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Sensory Impairments and Specific Learning Disabilities

State Guidance, Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Child Find, Evaluation

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This 2-page TEA guidance document provides answers to questions from the field regarding considerations when evaluating students who are visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, or deafblind for a potential learning disability.

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