Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 I have a confession....I have not devoted the energy into transition planning with Bill and Liz that I did with Andy. The big difference here is the combined vision and hearing loss. Andy is considered " DeafBlind " as he meets the legal criteria! Because of that, he does not learn " incidentally " like his siblings do. With their vision and hearing, they were able to " pick up " visually and auditorily on things going on around them, so they learned in the process. Andy is profoundly deaf so is not able to hear what's going on....like the washer and dryer running, the subtle sighs of peers or siblings, so he misses that kind of information. His poor vision does not allow him to casually see what is going on around him. EVERYTHING he learns, must be taught D-I-R-E-C-T-L-Y to him. It is amazing to realize how much we learn by Œoverhearing¹ and ³overseeing². Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Yes-- I'll never forget my first workshop with Dr Davenport. She did a simulation of the sensory deficits of CHARGE. How a person learns with a small impairment in one sense, or many small impairments in many senses, or huge impairments in some senses, or huge impairments in all of them -- any combination causes an amazing strain! I have learning theory and child development training, but I have learned more by watching the obstacles than I ever learned by watching the process flow well. Michele A little difference I have a confession....I have not devoted the energy into transition planning with Bill and Liz that I did with Andy. The big difference here is the combined vision and hearing loss. Andy is considered " DeafBlind " as he meets the legal criteria! Because of that, he does not learn " incidentally " like his siblings do. With their vision and hearing, they were able to " pick up " visually and auditorily on things going on around them, so they learned in the process. Andy is profoundly deaf so is not able to hear what's going on....like the washer and dryer running, the subtle sighs of peers or siblings, so he misses that kind of information. His poor vision does not allow him to casually see what is going on around him. EVERYTHING he learns, must be taught D-I-R-E-C-T-L-Y to him. It is amazing to realize how much we learn by Ooverhearing¹ and ³overseeing². Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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