Edited by Sharon Z. Sacks, Ph.D., & Rosanne K. Silberman, Ed.D.

This introductory text provides techniques for facilitating functional learning in students with a wide range of visual impairments and multiple disabilities. With a concentration on educational needs and learning styles, the authors of this multidisciplinary volume demonstrate functional assessment and teaching adaptations that will improve students' inclusive learning experiences.

Featuring vignettes and recommended classroom methods, this practical book describes the physical and developmental disabilities that can appear together with visual impairment, including learning disabilities and emotional and behavior problems. Prospective and practicing teachers and service providers can use this time- and energy-saving resource for educating children from preschool to secondary school age.

About the Editors
About the Contributors
Foreword, by Phil Hatlen
Foreword, by Lori Goetz
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities: Characteristics, Learning Styles, and Educational Assessment Procedures

1. Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities: An Overview
   Sharon Z. Sacks
   
   
2. Educational Assessment for Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities
   Sandra Lewis and Richard Russo
   
   
3. Alternative Approaches to Assessing Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities in Classroom and Community Environments
   Rosanne K. Silberman and Fredda Brown

Part II: The Instructional Process: Curriculum and Methods for Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities

4. Instructional Strategies for Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Severe Disabilities
   Rosanne K. Silberman, Sharon Z. Sacks, and Jo-Anne Wolfe
   
   
5. Educating Students Who Are Deafblind
   Jeanne Glidden Prickett and Therese Rafalowski Welch
   
   
6. Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Learning Disabilities
   Rosanne K. Silberman and Virginia Sowell
   
   
7. Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Orthopedic Disabilities or Health Impairments
   Sandra Rosen
   
   
8. Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Neurological Disabilities
   Sandra Rosen
   
   
9. Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments and Who Exhibit Emotional and Behavior Problems
   Harvey H. Mar and Elliot J. Cohen
   
   
10. Early Intervention Services for Young Children Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities and Their Families
    Deborah Chen and Jamie Dote-Kwan
    
    
11. Transition Planning and Employment Outcomes for Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities
    Karen Wolffe

Part III: Specialized Service Delivery: Ensuring Quality Programming and Instruction

12. Functional Vision
    Bonnie L. Utley, Christine Roman, and Gary L. Nelson
    
    
13. Enhancing the Acquisition of Functional Language and Communication
    Charity Rowland and Philip Schweigert
    
    
14. Facilitating Independent Travel for Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities
    Diane Fazzi
    
    
15. Access Technology with Computers for Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities
    Robert G. Taylor and Mariángeles Murphy-Herd