Students with Visual / Hearing Impairments
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Students who rely on sign language for communication are often isolated from their peers because of difficulties with communication. Some feel that students with visual or hearing impairments should be placed in a separate program with other similarly impaired students. What do you think?
How does this fit with the concept of least restrictive environment?
Having a full time sign language interpreter in the classroom for one student is an expensive proposition for a school district. What other kinds of accommodations could be made in the classroom for a hearing or visually impaired student?
What kind of accommodations does your computer provide?
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Students who rely on sign language for communication are often isolated from their peers because of difficulties with communication. Some feel that students with visual or hearing impairments should be placed in a separate program with other similarly impaired students.
What do you think?
Students who are visual and hearing impaired ought to received hybrid class instruction, some classes should be with non-disabled peer settings ...
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