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Multiple Disabilities defined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.8 (7)

Gain insights into multiple disabilities as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.8, eligibility criteria from the Texas Administrative Code, and the specific conditions that classify a student as having multiple disabilities. Learn about the educational needs of students with concomitant impairments that fall under the category of multiple disabilities and how they differ from deaf-blindness. Stay informed about the criteria required for classifying a student as having multiple disabilities and the areas of impairment that severely impact their educational performance.

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Multiple Disabilities defined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.8 (7)

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  1. Multiple Disabilitiesdefined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.8 (7) (7) Multiple disabilities means concomitant impairments (such as mental retardation-blindness or mental retardation-orthopedic impairment), the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments. Multiple disabilities does not include deaf-blindness.

  2. 19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria. ...(c)  Eligibility definitions.... (6)   Multiple disabilities. (A)   A student with multiple disabilities is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for multiple disabilities as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(7). In meeting the criteria stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(7), a student with multiple disabilities is one who has a combination of disabilities defined in this section and who meets all of the following conditions: (i)the student's disability is expected to continue indefinitely; and (ii)the disabilities severely impair performance in two or more of the following areas: (I)psychomotor skills; (II) self-care skills; (III) communication; (IV) social and emotional development; or (V) cognition. (B) Students who have more than one of the disabilities defined in this section but who do not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph must not be classified or reported as having multiple disabilities.Last Amended:  December 2, 2015, 40 TexReg 8642 Entered:  Dec. 8, 2015

  3. PPCD Location Code 3 (C1, C2, C3) PPCD child participates in a special education program and receives the majority of his/her special education services in a program that is specifically or primarily designed for children with disabilities and includes (at the time of the placement decision) a majority of at least 50 percent of disabled children (i.e., children with an individualized education program (IEP)). C1 – Special Education Classroom C2 – Separate School C3 – Residential Facility

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