To build knowledge and skills in the following areas:
1) Develop communication and language abilities of the child (e.g., Total Communication, calendars, objects, pictures, augmentative and alternative communication devices, words in print and Braille).
2) Understand the areas of child development and how deaf blindness and vision with additional disabilities (e.g., Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Autism) impact normal development.
3) Build partnerships with families of children.
4) Knowledge of senses, sensory losses, their impact on learning, and ability to maximize the childs use of residual senses (e.g, vision, hearing, touch).
5) Basic understanding of clinical and medical assessments and conditions to interpret findings (e.g., audiogram, eye report, medical reports).
6) Assess the educational needs of children with deaf blindness and children with vision impairment with additional disabilities to provide appropriate interventions.
7) Develop a team approach with families and related interactors (e.g., therapists, doctors, professionals) to provide the child a meaningful programme.
8) Adapting environments to maximize learning.
9) Knowledge of best practices in education (e.g., communication, curricula, IEP, team approach).
10) Develop indigenous assessment and educational materials.
11) Make appropriate transition and vocational plans for the adult lives.
12) Advocate for the rights of people who are deafblind and their families.
13) Understand Governmental legislations and concessions provided to people with disabilities.
14) Need for teachers to develop self evaluation and professional ethics and standards on an ongoing basis.