Summary of a 2015 court case in which a school was found to have violated IDEA because there was no documentation of daily availability of FM or use by student.
Communication access is a key component of 504, IDEA and Title II of the ADA. Under Title II of the ADA, schools are required to ensure that communication access is as effective for children with hear
...ing loss as it is for their typically hearing peers through the provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services. This handout provides a forum for team discussion of the need for auxiliary aids and services for different school situations so students can receive information from, and convey information to, others as effectively as students without disabilities.
Printable brochure for families of infants and toddlers diagnosed with unilateral hearing loss. Includes prevalence, impact, and things parents can do.
A significant proportion of students with hearing loss refuse to use hearing technology necessary for their educational access, often because they feel as though they do not fit in to their peer group
.... The purpose of this book is to raise awareness for the reasons why hearing device rejection happens and specific instruction to occur at different ages to build student resilience and self-‐confidence, thereby increasing the likelihood that they will not reject using their hearing technology. Specific teaching activities and recommendations for instructional materials to develop identified skills have been included in this Guide.
This informational article describes the need to define and understand a student's ability to access verbal instruction. It includes description of the SpeECH- Audibility Audiogram for Classroom Liste
...ning. 2011.
The Impact of Hearing Loss on Listening, Learning, and Social Interactions handouts are to be used to inservice school staff, increase understanding of families, and as a tool for student learning reg
...arding the impact of hearing loss on speech perception and school needs. The handouts are appropriate to children and youth with primarily flat configuration hearing loss ranging from 26dB - 75dB. Different ranges of hearing are addressed in the 4 handouts to reflect unaided hearing ability or aided hearing thresholds. Estimates of specific speech sounds and audibility for quiet, conversational, and teacher speech are provided. Includes inservice resources with visual analogies for background noise, reverberation, and comprehension challenges.
Initial Speciality Set: Deaf and Hard of Hearing (revalidated 2018). Specifies 7 Preparation Standards, each with Knowledge and Skills. From Council for Exceptional Children.
This information compares the role of speECH- language pathologists and teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing in providing services and supports to students with hearing loss.
Communication access is a key component of 504, IDEA and Title II of the ADA. Under Title II of the ADA, schools are required to ensure that communication access is as effective for children with hear
...ing loss as it is for their typically hearing peers through the provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services. This handout provides examples of auxiliary aids and services that can make aurally delivered information available to students with hearing disabilities so that they can receive information from, and convey information to, others as effectively as students without disabilities.
Japanese Translation - Handout with information on possible impact on understanding language, speECH-, social, and need for educational accommodations and services. Handouts for 9 hearing loss degrees
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