Outreach Services for the Deaf

In collaboration with additional state agencies serving non-CSDB students who are Deaf/hard-of-hearing, the school strives to create innovative approaches for developing, facilitating, and supporting numerous projects off campus. Projects are always under construction and review with new ones being added as the need arises. Just to name a few ...

• Work collaboratively with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), the Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP), and Colorado Families for Hands and Voices as a part of the Colorado Outreach Network Team.
• Assist in the development of recommendations for the reform of systems serving kids who are D/HH via the process developed by the Deaf Education Reform Initiative.
• Facilitate the enactment of the Educational Interpreter Standards Act.
• Support the development and implementation of staff development activities such as of the Colorado Symposium on Deafness, Language, and Learning and the Family Learning Retreat for service providers and parents throughout the state.
• Provide funding for student activities such as the Education Beyond High School Information Fair, Middle School Retreat, and the Denver Metro Track and Field Day.
• Collaborate with the Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP) in the development and, upon request, implementation of the use of Deaf adult role models in working with families and kids who are Deaf/hh from the ages of birth to twenty-one.
• Provide direct services in the form of consultation to service providers in regions unable to hire the appropriate personnel. The school also has on staff professionals who provide audiological services, psychological evaluations, and transition support.

For further information on receiving support or for any questions you might have on the outreach services for the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, please contact:

Dr. Laura Douglas
Director of Outreach
719 578-2110 or  ldouglas@csdb.org