Applicants may be considered for admission if they can demonstrate they will benefit educationally from the CSB instructional program by showing:
(a) Applicant demonstrates that his or her primary educational needs are related to a severe sensory loss such that it affects the pupil's ability to access the general education or alternative curriculum.
(b) The ability to attend to non-visual stimuli.
(c) The ability to benefit from disability-specific instruction, as demonstrated by the following:
(1) potential to learn Braille, potential to use low vision aids;
(2) potential to benefit from expanded core curriculum instruction; and
(3) potential to benefit from adaptations to the environment.
(d) The ability to learn simple mobility patterns and routes around campus, as demonstrated by the following:
(1) The potential to use the white cane;
(2) The potential to orient self in space;
(3) The potential to learn own body and body parts; and
(4) The potential to learn concepts of directionality.
(e) Applicant demonstrates the ability to access the general education or alternative curriculum with reasonable accommodations without requiring a fundamental alteration of the educational program of CSB.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 59020, Education Code. Reference: Sections 56350 and 56352, Education Code.
1. New section filed 8-13-2007; operative 8-13-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 33).
This database is current through 6/14/24 Register 2024, No. 24.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, § 17666, 5 CA ADC § 17666