Students with deaf-blindness may need orientation and mobility support in general education classrooms. Many may need instruction by an orientation and mobility specialist within and outside the classroom. Some will benefit from guided travel within the classroom, school, and playground. Students of all ages can learn simple guided travel techniques to be used in school environments in which their friend needs support. Be open about possibilities for which students might be good helpers to a student with deaf-blindness.
Teachers overwhelmingly tend to pick girls, good students, and students who seem responsible.
However, it is the student with low self-esteem, the student who is shy and has few friends, or the student who is one of the biggest trouble makers who becomes the best and most committed helper. Students with deaf-blindness, like all students, have much to share with their classmates. The list is endless. It sometimes takes creativity to recognize it. Students with deaf-blindness, regardless of abilities and disabilities CAN be part of school performances.