By Kim Lindsey

 “Deafness” means a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects educational performance.  “Hearing impairment” means an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness in this part.

1997 – Included, for the first time, specific language that acknowledged the need for special consideration when the student was deaf or heard of hearing – Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) 1992 – “Deaf Students Education Services Policy Guidance” in response to 1988 report by the Commission on Education of the Deaf 1994 – “Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Educational Service Guidelines” 1990 – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

1. Conductive Hearing Loss 2. Sensorineural Hearing Loss 3. Mixed Hearing Loss 4. Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

 Acquired – hearing was lost after birth (illness or injury related)  Congenital – hearing was not present at birth

 An inability to comprehend verbal language due to an inability to hear.  “With or without amplification”

 Arkansas Asociation of the Deaf, Inc. Arkansas Asociation of the Deaf, Inc.  The Arkansas Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Arkansas Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing  Arkansas Hands & Voices Arkansas Hands & Voices  Hearing Loss Association of America Hearing Loss Association of America  Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf  Arkansas School for the Deaf Arkansas School for the Deaf

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