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Online Resources Library >> Disabilities >> Multiple Disabilities

Multiple Disabilities

 

Definition

Multiple disabilities is defined as concomitant impairments the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that the child cannot be accommodated in special educational programs solely for one of the impairments.  The term does not include children who have deaf-blindness. [34 CFR 300.8(c)(7)]

(05-071 Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulations)

 

Procedure for Determination.  All steps below are required.

• A child under this category will have a diagnostic report which specifically articulates the distinct documented disabilities - the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that the child cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one impairment.  The disabillities are concomitant.

• If the IEP Team is unable to determine a primary disability and the conditions above are met, the child should be categorized as a child with multiple disabilities.
• The IEP Team will determine if the concomitant disabillities adversely affect the child's educational performance.

 

Useful Links:

Education World

Resources to address the needs of  students with severe/multiple disabilities.

Family Connect

Family Connect offers info and guidance to parents of children with visual impairments. This section of their site focuses on resources for parents whose children also have another disability.

National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD)

NCSSD is a resource center for information, training, and technical assistance for families and educators of children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, visually impaired, or who have severe disabilities.

Palaestra

Activity ideas for students with severe/profound/multiple disabilities.

Perkins Scout

Perkins Scout is a searchable database of carefully evaluated online resources related to blindness and visual impairment.

University of North Carolina

Evidence-based practices for students with severe disabilities.  A powerpoint presentation by Dr. Diane Browder, at UNC Charlotte.