Advocacy Notes TOPIC: With our school districts and regionalized programs closed due to the COVID19 pandemic, how can I continue to serve my students via distance learning? This is certainly an unprecedented time in our nation and in the world. For the first time...

Success in mainstream classrooms when you have a hearing loss is often a substantial challenge for our students. Even in 2016 the option of meeting the needs of students with disabilities in virtual school learning programs was considered.  A letter from the US...

Advocacy Notes: Legal Requirements for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak The CDC has issued guidance to help administrators of public and private childcare programs and K–12 schools plan for and prevent the spread...

Questions parents should ask when looking for an educational program to meet the needs of their child with hearing loss Only 1 in every 100 students with IEPs has qualified to receive specialized support due to hearing loss or deafness. As a low incidence program, the...

TOPIC: We seem to have so many different meetings that we are asked to attend with the school district. What is the purpose for are all of the different special education meetings? What is a Transition meeting? Special Education Meetings for Necessary Communication...

Captioning in the Classroom     My child can’t keep up with what is said, but the school said that they wouldn’t provide captioning… Why would captioning be needed? Hearing loss decreases the amount of speech that is perceived, especially...