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The main thing to remember is that:
'What is good for deaf children is good for I Love You in Sign Language: https://images-
all children."
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Developing communication early on is key
for good support for your child. Raising a
IDEA:
deaf child entails you to teach them lan-
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guage still but in a
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Teaching them
sign language
from the begin-
ning is the first
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step to set them
up for success in their life.
The profoundly
Deaf
Once your child is ready for school, it is
important to get their IEP ready so they can
get assistance when they need it. Getting
familiar with the schools disabilities services
will make it easier for the child growing up
because they will also get familiar with the
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
system and understand what is expected
from it. By having a child with deafness, Website: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
your child is entitled to a plethora of means Publisher In-Class Group Exercise EDT 180C
Heather Eash
of assistance so they are ensured a successful Julian Tanny
academic career. Joey Armanda
 What is Deafness? Inclusion in Schools

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) de- At most educational facilities there are a multi- length of the school year as it makes both the

scribes deafness as a hearing impairment that is tude of ways the health services provide ser- student and the interpreter more comforta-

so severe that the child is impaired in processing vice for the students who are deaf on campus. ble. Most people who interpret are hired

linguistic information through hearing, with or specifically for this reason though volunteer

without amplification. The profoundly deaf are Note-Takers work is always accepted.

unable to hear with even the cochlear implant, Its most common for a volunteer (either a
peer or a hired professional) to sit in class and
their hearing has never been developed and Community Resources
therefor cannot be fixed. take live notes of the discussions and lectures
for the student later. Often times, there will be
Assistance multiple note-takers for the student and they
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the
for Deafness will all give their notes to the student at the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH)
The most com- end of the class. http://www.acdhh.org/
mon assistance
for the profound- Speech-to-Text Service Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the
Blind (ASDB)
ly deaf is inter- These devices allow students to have notes get
https://asdb.az.gov/
preters that are taken as their instructor talks. As the instructor
widely available talks into a microphone, the system translates Valley Center of the Deaf (VCD)
to help them their words into texts for the student to read in http://www.vcdaz.org/
with day to day life. Interpreters are mostly used front of them so they can keep up with what
for education, translating professors lectures for their professor is saying and stay on task during Sequoia Deaf School
the student to take notes and helping the student the class time. http://www.sequoiadeafschool.org/
to communicate with their peers. Captions are
also widely available for all deaf people no mat- Interpreters Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center
Inc. (DHHSC)
ter the level of their deafness. There are usually available interpreters readily
http://www.dhhsc.org/
available for students with deafness follow the
student from class to class to help translate
Desert Voices
their professors lectures and their peers con- http://www.desert-voices.org/
versations to help the student stay ahead. Usu-
ally once they are assigned an interpreter, that
interpreter stays with them for the entire