Chris Montgomery
Certified Teacher of Students who are Visually Impaired and Deafblind Education Consultant
Chris Montgomery has worked in the field of deafblind education and visual impairment over 25 years. Chris holds a master’s degree in special education and is a Certified Teacher of Students who are Visually Impaired.
He began as a classroom teacher at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI), and has worked with a wide range of students who are visually impaired, blind, and deafblind. The students he served included emerging language children to those transitioning to an independent adulthood.
In 2006, he began work as a Deafblind Education Consultant with the Texas Deafblind Project. During this time, he helped lead system change efforts to establish Teachers of Students who are Deafblind (TDB), including the development of Texas educator standards for TDB.
Chris co-developed the Informal Functional Hearing Evaluation (IFHE), and has authored numerous other papers, journal articles, and websites including his most recent; Interaction and Communication for Children who are Deafblind. Other work includes, co-leading the development of The Functional Vision Evaluation, Learning Media Assessment, Functional Tactile, and Communication Evaluation for students who are Deafblind (ETT-DB).
Chris served as the Director of Education for Deafblind Programs, at Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts. Chris has served on the board of Deafblind International (DbI) and as chair of DbI Network of the Americas. He was recently honored with the Everett Bryan award for his professional commitment to the field of deafblindness, by the Deafblind Multi-handicap Association of Texas (DBMAT).
Chris currently provides support through national and international speaking engagements and as an independent consultant in deafblind education.
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What Others Are Saying About Chris’ Work
The videos were so powerful! To see the interactions and engagement between the staff and students was very helpful and makes it so easy to relate to. Love the topics that were covered. Thank you!
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments - South Dakota
"Chris' training was so helpful! I have been struggling to communicate with my student, other than her pulling us over to what she wants. After the first presentation I started spending more time with her and noticing how she was playing with some beads which is her normal play/stim activity. I began interacting with her and the beads together and we had the most productive session so far with turn taking and communication. I am excited to expand my interactions."
Teacher of Students who ae Deaf - Maryland
"Chris' presentation was awesome! Loved all the supporting videos!"
Mother of a child who is deafblind - Tennessee
"Loved the three webinars and learned a lot."
Teacher of Students who ae Deaf - Maryland
"As a special education teacher who sees many different students, I found the information that Chris presented to be useful across the board. While I will use this with my deafblind student, there were some strategies I have implemented that have improved my classroom for all of my students."
Special Education Classroom Teacher - Colorado
"Great presentations! Helpful discussions from participants in the chat - those were helpful for expanding my learning as well."
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments - Ohio
"I thought the information was very useful. Chris was highly knowledgeable and engaged well with the attendees. The GSP team did a phenomenal job adding in their roles as team members and how to reach them regarding referrals."
Teacher of Students who ae Deaf - Georgia
"Chris was fantastic! Very knowledgeable and engaging! I learned a lot about deafblindness and look forward to implementing the new techniques when school begins in late July!"
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments - Georgia
