Download Resources for Adult Students with Hearing Impairments

Resources for Adult Students
with Hearing Impairments
Sumana Silverheels
Disability Services
Buffalo State
Hearing Loss - Degree
 There are various degrees of hearing loss
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Slight
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Profound
Hearing Loss – Range (db – HL)
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Normal –10 to 15
Slight 16 to 25
Mild 26 to 40
Moderate 41 to 55
Moderately severe 56 to 70
Severe 71 to 90
Profound 91+
Hearing Loss - Types
 Conductive
 Limited transmittal of sound from outer to inner ear
 Often corrected by medical or surgical procedures
 Sensorineural
 Damage to the inner ear or nerve pathway from inner
ear to the brain
 Most common type of permanent hearing loss
 Mixed hearing loss
 Combination of Conductive and Sensorineural hearing
loss
How it is Diagnosed
 Hearing Tests
 Administered by Audiologists or Hearing Healthcare
Professionals
 Online self-test
 http://www.hear-it.org/Online-Hearing-Test
(Speech-In-Noise Test)
 Not a true test of hearing loss
Accommodations for Education
 Things to consider
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Do you use sign language interpreters
Do you need an amplification system
How do you take notes in class
Are there videos/audio podcasts in the course
Sign Language Interpreters
 Request sign language interpreters
 Setup of services takes time
 Provide schedule of classes
 Service is expensive so please inform services
providers
 If you withdraw from classes
 Change courses and/or time
Amplification systems
 Some schools/colleges may have generic
amplification systems available
 Customized amplifiers are not generally provided
 Seek out services from vocational rehabilitation
agencies for personalized devices
Note taking
 Peer note takers
 Access to information on Learning management
systems
Audio/Video Instructions
 Closed captioned videos
 YouTube
 Instructor created videos
 Pod casts
 Transcripts
Conclusion
 It is important to understand how your hearing loss is
affecting you
 Who can help
 What tools and resources are available
 Contact Disability Services within the college
Resources
 Defining Hearing Loss
http://www.hear-it.org/Defining-hearing-loss
 Degree of Hearing Loss
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Degree-of-HearingLoss/#sthash.gSBB4Z0c.dpuf
 Deaf Access Services
http://www.wnydas.org/
 Computer Aided Transcription Services (CART)
http://nad.org/issues/technology/captioning/cart