Deirdre is a Deafblind Consultant for the Anne Sullivan Foundation’s Outreach Services in Ireland for the past 12 years, working with infants, children and adults who are deafblind in a variety of settings. Prior to that, Deirdre was a teacher of Deafblind at Perkins School for the Blind for 14 years after getting her M.Ed degree at Boston College’s Low Incidence Disabilities and Deafblindness program. Deirdre is involved in DBI through the CHARGE and Youth Networks and is the Communication Ambassador for Ireland. Deirdre has a passion for training/awareness of deafblindness, developing communication strategies for all, and enhancing literacy materials for students who are deafblind.