Hearing Impaired

 Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services offered through Itinerant Services:

• Orientation and information about deafness and hearing loss; impact of hearing loss on academic instruction and progress.

• Academic teaching and pre-teaching for students with hearing loss.

• Advocate for students with hearing loss.

• Assistance with FM systems for classrooms: research, consult, assemble for use (not wired-in systems), assist teachers to optimize use of FM systems.

• Self-advocacy training for students with hearing loss. Hearing aid and FM system orientation for students.

• Consultation with teachers for best learning strategies for students with hearing loss. Collaboration with teachers who have these students in their classrooms.

• Consultation about accommodations and classroom modifications for students with hearing loss.

• Resources about sign language, including teaching.

• Print materials on deafness and hearing loss.