Myranda Michaud EDU 335

Unilateral
Hearing loss of 70 to 90 dB

in one ear in both ears

Hearing Loss

Bilateral

Communication Options

Deafness Deaf Community

Not an impairment It is a culture

Manual Communication

Oral/Aural Communication
Early identification Subsequent amplification or Cochlear implant

Congenital deafness Sign Language

Low-incidence disability Present from birth The majority of people who interact with this group are hearing including family

Fingerspelling

alternative

Hand, body, and facial movements to convey words and concepts

Cued Speech
Communicates about sounds Lip reading

American Sign Language (ASL)

Pidgin Sign English (PSE) Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)

Seeing Essential English (SEE2)