Understanding Deaf-Blindness Characteristics

IDEA defines Deaf-Blindness as a combination of simultaneous hearing and visual impairments

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A type of assessment for Deaf-Blindness is using machines

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There are approximately 20,000 children and youth in the U.S. who have been identified as having deaf-blindness

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Increased anxiety is a behavioral characteristic that is established in deaf-blindness

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CHARGE Syndrome is a complex genetic disorder present from birth

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A strategy/intervention that is recommended for deaf-blindness are oral lectures

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Deaf-blind students should plan while still in high school to allow them to achieve a post-secondary education, employment, and community living after graduation

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