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• DEAF-BLIND INTERPRETING: Many Paths on the Road
  This article presents a list of some of the opportunities for interpreters to expand their skills around interpreting for deaf-blind people. The task force is seeking to gather and compile lists of all available training, volunteer and educational resources and opportunities. RID VIEWS, vol. 25, #2, February 2008, pp. 11-13.
• DEAF-BLIND INTERPRETING
  The growth of the number of Deaf-Blind people and the thriving Deaf-Blind community feeds the demand for interpreters who are skilled with a variety of communication preferences, sensitive to cultural issues, and open to adapt to diverse needs. Interpreters are encouraged to get involved with the local/state Deaf-Blind organization to gain valuable skills and knowledge. Specific information about volunteering at the national convention of American Association of the Deaf-Blind is given. VIEWS, vol.14, #11, December 1997, p.10
• DBI Toward Effective Practice 2018
  The DeafBlind Interpreting National Training and Resource Center (DBI) is pleased to present DeafBlind Interpreting: Toward Effective Practice. This publication shares the outcomes of a comprehensive needs assessment whose purpose was to ascertain the competencies required of interpreters working with DeafBlind individuals. Conducted in 2017 by DBI staff and the Core Team, the Needs Assessment serves as the first step or component of the larger curriculum effort undertaken by DBI, that being the development and dissemination of a curriculum guide that includes learning objectives, activities, and source materials for use by qualified educators and trainers.
• The Technology of Touch, Interpreted by NTFDBI
  An interpreted TED talk, entitled The Technology of Touch, showing interpretation with a DeafBlind person using tracking (hand on wrist), and incorporating visual information into the interpretation.