disabilities

Hearing Impairment affects a child’s educational performance

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• False

Hearing disorders can be caused by genetic or hereditary factors

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• False

Deafness may be viewed as a condition that prevents an individual from receiving sound in all or most of its forms

• True

• False

Impairments in hearing can occur in either or both areas and may exist in only one ear or in both ears.

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• False

For educational purposes, a specially trained teacher does not determine that the visual impairment impacts the child’s ability to learn, only a doctor can make this determination.

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• False

Some common causes of visual impairment are glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, infection and trauma.

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• False

Deaf-blindness is the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness.

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• False

Multiple Disabilities encompasses a combination of conditions that may impact a student's ability to learn and achieve success in an academic setting.

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• False

Multiple Disabilities encompasses a combination of conditions that may impact a student's ability to learn and achieve success in an academic setting.

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• False

Children with multiple disabilities will typically share deficits in five distinct areas of development: intellectual functioning, adaptive skills, motor skills, sensory functioning, and communication skills.

• True

• False