Raising and Educating a Deaf Child

R.E., New Jersey

2012-02-13T14:14:51Z

My son is 5 yrs old & HOH and we are hearing parents. my wife and I have been debating if we should get a Cochlear implant for our son. I have been looking to speak with a hearing parent that has a HOH child that didnt go with a cochlear implants. We have spoken with hearing parents that choose to get a CI for their child. As a parent, this is one of the hardest decisions to make and we want to make an informed one. If you know anyone that can fulfill this request, it would help our family come closer to a decision. Are there kids in Deaf schools that have cochlear impants? If so, did they go mainstream initially and still had problems adapting? thanks

K.T., California

2012-02-14T21:19:24Z

I have a daughter who is deaf and has a cochlear implant. She is an oral student in 7th grade and mainstreamed in the public school. The Speech Language Pathologist at the school who gives her speech therapy has never worked with a child with a cochlear implant and has very little experience working with deaf children. What are my rights to have a qualified SLP work with my daughter and not this district appointed SLP?

N.G., Pennsylvania

2012-02-04T14:27:10Z

I have a friend who has a 10 year old child with cochlear implants. However, the child uses ASL as her primary means of communication. She wants to know if there is any way to get an ASL interpreter to help her daughter in a community setting instead of just an educational setting. Basically, she wants an ASL interpreter to accompany her daughter in the community. Is such a service available and if so, how would she get it? We are in PA.

C.Y., Ohio

2012-01-30T20:35:56Z

I have a friend with a nineteen year old son who has had a cochlear implant for years. He is having some emotional and behavioral issues and I am asking if there are support groups, numbers, websites, etc. where the parents could find him some help and also maybe some help for them as well. It would be in the Dayton, Ohio area. Can you help in any way?

G.W., United Kingdom

2012-01-26T17:52:10Z

If you are interpreting in an educational setting, would it be more appropriate to stand at the front of the classroom or sit with the deaf student therefore being able to maintain eye contact and attention at all times?

W.B., Somewhere USA

2012-01-26T11:57:49Z

Right now I'm searching for something related to learning disabilities for those who are Deaf/HOH. So far it's proving difficult to find. Does anyone have any links they can share?

R.C., South Carolina

2012-01-24T11:56:12Z

I want to know the difference between mainstreaming (deaf ) students or inclusion placement. What exactly is inclusion as it relates to the educational school systems. What exactly is mainstreaming.

R.R., North Carolina

2012-01-18T16:30:44Z

Are there guidelines available for transitioning a child from oral to sign communication?

J., North Carolina

2012-01-12T19:08:46Z

We have two deaf sons who were adopted internationally, 3 years ago. They are 10 and 12 years old. We want to incorporate expressive and receptive ASL goals in their IEPs. Should it be in a separate category for just ASL or should it be 2-4 ASL goals within each traditional category, specific to each subject? They are both behind in ASL because of lack of exposure - they were not signing ASL prior to being adopted. (Our family does sign.) A friend recently pointed out that "hearing kids take English every year, why shouldn't deaf kids take ASL?" The boys are in a school district without other signing deaf children, but they do have a strong/skilled Interpreter. How best should we edit/tweak the IEP to be sure that fluency in ASL is a priority and have established goals? Do you know of any programs that model a "virtual" classroom? The boys could "participate" or at least observe a class at the state deaf school (2.5 hours away) as part of their academic week here?

V.M., Kuala Lumpur

2012-01-12T18:53:33Z

I am profoundly deaf. I completed my associate degree in digital imaging from NTID, in Rochester, New York, and my BA degree in Graphic Design from Curtin University, Australia. I want to work as a teacher for deaf children at a primary school level. What is your advice regarding the best way for me to get a degree in Education? Is it possible to get such a degree by distance education?