Supporting Students with Deafblindness

Deafblindness is a dual sensory loss that has tremendous impact on the learning and development of a child. Not too many people have come across individuals with Deafblindness, including school leaders and teachers. Many individuals with such dual sensory loss usually have residual vision or hearing and are able to attend regular schools. Likewise, many of these students thrive in their education when given the needed support.

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Gonzales, M. (2020). Supporting Students with Deafblindness. In: Systems Thinking for Supporting Students with Special Needs and Disabilities. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4558-4_13

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