Deafblindness is a combination of vision and hearing loss, not necessarily a complete inability to see and hear. It is extremely important to identify students who are deafblind because of their unique learning needs. With this type of team support, students who are deafblind can be brought into the academic and social life of a school. A student who is deafblind needs to be informed continuously of what others are seeing and hearing in the environment. Staff development and technical assistance is available to schools on meeting the unique educational needs of learners who are deafblind.
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