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family were his curiosity and perseverance whereas concerns included reading,
writing, listening, and communication. Ian's cumulative file covered 21 years and
included data from three IFSPs (starting at 3 months) and seventeen and IEPs (ages
3 through 21 years). Upon review it was determined that Ian received 13 different
educational services and, like Terry, experienced great variability of services from
year to year. Additionally, with the concerns voiced by his parent about his
communication skills, one would expect that Ian's educational team would target
communication by providing continuous services from a speech language
pathologist (SLP); however, SLP services declined over time, ultimately resulting
in consultation only (Probst, 2017).
Table 1
Demographic Description of Learners
Learner
Vision
Loss
Hearing
Loss Etiology
Hearing
Device
Visual
Aides
Primary
Disability
Label
Secondary
Disability
Label
Terry Unknown Moderate
to
Profound
DiGeorge
Syndrome,
CHARGE
Syndrome
Hearing
Aids
Glasses OHI MD
Ian CVI Mild to
Moderate-
Severe
Hydrocephalus Hearing
Aides
Glasses Unknown Unknown
Note. CVI = Cerebral Visual Impairment; MD = Multiple Disabilities; OHI = Other Health
Impaired
