NYPN Focus Groups

Focus Groups offer ongoing support by meeting once a month, at a prearranged time, to talk about their concerns. Parents call an 800 number from the comfort of their homes, and talk to their group.

Usher Syndrome Group

Third Tuesday of the month at 8:00 pm
Facilitated by Sonia Hartmann, call Sonia at (315) 6337-6503 for more details.

Birth to Six Spanish

Second Tuesday of the month at 9:00 pm.
Facilitated by Clara Berg, call Clara at (718) 997-4855 for more details

Birth to Six English

Facilitated by Clara Berg, call Clara at (718) 997-4855 for more details

NYDBC Parent Leadership Training

NYDBC (New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative) is organizing Parent Leadership training for 6 to 8 families who live in the western part of NYS (between Buffalo & Syracuse), to take place in Rochester next summer.

Families will learn how to advocate for their child, how to create a community project, and how to support state or national initiatives to support the education and well being of people with deaf-blindness.

Participating families will attend three full weekends, during a seven-month period, with workshops by experts in the field. NYDBC will provide parents with support and guidance as they complete assignments between meetings.

NYPN will co-sponsor this parent training initiative and lend our support and information. If you are interested, please call Clara Berg (718) 997-4855 for more information.

NYPN Fall Conferences – October 2009

• Communication Conference – NYC
• Technology Conference – Long Island
• Recreation Conference – Syracuse

Conference Calls are funded by a grant from the Hilton-Perkins Foundation.