Classified Go to Spring 1998 Table of Contents. In response to the parents who attended the 1998 Symposium on Deafblindness, a special retreat is being planned in Austin, Texas. The retreat is open to all parents of children who have been diagnosed with Usher Syndrome.
Funding is available to assist any parents in Texas who wish to attend.
This annual retreat is held for families of individuals who are deaf-blind multihandicapped, visually impaired multihandicapped, and deaf multihandicapped and the professionals who serve them. This conference is an opportunity for the whole family to share learning opportunities and fun activities in a relaxed and beautiful, rural setting. Registration forms will be included in the summer edition of In Touch newsletter. Plans for this special weekend aren't finalized as yet, but do include two featured speakers. Dorothy Stiefel, President of Texas Association of Retinitis Pigmentosa, will speak to us at a Friday night potluck dinner.