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Deaf-blindness Eligibility Guide
"Deaf-blindness" means a combination of hearing and visual impairments causing such severe
communication, developmental, and educational needs that the student cannot be accommodated in
programs specifically for students with deafness or students with blindness.
Required Assessments
Observation; review of existing school educational and health records; Hearing – Functional Assessment;
Vision – Functional Assessment; educational impact analysis.
The CSC must gather the necessary information to meet the eligibility criteria.
Recommended Assessments to assist the CSC to meet eligibility criteria
Formal and/or informal measures of academic achievement supported by teacher reports, achievement
test scores, report cards. Formal or informal communication assessment; learning media assessment.
After review of all records, the CSC determines if there is a need to obtain additional assessments (e.g.,
medical, developmental history, cognitive, language).
Criteria
There is documentation of Deaf-blindness. Complete:
Visual Impairment including Blindness Worksheet
AND
Deafness or Hearing Impairment Worksheet
AND
The combination of the hearing and visual impairments causes such severe communication and
other developmental and educational needs that cannot be accommodated in special education
programs solely for students with deafness or students with blindness.