What's New / Annual Conference
Every October DBMAT holds an annual conference. Families of people with deafblindness come from all parts of Texas. The Conference is held at Camp John Marc, a totally accessible environment located one hour west of Waco. Parents are offered lectures relating to best practices in the field of deafblindness. Topics change each year. Presentations are made by both professionals and parents. People find that they also learn a great deal in the spaces of time between the lectures. Informal sharing helps people emotionally and can provide special tips which can't be orchestrated in a lecture. Lifelong friendships for adults and children have resulted from the DBMAT conference. While the parents are involved in training, their children are involved in a full camping experience. This includes such activities as ropes course, archery, fishing, hiking, arts and crafts, campfire, etc. Click on the picture of Chris below to open the slide show of the October 2009 DBMAT Conference. (Depending on your browser speed, the pictures may take some time to load.)
