Students with low vision who experience academic difficulties despite the incorporation of adaptations, modifications, and specialized instruction in their educational programs may also have undiagnosed learning disabilities. This article examines one student's performance and the methods that his multidisciplinary team used to document a dual diagnosis of low vision and learning disabilities.
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