Download Candace Rhoads Holly Boyd McKaylee Dreher Samantha Simmons

Candace Rhoads
Holly Boyd
McKaylee Dreher
Samantha Simmons
How do we determine Deafness?
• Hearing loss is measured
in decibel level (dBHL).
Normal hearing is in the
range of 0-20 db, a mild
loss is 25-39 db, a
moderate loss 40-68 db,
and a severe loss 70-94
db. A profoundly deaf
person can not hear
quieter than 95 db and
these people usually
communicate in sign
language.
What is hearing loss?
• There are two types of hearing loss and those two
categories are: conductive and sensor neural. Conductive
hearing loss is caused by anything that blocks sound
from the outer ear to the inner ear. These blockages can
be caused by: infections; collection of fluid; wax blocking
the outer ear; damage to the eardrum due to injury or
infection; a condition where the bones in the ear grow
and the middle ear becomes immobile called
otosclerosis. injury to the ear; measles or the mumps;
certain Sensor neural hearing loss can be related to
aging; loud noise drugs such as aspirin; brain tumor;
stoke; inflammation of the brain
How do deaf communicate?
• The communication mode
is American Sign
Language and their
culture shares other
things like life in a
residential school for the
deaf, national
organizations, Deaf
Olympics, Miss Deaf
America. Deaf churches,
and inter marrying with
the Deaf community.
Where do deaf students go to
college?
• Deaf high school students
flock to Gallaudet
University, NTID, and
Southwest Community
College for higher
education because of the
friendly communication
environment (ASL) and to
meet and socialize with
others in their culture.
Deaf students go on to be
teachers, doctors,
lawyers. Deaf people can
do anything but hear.
DID YOU KNOW?
• The huddle in
football was invented
by Gallaudet
University football
team in the late
1800’s to stop the
opposing teams from
stealing their signs.
Family Relationships
• Evans found that if a child’s primary way
of communication is sign language then
“the family's interactions may be
influenced by how comfortable and
knowledgeable each family member is
with sign language and visual
communication” (qtd in Jackson).
Family Relationships
• Deaf children also have different
communication styles than hearing
siblings. Bodner-Johnson found that deaf
children were generally responsive in
conversations with their family members
but were less likely to maintain
conversations to develop an idea or topic
introduced by other family members (qtd
in Jackson).
Interpreters
• Is called an “Educational Interpreter”
when used in the classroom
• The interpreter signs what the teacher
and other students want to say to the
child and the interpreter can then
communicate what the hearing impaired
child wants to say to teachers and other
students, which is called “voice” (DFCC).
Interpreters
• The child’s school, not family, is in charge
of finding, hiring, and paying for the
interpreter.
Speech Therapists
• A Speech Therapist, also called a Speech
Language Pathologist (SLP)
• An SLP is an important part of a hearing
impaired child’s education and significantly
improves communication skills
Purposes of SLP
• Bring children around other people
• Teach how to listen
• Teach how to communicate to their
highest potential
Michael Jacobson
• Has problems with the letters “R” and “S”
• Went to an SLP twice a week from K-8th
grade
• In High School, about once a month to
once a semester
• Now that he’s 24, he would continue to
go, but he is required to pay for it now.
Hearing Dogs
• A hearing dog is taught to recognize
sounds such as a baby’s cry, alarm clock,
cooking timer, doorbell, or a telephone
• When the dog hears one of these sounds,
it touches the deaf person with a paw
• Hearing Dogs also learn to hear
emergency noises and alert their owner
with a certain emergency position
Devises used to help the Hearing
Impaired
• Assistive Listening Devises
– FM system- preferred in the classroom, radio
waves
– Infrared system- uses infrared light, helps
with confidentiality
– Inductive Loops- permanently installed, works
with a hearing aid or receiver
Cochlear Implants
• Implanted into the
•
•
cochlear
Microphone
connected outside
Speech Processorcarried on the belt or
in a pocket
• Only performed on
•
fully or almost fully
deaf people
Best if done on young
children- learn correct
punctuation and
tongue placement
Alert Systems
• Doorbell- lights and vibrations
• Alarm clocks- high frequency and sound
with vibrations
• Phones- displays to write and read
• Computer and cameras- sign between
rooms
Culture
• Strap-on-vest- feel vibrations from the
music
• Movies and shows have captions
Benefits of an Inclusive Classroom
• Student can live at home
• Can communicate and learn the standards of the
•
hearing world
Growth opportunities for classmates and the
hearing impaired child
Communication
• Eye contact
• Sign Language
• Lip reading
– Don’t over exaggerate lip movement
• Interpreters and Speech Therapists
Teacher Responsibilities
• Accommodate to the child’s needs
– Use of visual media
– Writing schedule plans and particular
information on the blackboard
– Classroom setup
– Extra tutoring if needed
Key to Inclusion
• Attitude of the teacher, the classmates,
and the hearing impaired child.
– Their attitudes have to be good ones in order
for them to accept each other
– Have to be willing to be accepting