Welcome to the Arkansas CAYSI Project

What We Do

The CAYSI Project serves Arkansas children from birth through age 21 who are deafblind, or at risk for deafblindness, and seeks to support the child, their families, and the professionals who work with them. CAYSI supports the philosophy of meaningful access for children with deafblindness across educational, vocational, recreational, and community environments.


Services We Provide

Educational services include:

• Providing resources and recommendations for educators supporting CAYSI students
• Providing strategies for accessing the curriculum and assessing students with dual sensory impairments
• Supporting educational staff with individualized transition planning
• Collaborating with Arkansas Collaborative Consultants to provide support for students with multiple disabilities
• Delivering professional development for educational staff on the unique needs of students with dual sensory impairments

Family services include:

• Providing opportunities for families to engage in local parent groups and family events
• Promote connections between families and community resources and agencies
• Supporting families with transition planning
• Assisting families and schools by improving the student’s communication through assessments and insight from the family perspective

Census Information

CAYSI maintains the federally required census for the National Deaf-blind registry. The National Deaf-blind registry assists the US Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in supporting students with dual sensory impairments and other disabilities. The required census form for the December 1 Child Count is completed annually by a district’s Special Education Supervisor or appropriate professional.

DeafBlind Child Count Documents:

2024 National Deafblind Child Count Instructions

Intervener Services Fact Sheet

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Greiman, Education Consultant
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4221

Email: Jennifer.Greiman@ade.arkansas.gov

Disclaimer: The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education #H326T230038. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Teaching Research Institute, nor the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.