Title:Profiles: Individuals with Deaf-Blindness
Author:Edwards, L. E.; Goehl, K. S.; Gordon, L. A.
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Federal legislation defines deafblind children as those having auditory and visual impairments, the combination of which creates such severe communication and other developmental and learning needs, they cannot be appropriately educated in special education programs solely for children and youths with hearing impairments, visual impairments, or severe disabilities, without supplementary assistance to address their educational needs due to these dual concurrent disabilities (1999).
No two children with deafblindness are alike. There are many possible combinations:
Totally deaf and totally blind (no light perception, over 80 db hearing loss)
Deaf and visually impaired (has residual vision, profound hearing loss)
Blind and hearing impaired (has residual hearing, no usable vision)
Vision impaired and hearing impaired- with vision the primary disability
Vision impaired and hearing impaired- with hearing the primary disability
Four critical factors effect the severity of deaf-blindness on a child and his development:
Age of onset
Degree and type of vision and hearing loss
Stability of each sensory loss
Educational intervention provided
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