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1342.12 Companion
July 12, 2017
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Deafness Eligibility Guide
"Deafness" means a hearing loss or deficit so severe that it impairs a student’s ability to process
linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, and affects the student’s
educational performance adversely.
The CSC must gather the necessary information to meet the eligibility criteria.
Required Assessments
Observation; review of existing school educational and health records; Recent Audiology Report;
Hearing – Functional Assessment; Formal and/or informal measures of academic achievement
supported by teacher reports, group achievement test scores, report cards, etc. After review of all
records, the CSC determines if there is a need to obtain additional assessments (e.g., medical,
developmental history, cognitive, language); educational impact analysis.
Criteria
There is documentation of Deafness.
The student has (check all that apply):
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a bilateral hearing loss (sensorineural, or mixed conductive and sensorineural),
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a fluctuating or a permanent hearing loss,
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documented auditory dyssynchrony (auditory neuropathy), and/or cortical deafness
Describe:
AND
Due to the identified Deafness, the student is educationally impacted and requires specially
designed instruction. The CSC will list and/or describe.