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Don’t Wait-Self Advocate!
One of the biggest challenges in educating students with hearing loss, is advocating for the need for self-advocacy and self-determination instruction especially, for students in...
13th Feb 2023
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My student is being bullied but the...
Students with hearing loss often struggle in social situations due to a variety of situations. They may not have the level of language sophistication as their peers. They may...
11th Oct 2021
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Self-Advocacy Apps!
Have a self-advocacy app that you like? Let us know so we can include it here for others to try! Email information about the app and how you like to use it to...
05th Jun 2017
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Self-Advocacy as a Stand-Alone Service?
Too often we hear, “He has good grades, so he won’t qualify for special education.” It is true that there must be a relationship between a child’s disability and school...
10th Jan 2020
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Self-Advocacy Skill Development is...
The ‘bread and butter’ of itinerant support to students with hearing loss is often considered to be ensuring communication access, supporting language development, and...
07th Dec 2018
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Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with...
What self-advocacy skills should be learned by what age? How can we assess these functional skills? The Guide to Self-Advocacy Skill Development is a suggested sequence for...
05th Jun 2020
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Sept is Deaf Awareness Month
Never before have we been this aware of the importance for students to be exposed to multiple cultures. With the majority of students who are hard of hearing, deaf, and Deaf being...
13th Sep 2021
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Teen Transition – A Necessary Part of...
Transition services are required for students who are receiving specialized services under IEPs, starting no later than age 14. Unfortunately, Transition is often thought to be...
19th Mar 2018
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The ULTIMATE Goal –...
What is self-determination? Self-determination is a person’s ability to take actions toward self-chosen goals. It is about making things happen in your life. The components of...
20th Mar 2020
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