Dual-Sensory Impairment (DSI)
Definition
A student who has a dual-sensory impairment affecting both vision and hearing, the combination of which causes a serious impairment in the abilities to acquire information, communicate, or function within the environment, or who has a degenerative condition which will lead to such an impairment.
State Lead Contact
Florida Rules
Florida Department of Education Resources
- Florida Center on Deafness
- Florida Department of Education Communication Plan (Fillable Form)
- Florida Division of Blind Services
- Florida's Educational Opportunities for Students with Sensory Impairments (PDF)
- Florida Educators of Students who are Deaf & Hard of Hearing (FEDHH)
- Florida Hands & Voices
- Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)
- Florida and Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Collaborative (FAVI)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Funded State Projects
- Auditory-Oral Education and Bridge to Speech Clarke School
- Auditory-Oral Education and Bridge to Speech University of Miami Debbie School
- Critical Initiatives in Visual Impairment (CIVI-FSU)
- Educational Interpreter Project (EIP)
- Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI)
- Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (RMTC-DHH)