Get Students With Deafblindness:

Deaf-blindness is likely to affect cognitive, language, social, and emotional development. Individuals who were born both deaf and blind commonly experience significant delays because they are not able to observe and thus learn about the world as readily as sighted or hearing infants do.

Children who are deaf-blind and cannot receive complete infor- mation from the distance senses may develop incomplete or distorted concepts of the world around them and therefore need opportunities to obtain additional information in alternate ways.

Impact of Vision Impairment and Blindness Students with some vision may be large-print readers. Many will be unable to read examination questions and handouts in standard print or read their own handwriting when answering examination questions. They may also be unable to take their own notes.

Reduced access to precise information from interactions with people and objects may affect the develop- ment of basic concepts during critical developmental periods. The development of motor skills and cognitive skills is affected most by early losses of vision and hearing.

Common challenges for learners with deafblindness include limited communication options, lack of awareness in schools and communities, and insufficient curriculum adaptations and resources hindering academic and social success.

Accommodating a student with deaf-blindness If possible, send your teaching material to the student electronically, or transfer it onto a USB flash drive for the student. Provide your contact information by e-mail and orally. Identify note-takers. Allow students to audio-record lectures.

Common challenges for learners with deafblindness include limited communication options, lack of awareness in schools and communities, and insufficient curriculum adaptations and resources hindering academic and social success.