DbI Review 35 - Deafblind International

Focus on Lat in Ame ricaPedro, Pao and TaniaStaff trainingJanice Alcantara, FundraisingDirector with the childrendedicated to the cause tounite efforts. Fu r t h e r m o r e ,in that space, programs aredeveloped that benefit thep o p u l a t i o n .•Inter-Institutionalrelations: Work inharmonious manner withthe Department ofEducation, Culture andSports, Department ofSocial Development andothers as to benefit thepopulation of the deafblindand those with multiimpedimentsin the country.•Capacity building:To be able to reach a majornumber of states in thecountry where theprofessionals will receivedadequate information towork with this populationin their institutions;strengthen them withsupport visits and conductwork consultancies withtheir students.•University project:SOCIEVEN elaborated a“Curricular Design Proposalfor the Distance Master’sDegree in Education ofMulti-impaired andDeafblind Individuals inVenezuela” to create this Vlevel of studies in auniversity in the countrywith the Hilton Pe r k i n sProgram support andothers institutions that willshow their interest.•Knowledge aboutdeafblindness and multiinpediments:W i t h“ C O M M U N I C ATION”. Weare trying to reach thedifferent levels of society sothey acknowledge theexistence of deafblindnessas a unique, specialcondition, with its owncharacter of multiimpediments.In the next 5years there will bespectacular advances forthem and their families.•Usher syndrome: We havelocated a group of youngdeaf adults, with RetinitisPigmentosa that arebecoming deafblind and wewant to approach them in aprofessional manner so asto make real changes intheir lives.Av. Jalisco, Edif. La Colonia,Piso 3. Urb. Las Mercedes,Caracas – VenezuelaTelefax (0058-212)9911037 –9911725.Email:socievenac@cantv.netProgram members3 8 • DbI Review • JA N UA R Y – JU N E 2 0 0 5