Hearing and Vision Impairments

What is the most common type of hearing loss?

What organization are the deaf and hearing impaired served under?

What program identifies students born with hearing loss by 1 month of age?

Sensorineural hearing loss can be corrected medically

Percentage of students deaf or hard of hearing in a regular class

Test that young babies have to measure their auditory nerve function

An individualized family service plan should be conducted by the child's

Otitis Media is the most common cause of hearing loss

Cochlear implants can be placed on anyone regardless of the level of hearing loss

One form of language used by students that are deaf or hard of hearing

What is the restricted age for a Cochlear implant?

This type of hearing device connects with a magnet

50% of hearing loss is a result of genetics

A baby begins developing auditory skills during pregnancy as early as

What does the abbreviation CART stand for?

People are declared legally blind when their field of vision is less than

Individuals who read print but have to depend on optical aid to see better. May or may not be legally blind.

Visually impaired students need to experience these two important things

Congenital visual impairments occurs because of trauma

A specialist evaluation that indicates ways to improve visual efficiency through the use of low vision devices

This assessment will aid the educator in deciding the appropriate reading materials

The learning media assessment can only be given once

Percentage of visually impaired students in a regular class

Blindness and low vision affect what a student can learn

What a teacher is referred to that is certified in visual impairment

Visually impaired students may need specialized instruction to master curriculum . They may need to use this for developing listening, studying and organizational skills

There is a shortcut for braille

The curriculum for ELL visually impaired students is the same

Encompasses skills that people with visual impairments use to know where they are in their environments

Hand over hand instruction is the best way to learn independent living skills