hearing impairment

Hearing loss is a disability that affects over one billion people worldwide, severely impacting wellbeing and quality of life by affecting an individual’s ability to communicate and socialise with others. 

Professor Brandon Cox and colleagues at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, USA, have concentrated their efforts into understanding the process, mechanisms, and genes involved in hair cell regeneration in mice.

Read more in Research Outreach

Read the original research: doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2022.841864

If your child qualifies under this label (or if you suspect that they will) there are a few tricky things about this category related to skilled staffing and this being a more medical-type category!

In this episode we discuss:

1) The Hearing Impairment Including Deafness eligibility category -- using Colorado's state checklist as an example

2) Specialized instruction

3) Who is typically involved on the team for a student in this category

4) What assistive technology may be supported under this category

5) Where to go to find your own state's eligibility criteria and/or definition!

Shownotes: www.TheIEPLab.com/episode65

2022 Parent IEP Advocacy Summit Free ticket: www.TheIEPLab.com/summit

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Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Janie Day sits down with hearing care experts, Dr. Casie Keaton and Dr. Haleigh Freeman of Thrive Hearing & Tinnitus Solutions, as they discuss how they provide their patients with the best hearing care experience possible.

Learn more about their services here: https://wehelpyouthrive.care/about/

Do you wonder why your loved one asks the same question over and over again?  What if it's not just because of impaired memory recall?  A discussion of an alternative cause.