What Does Georgia PINES Do?
Provides training to professionals who deliver specialized services focused on hearing and/or vision impairments to families
Provides technical assistance and family training in four models:
- SKI-HI for children with hearing loss
- INSITE(In -Home Sensory Impaired Training and Education) for children with multiple disabilities including sensory impairment.
- VIISA for children with visual impairments.
- Signing Deaf Mentors for
families who request Sign language instructions
Makes referrals to and collaborates with Babies Can't Wait, the Georgia Sensory
Assistance Project, and many other agencies
Provides in-services/workshops on sensory impairments and their implications
