Chapter 13
Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to:
- List and describe low incidence disabilities;
- Understand the history of deaf education;
- Understand possible causes of hearing loss;
- List and describe the types and degrees of hearing loss and its diagnosis;
- List and describe the types of assistive and medical technology used to help children with hearing loss;
- Understand the developmental characteristics of children who are deaf or have a hearing loss;
- Understand strategies, methods, and adaptations related to working with children with hearing loss;
- Understand types of visual impairments;
- Identify developmental characteristics of children with visual impairment;
- Define the causes of visual impairments and its diagnosis;
- Understand strategies and adaptations used for children with visual impairments in inclusive classrooms.
- Do you think a child who is deaf should learn a sign language, or should the child learn to read speech and speak to communicate? Why?
- What is your opinion about considering individuals who are deaf belonging to a community of their own (i.e., the Deaf community)?
- What do you think the appropriate age is for a child who is blind to learn to read braille?
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing http://www.agbell.org
- History Through Deaf Eyes Exhibit at Gallaudet University http://www.gallaudet.edu/history-through-deaf-eyes.html
- Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center: Gallaudet University http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
- Raising Deaf Kids http://www.raisingdeafkids.org
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) http://www.asha.org
- American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org
- Braille Plus Inc, (Resources on braille for individuals with visual impairments) http://www.brailleplus.net
- Blind Children’s Center http://www.blindchildrenscenter.org
- Blind Children’s Fund http://www.blindchildrensfund.org