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Deaf/Blindness
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Deaf/blindness means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for students with deafness or students with blindness.
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Read about the specific criteria used to determine eligibility in the educational category of deaf/blindness
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education – Criteria for Eligibility in the Educational Category of Deaf/Blindness
A student is deaf/blind when:
- Both visual and hearing impairments are present as described in the criteria for Hearing Impairment/Deafness and Visual Impairment/Blindness, and
- The impairments together cause severe communication, developmental, and educational needs.
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