Visual Impairments: blindness, cataracts, astigmatism, nearsightedness,
farsightedness, and amblyopia among many others
Educational considerations…: IEP, seating/classroom arrangements, visual
aids/tactile/audio materials, classroom aids/support staff, and modified
classroom activities
Questions: How can I promote self-advocacy for students with visual
impairments? How can I involve the parents in supporting their child’s visual
impairment in school? What should I do a child needs braille or a low vision aid?
Hearing impairments: deafness, mixed hearing loss, central auditory processing
disorder, conductive hearing loss, and many other medical
Educational considerations…: IEP, assistive technology, visual/written supports,
preferential seating/other classroom adjustments, alternative testing formats, and
speech therapy
Questions: What should I do if a child in my classroom uses sign language? What role
does speech therapy have in helping students with hearing impairments? How can I
foster inclusion in the classroom for children with hearing impairments?
farsightedness, and amblyopia among many others
Educational considerations…: IEP, seating/classroom arrangements, visual
aids/tactile/audio materials, classroom aids/support staff, and modified
classroom activities
Questions: How can I promote self-advocacy for students with visual
impairments? How can I involve the parents in supporting their child’s visual
impairment in school? What should I do a child needs braille or a low vision aid?
Hearing impairments: deafness, mixed hearing loss, central auditory processing
disorder, conductive hearing loss, and many other medical
Educational considerations…: IEP, assistive technology, visual/written supports,
preferential seating/other classroom adjustments, alternative testing formats, and
speech therapy
Questions: What should I do if a child in my classroom uses sign language? What role
does speech therapy have in helping students with hearing impairments? How can I
foster inclusion in the classroom for children with hearing impairments?
