Providing technical assistance to families and educational teams who serve learners with combined hearing and vision loss in Kansas
(birth to 21 years old).
Providing technical assistance to families and educational teams who serve learners with combined hearing and vision loss in Kansas
(birth to 21 years old).
Providing technical assistance to families and educational teams who serve learners with combined hearing and vision loss in Kansas
(birth to 21 years old).
Providing technical assistance to families and educational teams who serve learners with combined hearing and vision loss in Kansas
(birth to 21 years old).
About Us
We believe in the implementation of evidence based practices addressing the unique needs of individuals with combined hearing and vision loss.
Our Services
The Kansas Deaf-Blind Project is proud to offer a variety of services for families, educators, and interveners.
Resources
Available resources include: LiveBinders, forms, brochures and publications, recorded webinars and instructional videos and much more.
What is Deaf-Blindness?
The federal definition of deaf-blindness is “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 children with deafness or children with blindness.” 34 CFR 300.8 (c) (2)
According to the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) Factsheet, deaf-blindness is defined as children who have a degree of vision loss (blind) and a degree of hearing loss (deaf) that is determined by the age of onset and varies to the extent, progression, and degree of loss. “Deaf-blindness” means the combination of hearing and visual impairments that causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for the hearing impaired or the visually impaired (K.A.R. 91- 40-1(o)).