Additional Disabilities Program Tip Sheet (Birth-to-Three)

Deaf and hard of hearing children with additional disabilities do best with individualized, family-centered services that support communication, language, and everyday participation. Use this tip sheet to guide your program's approach. It describes what strong programs do: consider language access and additional disabilities together when planning, build language-rich environments using visual, tactile, and multimodal strategies, collaborate with families and specialists, connect families with Deaf and hard of hearing adults, and build on each family's strengths. Use it to start shaping individualized services.