This handout provides compiled legal information and recommendations by the US Department of Education regarding the responsibility of schools to purchase hearing aids for students with hearing loss.
The information below has been derived from sections of the law and Office of Special Education Program comments. The guidance provided helPS- clarify the intent of IDEA and may be useful to professio
...nals and parents alike who are trying to advocate appropriate services and supports for children with hearing loss.
This information addresses service delivery for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It includes links to different matrices and examples of student cases with IDEA interpretations.
The information below on provision of assistive tECH-nology has been derived from sections of IDEA and Office of Special Education Program comments. The guidance provided helPS- clarify the intent of
...IDEA and may be useful to professionals and parents alike who are trying to advocate appropriate services and supports for children with hearing loss.
Bulleted list of specific IDEA language and case law information supporting appropriate eligibility and services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Information about a court case regarding placement of a deaf student in a self-contained classroom for students with significant disabilities instead of providing appropriate services to address needs
... caused by deafness.
Informational article describing the relationship between consistency of amplification use from an early age and successful child learning outcomes. For audiologists and early intervention providers.
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