Informational handout that includes results of research on pragmatic language development for young children with hearing loss and intervention strategeis.
Volta Voices article for families of young children with hearing loss. Including: What to talk about, daily practice, repetition, consistent amplification.
Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or SpeECH- Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools. Provides an overview of Title II, Section 5
...04, and IDEA as it pertains to communication access. Provides Q&A interpreting Title II of the ADA as it applies to schools.
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.
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.
This article provides background information on the requirements of IDEA, Section 504, and Title II of the ADA that require supports and services for eligible students with hearing loss. It describes
...the meaning of effective communication under Title II of the ADA and implications for schools. By Cheryl DeConde Johnson.
Information in this article is presented to assist the educational audiologist, teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing, or speECH--language pathologist in demonstrating the impact of hearing loss on acce
...ss to classroom communication so that the ADA question “Does this student have effective access to communication in school?” can be answered in an evidence-based manner. By Karen Anderson.
Informational article for families and school personnel unfamiliar with the impacts of hearing loss on effort, attention, and learning. This introduction assists in understanding the need for assessme
...nt, support, and accommodations when a student has hearing loss.
Information about the requirement of a full range or continuum of special education service placements to provide the intensity of services based on individual level of needs. Written with learning di
...sabilities in mind but applies equally to educating students with hearing loss.
The information below has been derived from sections of the law, Office of Special Education Program comments and may be useful to professionals and parents alike who are trying to advocate appropriat
...e services and supports for children with hearing loss.
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