Dear Applicant:
By clicking on the form below you can apply for a DBMAT Intervener Training Scholarship. Monies for this initiative have been set aside in a DBMAT special fund. This fund is used specifically for the education for persons working with deafblind individuals.
The recipient of this scholarship will be able to apply to the Utah University in Salt Lake City, Utah. These courses are completely available on-line. The website for this course is: Deafblindness Online Certificate
The deafblind training program includes two courses - Introduction to Deafblindness and Combined Vision and Hearing Loss . Each course is worth 4 semester hours of university credit. Upon completion of the courses, a student will receive a certificate of completion from Utah State University.
There are two ways to send the form:
1) Please print and complete the application attached and return to:
Melanie Knapp
DBMAT Secretary
16 Grant’s Lake Circle
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
OR
2) This form can be completed in word and attached & emailed directly to Melanie Knapp at: rmkrn1@aol.com
Click here for the Intervener Training Scholarship form
Picture at top of page is of Chris Palasota, winner of the 2009 Annual DBMAT “Christian Knapp Award” for being a Great Motivator. Jackie Souhrada of DARS-DBS is signing to him.