A naturally associated level of hearing and visual limitations that causes a major lack of communication skills which affect their educational needs beyond what a "normal" special education program can offer. Students with this diagnosis are commonly enrolled in a school with others who have the same diagnoisis.
"A condition with concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for students with deafness or students with blindness."
General Information:
Extremely wide range of individuals' needs, abilities, and educational requirements
Wide range of combination of hearning and vision loss
Range in intelelctual abilities as well
Characteristics of Deaf-Blindness:
Additional disabilities are common
Speech and language impairments are common
Social difficulties are common
Unable to learn by observation or listening to acceptable behavior
Difficulties navigating
Feeling of isolation are quite common
Adaptiations for Students with Deaf-Blindness:
See adaptations for deafness
See adaptations for visual impairments
Not a common disability in public schools becuase of the level of assistance needed
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How common is this disability?
Are there genetic causes for deaf/blindness? (I know that there are a few illnesses that can cause this (scarlet fever-Helen Keller))
How many schools for deaf-blind students are there?