Student Pain

DeafBlind students who are emergent communicators often have additional health disabilities for which they experience pain.  Behavioral observations are frequently used, however, the following resources offer ideas to help students communicate pain so relief can be given. 

Some DeafBlind students need American Sign Language but have limited access to sign language input, or signs might be limited to "all done/finished, more, tired".  For students to be able to access American Sign Language to build receptive skills, they need consistent input.  Even those students who might not have expressive ASL skills, they continue to need input.  Sign language might be combined with pain charts, photographs, and augmentative and alternative communication systems.