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Being gifted is not easy. Often when gifted children are pulled out of the general education classroom they face ridicule from their peers.

Visual impairment, or vision impairment,

DiabetesStrokeThyroid diseaseMyasthenia gravisLyme diseaseAIDSTumors located in or around the eye

The eye itselfOptic nerveOrbit (area around each eye)The vision pathways inside the head

Head injuries

Together with doctors and other medical professionals, humanitarian groups and organizations such as the National Federation of the Blind, the American Council for the Blind and Hadley can offer a helping hand to those affected by vision loss.

means full correction is not even possible with the help of glasses, contact lenses, medication or vision surgery.

means that someone’s eyesight is reduced (impaired) to the extent that it can’t be corrected to a normal level.

Moderate visual impairmentVisual acuity: 20/70 to 20/160Severe visual impairmentVisual acuity: 20/200 to 20/400 and/orVisual field: 20 degrees or lessProfound visual impairmentVisual acuity: 20/500 to 20/1000 and/orVisual field: 10 degrees or less

less than 20

his degree of visual field loss is classified as legally blind.

Total blindness is the absence of all light.

Macular degenerationDiabetic retinopathyGlaucomaCataractsSerious eye infections

Handouts that can be read before or after class or other presentation are useful.

Examples of accommodations

interpreters sound amplification systems note takers real-time captioning email for faculty-student meetings and class discussions visual warning systems for lab emergencies changing computer auditory signals to flash changes captioned video presentations

When speaking, make sure the student can see your face and avoid unnecessary pacing and moving. When speaking, avoid obscuring your lips or face with hands, books, or other materials. Repeat discussion questions and statements made by other students. Write discussion questions/answers on a whiteboard or overhead projector. Speak clearly and at a normal rate. Use visual aids with few words and large images and fonts. Provide written outlines, assignments, instructions, and demonstration summaries and distribute them before the class or other presentation when possible.

direct your speaking style and adjust the "pace" of instruction to make information more accessible to a student with a hearing impairment.

Some students who are hard of hearing may hear only specific frequencies or sounds within a certain volume range.

They may have difficulty following lectures in large halls, particularly if the acoustics cause echoes or if the speaker talks quietly, rapidly, or unclearly. People who have hearing impairments may find it difficult to simultaneously watch demonstrations and follow verbal descriptions, particularly if they are watching a sign language interpreter, a captioning screen, or a speaker's lips. Small group discussions may also be difficult to follow or participate in, particularly if the discussion is fast-paced and unmoderated, since there is often lag time between a speaker's comments and interpretation.