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MD
Multiple Disabilities
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An IDEA category for students with two or more co-occurring disabilities (such as intellectual disability and orthopedic impairment), the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that the student cannot be accommodated in special education programs designed for any one disability alone. Does not include deaf-blindness.
Legal Reference:34 C.F.R. § 300.8(c)(7)
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