Early Identification 

In order for infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) to be identified, collaborative practices are recommended between the early childhood special education teacher, the teacher of deaf/hard of hearing, and the teacher of blind/visually impaired.  For children who are deafblind and have multiple disabilities, this may also include the teacher of physical/health disabilities.

The following Quick Cards were developed through a collaboration between the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota Low Incidence Projects to help early childhood special education (ECSE) teams to identify children with combined hearing and vision loss (deafblindness) at an earlier age.