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Impact of support service planning on students who are deaf-blind




Michael F. Giangreco
Susan W. Edelman
University of Vermont

C. Nelson

This study describes quantitative and qualitative dataregarding the use of VISTA (Vermont Interdependent Team Approach) by seven individual student planning teams and its impact on the students with deaf-blindness they educated in general education classes with individually determined supports services. The article describes what VISTA is, existing research on VISTA, and how the current investigation extends that research. The findings describe: (a) student progress, (b) VISTA use, (c) VISTA impact, and (d) the interrelationships among progress, use, and impact from the perspective of the students' parents, general educators, and special educators. Implications for team functioning and service provision are discussed.
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