Deaf Students in the

Classroom
By: Steven O’Neil
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What Does it
Mean to be
Deaf?
 What Classifies as Hearing Loss
Db: The volume or loudness of a sound is determined by the sound pressure level. The higher this is, the louder the sound is.
Sound pressure level is measured in decibels (dB). The word “decibel” comes from “deci” (meaning “one tenth”) and the name
of the man who invented the decibel unit, Alexander Graham Bell.

Mild Hearing Loss Hearing loss of 20 to 40 decibels.

Moderate Hearing Loss Hearing loss of 41 to 60 decibels.

Severe Hearing Loss Hearing loss of 61 to 80 decibels.

Profound Hearing Loss Hearing loss of more than 81 decibels.

Source of info: Website Title:

National Center of Biomedical Technology Hearing loss and deafness: Normal hearing and
impaired hearing
 Different Types of Hearing Loss

01 02 03 04
Hearing Hard of
Deaf Deafened
Impaired Hearing
Not able to hear as well as Refers to people with Hearing loss so severe that You are made deaf by it, or
someone with normal hearing loss ranging from there is very little or no are unable to hear for some
hearing. mild to severe. functional hearing. time.
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History of
Deaf People
 Outlook on Deaf
People in History
Many prominent members of history have had
differing views on deaf people

● Aristotle - unteachable and stuipd

● St. Augustine - punishment but teachable
● Alexander Graham Bell - should avoid
intermarriage

For years, deaf people have been outcast within

society and given little opportunities in their cultures.
 Laws that Changed Education

Law 87-276 Luna Perez v. Sturgis P

To make available to children who are handicapped by
ublic Schools
A Michigan school district that
deafness the specially trained teachers of the deaf
allegedly failed for years to provide
needed to develop their abilities and to make available
to individuals suffering hearing loss him with adequate sign language
assistance.
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Case Study
Case Study
Danny, who is a 15 year-old boy who went deaf at a very
young age due to multiple ear infections. Danny does have
hearing aids but sometimes he prefers to take them off because
the sounds hurt his head or he feels he cannot hear what is
being said anyways. Danny has received early intervention and
has taken a speech class throughout his time in school. Despite
these early interventions, Danny is still behind in his speech
and language skills are delayed. Danny is being supported by
audiologist who ensures that Danny’s hearing aids work and
he can remain in a general education classroom.

What are some accommodations that can be implemented for

Danny?
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Classroom
Accommodations
 Accommodations for Deaf Students

Interpreter Technology Seating Chart

A in class sign language Various forms of Information Despite being red, Mars
interpreter is an excellent Communication Technology is actually a cold place.
way to help deaf students (ICT) can be brought into the It’s full of iron oxide dust
communicate in the classroom to help bridge the
classroom learning gap among Deaf
students
Thank You!