Resources for Providing TA During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This purpose of this page is to organize useful, relevant resources from state deaf-blind projects, NCDB, and other sources to inform distance TA while schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please provide feedback, let us know if you have anything to add, or send an information request by emailing support@nationaldb.org.

Key OSEP Resources

COVID-19 Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel

Continuity of Learning During COVID-19

Supplemental Fact Sheet" Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities

Part B Service Provision: Questions and Answers Document (September 28, 2020) – OSEP responses to inquiries about the provision of Part B services (e.g., IEPs, ESY, initial evaluations, reevaluation) in the current COVID-19 environment.

Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak (OSEP, March 2020)

Readout of the U.S. Department of Education's COVID-19 Conference Call with K-12 Stakeholders – Summary of an OSEP conference call that took place on March 20, 2020.

Information to Support Distance TA

Distance TA for Teams and Families [Webinar Recording]
A recording and handouts from a July 2020 NCDB webinar on how to conduct "tele-intervention" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leading Groups Online: A Down-and-Dirty Guide to Leading Online Courses, Meetings, Trainings, and Events During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This resource provides a basic introduction to effectively leading online meetings and events.
Remote Service Delivery and Distance Learning
Information for early intervention and early childhood providers on serving young children and their families remotely. Compiled by the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center. It includes information on best practices in tele-intervention, including instructional videos.
Distance Learning Fact Sheet: Goodness of Fit Model
A 4-page factsheet with 3 steps for providing distance TA that involve identifying outcomes and instructional strategies before selecting technology.
Providing Access through Sign Language & Text for Low Vision & Tactile Communicators During the Coronavirus Pandemic
A tipsheet from the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative that includes suggestions for both online and face-to-face communication.
Video Conferencing 101
Guidance for early interventionists on using video conferencing for home visits (and other purposes) during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
7 Ways to Use Video to Improve TA
A 2-page factsheet on the ways video can be used to promote teaming, evaluate and assess a child's progress, increase family engagement, and more.
Supporting Virtual Meeting Accessibility
This factsheet offers meeting organizers strategies to support virtual meeting accessibility.
Distance Mentorship Facilitator's Guide
Describes strategies used as part of the Kansas Mentorship Project, a model for state deaf-blind projects to provide consultation to teams and families.

Resources for Providing TA During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Key OSEP Resources

Information to Support Distance TA

Information to Share with Families and Service Providers

NCDB Resources

State Deaf-Blind Project Resources