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

• Gwen Black

Florida Rules

• Rule 6A-6.03022, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), Special Programs for Students Who Are Dual-Sensory Impaired

Florida Department of Education Resources

• Florida's Educational Opportunities for Students with Sensory Impairments (8.5 x 11) (PDF)
  • ​Oportunidades educativas para estudiantes con discapacidades sensoriales en Florida (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
• FDOE Communication Plan (Fillable Form)

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)