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Understanding Hearing Impairment: Eligibility, Documentation, and Implications

Explore the eligibility criteria, documentation requirements, and implications for special education services related to hearing impairment. Learn about verification guidelines, adverse effects, assessment procedures, and resources. Contact Nebraska's Special Education Office for more information.

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Understanding Hearing Impairment: Eligibility, Documentation, and Implications

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  1. Hearing Impairment • Introduction • Three Part Eligibility Requirement • Meet verification criteria (92 NAC 51.006) • Documentation: Adverse Effect on Educational Performance • Determination: Need for Special Education Services

  2. Hearing Impairment (cont’d) • State Definition • Nebraska’s term hearing impairment includes federal definitions of deafness and hearing impaired. • Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) is used in the document. Preferred terminology by Deaf community.

  3. Hearing Impairment (cont’d) • Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team Composition • Verification Guidelines • Report from Audiologist verifiying unilateral or bilateral hearing loss (with or without amplification)

  4. Hearing Impairment (cont’d) • Adverse effect on at least one of these: • Effective Communication • Expressive or receptive language development • Speech reception or production • Cognitive ability • Social or emotional competence • Adaptive behavior skills • Result in a social/behavioral disability

  5. Hearing Impairment (cont’d) • Implications for Assessment/Evaluation • Communication mode • Language used with and by child • Exposure/access to language in chosen communication mode

  6. Hearing Impairment (cont’d) • Procedures to Determine Adverse Effect on Developmental/Educational Performance: • Factors to Consider • Questions to guide MDT team determination

  7. Hearing Impairment (cont’d) • Related Definitions • Frequently Asked Questions • References and Resources

  8. For Additional Information Special Education Office Nebraska Department of Education Telephone: 402-471-2471 Web Address: www.neb.state.ne.us/SPED/sped/html

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