VISN 670 - Overview of Deafblindness, Including Psychosocial and Multicultural Perspectives

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course will provide an overview of deafblindness as a unique disability, encompassing learners with a wide range of visual and hearing impairments. Topics will include the range of sensory and learning differences among deafblind learners, the importance of building trusting relationships, touch as a critical component of learning, and the need for collaborative educational teams, and consideration of the array of psychosocial, cultural, and family perspectives.

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