Video Description: Young woman in a red hawaiian print dress, her hair pulled back and wearing a mask with braille lettering that reads, "Chin up, mask on." She is sitting in front of a virtual background of a beach with blue sky and clouds, palm tree, and partial mountains in view behind her.
The young woman reads braille and says, "Aloha, my name is Keao. I'm here to tell you about a free program, for children and youth (image of mother smiling to camera holding her infant who is wearing glasses and sucking on a pacifier; image of two young women smiling to camera, one with a white cane and doing shaka to the camera) , from birth to 21, who have a combined vision and hearing loss. It's called the Hawai'i and Pacific Deaf-Blind Project. (video of young infant being held by an adult female. he pulls her haku lei down over her eyes and laughs). This project provides technical assistance to the participants (images of female service provider sitting on floor interacting and playing with child), their families, (female provider and client enjoying an activity on an ipad) and the professionals who work with them (woman smiling and cradling a young boy in her arms as they gaze into each others eyes). For more information, please contact Mellanie@hawaii.edu. (HPDBP logo with text Hawaii and Pacific Deaf-Blind Project Mellanie Lee Project Director/Education Specialist Pacific Outreach Initiative Phone (808) 753-0981, Email mellanie@hawaii.edu, website pdb.hawaii.edu) Mahalo" (End card with text that reads, "The contents of this video were developed under grant H326T180027 from the US Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Center on Disability Studies at University of Hawai'i, Manoa, nor the US Department of Education and should not assume endorsement of the Federal Government.)