An Analysis of Federal and State Identification of Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired

This study surveyed the states concerning discrepancies between federal and state counts of the number of students identified as visually impaired. States overwhelmingly reported higher state counts than federal counts. Major reasons suggested for the discrepancy are federal count exclusion of stude...

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Published inRE:view (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 139
Main Authors Kapperman, Gaylen G, Love, Carol
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Kirkpatrick Jordon Foundation 01.10.1999
Subjects
Annual Reports
Blindness
Disability Identification
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Government
Federal State Relationship
Incidence
Multiple Disabilities
Numbers
Personnel Needs
Questionnaires
Severity (of Disability)
State Departments of Education
State Surveys
Statistical Analysis
Students with Disabilities
Visual Acuity
Visual Impairments
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Summary:This study surveyed the states concerning discrepancies between federal and state counts of the number of students identified as visually impaired. States overwhelmingly reported higher state counts than federal counts. Major reasons suggested for the discrepancy are federal count exclusion of students with additional disabilities and of students with mild visual impairment. (DB)
ISSN:0899-1510
1940-4018