I know that this post is going to stir a lot of controversy, but I feel the need to speak up about this issue as someone who is able to hear so well that, while I have asked for accommodations on a few occasions, I have also provided accommodations for other people with hearing loss. Please [...]
Archive for the ‘Accommodations’ Category
Let’s work together to get the accommodations
Monday, October 24th, 2011
Posted in Accommodations, Rachel | 25 Comments »
Mainstream Preschool Placement Evaluation
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Mainstreaming and integration with hearing peers are crucial tenets of a listening and spoken language approach for children with hearing loss and their families. How can parents and professionals evaluate mainstream preschool options to determine the best fit for each child? The Mainstream Preschool Placement Evaluation for Children with Hearing Loss is a form to [...]
Posted in Accommodations, Children, Elizabeth, School | No Comments »
How can a deaf child from a signing household develop listening and speaking skills?
Friday, June 17th, 2011
This post is written by a Deaf parent of a deaf child with bilateral cochlear implants. How?? One may wonder how a child from a signing household is able to develop listening and speaking skills. It can be a bit tricky compared to most children of hearing or oral deaf parents. That means the signing [...]
Posted in Accommodations, ASL, AVT, Cochlear Implant, Deaf Community, New Parents, Oral Education, Parenting, Tips and Tricks | 3 Comments »
Working with Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients Related to Deaf Parents
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
A Deaf parent of a child with bilateral cochlear implants writes an informative post for those who work with children who are deaf/hh related to Deaf parents who chose spoken language and CIs for their children: I thought y’all may be interested in the information related to children with CIs, with the focus mainly on [...]
Posted in Acceptance, Accommodations, Cochlear Implant, Deaf Community, Spoken Language | 1 Comment »
Your IFSP/IEP Tool Kit
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
The process of preparing an Individual Family Service Plan (ages birth to three) or an Individualized Education Plan (ages three to twenty-one), can be a nerve-wracking process for even the most resilient parent of a child with hearing loss. These meetings can be stressful, emotional, painful, confrontational… and good. While there are many factors that [...]
