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

• Gwen Black

Florida Rules

• Rule 6A-6.03022, Florida Administrative Code, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility and Assessments for Students Who Have Dual Sensory Impairments

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's Educational Opportunities for Students with Sensory Impairments - Spanish (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)
  • The Florida Low Vision Initiative (FLVI)
• 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)