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The child must be assessed in all areas of suspected disability.
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The local educational agency must comply with EVALUATION PROCEDURES.
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In Texas, the group of qualified professionals that determines whether the child is a child with a disability and the educational needs of the child is the child's ADMISSION, REVIEW, AND DISMISSAL COMMITTEE.
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EVALUATION PROCEDURES
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The group of qualified professionals that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of the child's eligibility based on a multiple disabilities impairment must include the members required in two or more of the applicable specific eligibility frameworks.
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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Multiple disabilities means impairments occurring at the same time (such as intellectual disabilities-blindness or intellectual disabilities-orthopedic impairment), the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments.
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In meeting the criteria for multiple disabilities, a child with multiple disabilities is one who has a combination of disabilities and who meets all of the following conditions:
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A child who has more than one disability but who does not meet the criteria must not be classified or reported as having multiple disabilities.
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Multiple disabilities does not include deaf-blindness.
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