Accommodating the Daily Challenges of the Hearing Impaired

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Introduction

People who are hearing impaired experience issues at school, work, and in their personal life. Although there are varying degrees of hearing impairments, there are several accommodations that could be made to support individuals with hearing loss. Each individuals is unique therefore, accommodations may vary from person to person. The March of Dimes defines a hearing impairment as “the decreased ability to hear and discriminate among sounds.” There are several degrees of hearing loss but the most important thing to remember is that any individual with a hearing impairment will need accommodations that a person without a hearing impairment won’t. People often have preconceived ideas about people with disabilities and that can cause them to overlook their talents.

Rights of Individuals With Disabilities

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America states “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (The Declaration of Independence, 2011).

Individuals with disabilities have laws in place to protect them and their rights as Americans. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act “requires public schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs” (Us department of education, 2011). Schools have resources available to help educators meet the needs of any individual with a disability.

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act:

“Requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunit...

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March of dimes. (2010, March). Retrieved from http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/birthdefects_hearing.html

Murphy, A. (2006, December 6). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.unco.edu/dss/sitemap/teachhear.asp

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