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DeafBlinds and SSPs are walking along the beautiful shore of Alki Point
across the Elliott bay from Seattle.
National SSP Pilot Project
A service that can benefit Deaf-Blind individuals is a network of skilled, trained people called Support Service Providers (SSPs). They are specifically trained and hired to work with individuals who have both hearing and vision losses.
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Mission
The Deaf-Blind Service Center is committed to assisting Deaf-Blind people in reaching and maintaining their highest possible quality of life and degree of personal autonomy.
Philosophy
The Deaf-Blind Service Center believes communication is the core issue in providing quality services to Deaf-Blind people. Within DBSC, high quality communication with Deaf-Blind people is insured in the following ways:
1) All information is provided in the desired communication mode of the person being served, whether that be Braille, close vision or tactile communication;
2) Our staff possesses a complementary set of language and communication skills, to meet the broadest possible spectrum of language and communication needs;
3) We obtain qualified interpreters for larger meetings or when the communication needs of the Deaf-Blind person cannot be met within DBSC's in-house resources;
4) We conduct all advocacy and case planning with the fullest possible participation of the Deaf-Blind individual.
DSBC believes in the importance of information to enable people to make educated choices. DBSC provides opportunities for Deaf-Blind people to receive the information they need, and to be informed about the variety of possible options.