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Others who grew up blind and later became deaf are more likely to use a tactile mode of spoken/written language. Methods of communication include: Use of residual hearing (speaking clearly, hearing aids, or cochlear implants) or sight (signing within a restricted visual field, writing with large print)
According to IDEA, deaf-blindness is defined as "concomitant [simultaneous] 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 children with deafness or children with blindness." [10]
Families have educated policymakers about the role of interveners and the beneficial impact an intervener can have on the education of a child who is deaf-blind. State deaf-blind projects, part of the system of federal supports for deaf-blind students, have developed creative ways to train interveners and support them in classrooms.
Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [6]
IDEA is composed of four parts, the main two being part A and part B. [2] Part A covers the general provisions of the law; Part B covers assistance for education of all children with disabilities; Part C covers infants and toddlers with disabilities, including children from birth to age three; and Part D consists of the national support ...
The company said that deaf drivers posed a safety problem because of their inability to hear other vehicles, but a federal appeals court determined that there wasn’t evidence to back up that ...
An eligible student is any child in the U.S. between the ages of 3–21 attending a public school and has been evaluated as having a need in the form of a specific learning disability, autism, emotional disturbance, other health impairments, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, multiple disabilities, hearing impairments, deafness ...
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