binder provides section dividers for areas such as: transition procedure, IEP forms, medical, vision & hearing reports, therapeutic evaluations and much more!
• Project SPARKLE Parent Guidebook with DVD (SPARKLE- Supporting Parent Access to Resources, Knowledge, Linkages & Education) ONLY AVAILABLE AS PART OF TRAINING
  A step-by-step training guide available to parents of children with deafblindness who are about to enter school.
• Sibling Training Notebook - ONLY AVAILABLE AS PART OF TRAINING
  A specialized training manual developed by GSAP to train adults to work with siblings of children who are deafblind within the context of sibling support groups.
• Wading Through Unknown Waters: Parent Perspectives on Children, Disabilities and the Educational Process
  A collection of stories based on interviews with family members across the state of Georgia describing their children, experiences of finding out about their child’s disability, and interactions with their school
  system.
• Dressing and Undressing Skills for Children with Physical or Multiple Disabilities
  In association with the Bureau for Students with Physical and Health Impairments and the Georgia State Improvement Grant, this monograph contains information on adaptations and adaptive equipment for dressing & undressing. instructional strategies and modifications, specific problems and IEP considerations. Especially useful for parents and therapists working with children with physical disabilities.
• Georgia Directory of Services for Children & Young Adults with Deafblindness
  Contains listings of national organizations, statewide associations and agencies, family support resources and manufacturers of assistive technology. Contact information includes web site address, email contact and brief description of resource.
• Transition Monograph - To be available soon
• Screening Protocol for Visual Impairments in Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing Vision Screening Monograph with CD
  The Georgia Sensory Assistance Project developed a vision screening instrument designed to detect a variety of vision impairments that can occur with children who are deaf/hard of hearing. This instrument, known as the Screening Protocol for Visual Impairments in Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, is available with a monograph and CD that explains proper use and implementation of the vision screening instrument. The CD demonstrates techniques for assessing the visual acuity, visual field and balance sections of the vision-screening instrument. The monograph provides specific directions for the administration of the Screening Protocol for Visual Impairments in Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. The monograph and companion CD are appropriate for school systems and service providers who are utilizing the screening instrument.

Sensory Connections
The Georgia Sensory Assistance Project’s newsletter featuring highlights from GSAP, its programs, activities & events schedules, articles of special interest, and family spotlights.

Loaner Library
We have books and materials available for loan to parents and teachers. Contact us and let us know what you are looking for!

To request copies, please contact
GSAP, Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
404 651-1262 or 404 651-0132
or check our web site:
http://education.gsu.edu/georgiadeafblindproj