Dual-Sensory Impairment (DSI)
Definition
A student who has dual-sensory impairments 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
- TBD
Florida Rules
Florida Department of Education Resources
- Florida's Educational Opportunities for Students with Sensory Impairments (8.5 x 11) (PDF)
- Florida's Educational Opportunities for Students with Sensory Impairments (folded booklet style) (PDF)
- Florida Hands & Voices
- Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Communication Plan
- Communication Plan (Fillable Form) (Word)
Bureau of Exceptional Student Education Discretionary Projects
- Florida and Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Collaborative
- Auditory-Oral Education Grant (Clarke School)
- Auditory-Oral Education Grant (Debbie School)
- Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI)
- Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (RMTC-D/HH)