1. Hearing Impairment/Deafness By Shelby Saner

2. Rule 51. 003.10Child with a disability means a child who has been verified as per Section 006 as a child with autism, a behavior disorder, deaf-blindness, a developmental delay, a hearing impairment including deafness, a mental handicap, multiple disabilities, an orthopedic impairment, an other health impairment, a specific learning disability, a speech-language impairment, a traumatic brain injury or a visual impairment including blindness, who because of this impairment needs special education and related services. If, under 92NAC 51-003.63, it is determined, through an appropriate evaluation under Section 006, that a child has one of the disabilities identified above, but only needs a related service and not special education, the child is not a child with a disability under this Chapter. If the related service required by the child is considered special education rather than a related service, the child would be determined to be a child with a disability.

3. Hearing Impairment/Deafness 006.04F Hearing Impairment A child must have an impairment in hearing which is so severed that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing with or without amplification or is permanent or fluctuating, and adversely affects the child’s development or educational performance. 006.04D Deaf-Blindness The child must have concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes severe communication needs; and other developmental and educational needs. The severity of these needs is such that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or blindness.

4. Major Characteristics! Behavior Inconsistent Response Delay of Language/Speech Development Behavioral Characteristics Accompanying disabilities Motor Lack Of balance Cognitive Directions Reading/Math Problems

5. Types of Hearing Loss Conductive Sensorineural Mixed Central

6. Causes of Deafness or Hearing Impairment Aquired/Congenital Certain diseases/Medications Second Hand Smoke. Genetics INJURIES

7. Home Life. Harder to raise due to language development Different Modes of communication CHANGE OF LIFESTYLE

8. School Life. COMMUNICATION Skill levels Teacher/Parental responsibilities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QniyT6dEY Po

9. Community Life Confidence Can cause them to be unhappy.

10. Future Family Different communication ways Can result in loss of relationship.

11. Therapies/Medications Treatment Depends!!! Technology! Hearing Aids Cochlear Implants Sign Language Interpreters

13. Classroom Accommodations Notes Visual Aids Additional Time Captions Door Closed!

14. Citations Clerc, L. (n.d.). Deaf Students with Disabilities. National Deaf Education Center. Retrieved January 20, 2014, from National Deaf Education Center website: http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/information_and_resources/ http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/information_and_resources/ Disability Support Servies. (1995). Deaf?Heard of Hearing. Retrieved January 21, 2014, from http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/dss/deaf-hoh.htm http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/dss/deaf-hoh.htm MNT. (2012, August 21). What is Deafness? What is Hearing Loss? Retrieved January 20, 2014, from MNT website: www.medicalnewstoday.comwww.medicalnewstoday.com NICHY. (2010, June). Deafness and Hearing Loss [Fact sheet]. Retrieved January 21, 2014, from NICHY website: http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/hearinglosshttp://nichcy.org/disability/specific/hearingloss Kaland, M., Salvatore, K. (2002, March 19). The Psychology of Hearing Loss. Retrieved January 21, 2014, from The ASHA Leader website: http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/