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work with my child, and they all bring their own unique skills and
background to the table. I feel that my child has made noticeable
progress with them this year, which she had not previously made in
prior years when her then teacher for the visually impaired, teacher for
the hearing impaired, and orientation and mobility specialist operated
more independently of each other. Those individuals also didn't have a
significant amount of deaf-blind training or experience . . . [The Sensory
Team] has shown me that they really care about my child on a personal
level. (Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2015)
As the Region 4 RDSPD plans for next year, there is even more work to
do. Determining how to expand services is the current challenge the program
faces. Some additional problem-based opportunities the program is currently
considering include
• Ensuring that campus and district staff understand how a student
qualifies as a student with deafblindness in the state of Texas;
• Defining how the sensory team is involved in initial evaluations and
reevaluations;
• Forming methodologies for determining service time, placement,
assistive technology, and accommodation recommendations for
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