Our funder, the U.S. Department of Education, requires CDBS to conduct an annual child count to determine the number of children/students in California who are deafblind (i.e., children / students who are both blind/visually impaired and Deaf/hard of hearing). Our charge is to identify every child / student from birth to age 22 who is deafblind, regardless of their IEP category, as most students with deafblindness fall under a variety of other designations. This information is very important as it impacts policy and practice at local, state, and national levels. Thank you all for your help.
This year’s annual Deafblind Census for California starts Feb 1, 2025 and we ask for forms to be returned by March 15th, 2025.
Please visit the Census page on this site for more information: