California DeafBlind Services

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March 2026
Helen Keller National Center’s DeafBlind Immersion Experience (DBIE) Webinar

March 26 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Zoom

Community Partners Events

Free webinar for families and youth who are deafblind on March 26th from 6:00pm-7:30pm PT. Come and learn about Helen Keller National Center's DeafBlind Immersion Experience (DBIE) program from Tammie Christian, the DBIE Program coordinator. ASL and Spanish Language Interpretation…

Free

Play My Way – Inclusive Family Fun Day

Sunday, March 1, 2026🕒 11:00am – 12:30pm 📍 Play My Way Adaptive Recreation Center7540 Metropolitan Dr. #103San Diego, CA 92108 Registration is required to attend and is limited to the first 20 children. Annual Members:To help ensure as many families…

14 Jan

Apply to Join Our ASTra Team

Do you have a desire to train and support families so that they can better advocate for their children? CA Hands & Voices is a parent-driven organization, and we areactively seeking parents of children who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing,…

07 Jan

2026 ASTra Training

Advocacy, Support, and Training (ASTra) ProgramEducational Advocacy Training 📌 Registration NOW Open The ASTra Educational Advocacy Training is a full-day, in-person training designed to bring together parents, professionals, DHH students, and community members who support Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind,…

18 Dec

IEP Goals: A Basic Formula for Success

By: Kristen Stratton, J.M. CA Hands & Voices In the hundreds of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) I have helped write as an advocate, I find the goal writing process to be the most important but often the most rushed part…

18 Dec

Stuck in the Middle: Our Daughter’s Journey as a Hard of Hearing Kiddo

By Marissa Weiss During a conversation with our daughter’s Teacher of the Deaf when she was in second grade (she’s currently in fifth grade), this invaluable professional accurately summarized the challenges of Rosie’s journey as a hard of hearing kiddo. …

18 Dec

Building Connections and Impact: Insights from the Hands & Voices Conference

The recent Hands & Voices Leadership Conference in Spokane, Washington, provided an invaluable experience for our California Hands & Voices team, uniting us with passionate advocates, parents, and professionals from across the country who share the same mission of supporting…

18 Dec

Open Captions, Yes Please

By Johanna Wonderly, CA Hands & Voices Parent Going to the movies is one of those simple pleasures so many families love—snuggling into those big recliner seats, popcorn in hand, escaping into a story on the big screen. For my…

18 Dec

Never Give Up!

By Myra Cullum, California H&V “You will always be her best advocate!” Those were the words from a retired DHH teacher. She advised me to keep EVERYTHING on my young daughter, who has a severe/profound bilateral hearing loss and Down…

13 Dec

H&V Call to Action: US DOE/Office of Special Education Programs

From HQ: H&V HQ, with the Education and Legislative Policy committee, have been monitoring the activities at the U.S. Department of Education specifically with regards to the Office of Special Education Programs. In conferring with our HV DHH Council and…

02 Dec

Your year-round support keeps CA H&V strong. Give today!

It’s not too late to support California Hands & Voices this #GivingTuesday. We know there are countless worthwhile nonprofits doing incredible work, and we’re truly honored to be among those you consider. Every donation—no matter the size—makes a meaningful impact…

California DeafBlind Services

March 2026