by Karen | Mar 12, 2024 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
In the realm of special education there is a significant shortage of teachers who are proficient in serving the needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH). This scarcity not only compromises the quality of education for DHH students but also highlights...
by Karen | Feb 5, 2024 | For Professionals, Self-Concept: How the Child with Hearing Loss Sees Himself
By: Kevin Glenn Garrison, Ph.D. Introduction: I am deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH). During early childhood, my two sisters and I were diagnosed with progressive high-frequency hearing losses that slowly (and abruptly, at times) transitioned our identities from...
by Karen | Jan 8, 2024 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
National Trends The National Child Count of Children and Youth Who are DeafBlind is the first and longest-running registry of children who are deafblind in the world (National Center on Deafblindness (NCDB, 2022). In 2021, there were 10,441 children and youth...
by Karen | Nov 13, 2023 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
The consult-only model is considered by some a hassle-free way to keep tabs on students, allowing the TODHH to take on more students. It can also be seen as less important than direct service. This should not be the case. One of the toughest questions teachers of the...
by Karen | Oct 9, 2023 | For Professionals, Legal Issues in Serving Children with Hearing Loss
Miguel Perez, now a deaf adult, is seeking monetary damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).The aides assigned to provide sign language services were either unqualified or absent from the classroom for hours. Miguel was advanced to the next grade level...