1. (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.
2. (b) The ability to attend to non-visual stimuli.

3. (c) The ability to benefit from disability-specific instruction, as demonstrated by the following:

   1. (1) potential to learn Braille, potential to use low vision aids;
   2. (2) potential to benefit from expanded core curriculum instruction; and
   3. (3) potential to benefit from adaptations to the environment.

4. (d) The ability to learn simple mobility patterns and routes around campus, as demonstrated by the following:

   1. (1) The potential to use the white cane;
   2. (2) The potential to orient self in space;
   3. (3) The potential to learn own body and body parts; and
   4. (4) The potential to learn concepts of directionality.
5. (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.

Applicants may be considered for admission if they can demonstrate they will benefit educationally from the CSB instructional program by showing:

Note: Authority cited: Section 59020, Education Code. Reference: Sections 56350 and 56352, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 8-13-2007; operative 8-13-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 33).