The Indiana DeafBlind Services Project is responsible for conducting the federally required annual count of Indiana infants, toddlers, children and youth who are deaf-blind or are at risk for deafblindness. The census information is vital to planning and implementing services for deafblind children and young adults, their families, and educators. Although the main registry reporting activities are conducted one time per year, a child may be added or removed from the registry at any time during the year.
Anyone can report a student at anytime during the year. To report a student, you can log into your account and add that student, Print and Mail instead of submitting online, or use the reporting form at the link below.
Form for Reporting a Child to the DeafBlind Census
Why Report?
- Early Identification leads to essential services.
- Your Report is the first step toward a brighter future for students.
- Every Student Counts—no child should be overlooked.
By reporting a child to the Indiana DeafBlind Services Project Census, the educator, the child, and his or her family are eligible for services from the project free of charge.
The Project compiles the child count information and uses data for program and technical assistance planning. In addition, the project forwards registry information to the National Center on DeafBlindness (NCDB) for the federal deaf-blind registry. Other state and multi-state deaf-blind projects across the United States collect this same data and submit it to NCDB to be compiled into the National DeafBlind Census. Registry information is completely confidential and no names or identifying information is submitted to national child count.
Make a Referral
If you do not have all the information needed to report a student to the project, or simply want to refer a family to the project for us to follow-up with them and see if they would like to report their child, please submit the form below.