Philip Schweigert, M.Ed., began teaching children with sensory and multiple disabilities in 1977.  For 22 years he served as project coordinator on a number of federally funded research projects to investigate strategies for assessment and enhancement of communication for learners with severe disabilities. Philip has co-authored articles and curriculum materials in the area of communication and cognitive skill development . Most recently he served as senior program therapist with New Mexico’s project for children and youth who are deaf or blind through the University of New Mexico.