Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Itinerant Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

​​Itinerant DHH teachers serve deaf and hard of hearing students in district general education settings, charter school programs, district special education programs, county special education programs and Home and in Home Hospital Instruction (HHI).

• Services include:

• ​District services to students in any of the following areas:
• Academics
• Language and communication development
• Compensatory/self-advocacy skills
• Listening skills
• College and adult life readiness​
  

 

• Consultative/collaborative services to other professionals and paraprofessionals to support the student, which may include:

• Speech, reading or auditory training
• Instruction in oral, sign and/or written language development
• Adaptation of curriculum, media and/or learning environment
• Student self-advocacy
• Transitioning to adult life​
• Recommendations and consultation to district staff regarding educational sign language interpreting services​
• Consultation with educational audiologist regarding audiological information or hearing concerns
• Collaboration with educational audiologist and other school staff regarding monitoring and correct, consistent use of amplification equipment (hearing aids, FM systems, computer connectivity)
• Consultation with IEP teams regarding DHH specialized services, goals, classroom accommodations/modifications, or other student needs
• Consultation with families regarding the students' hearing levels, educational needs and other community supports
  

Regional Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

In the DHH Preschool Program students are exposed to a language-enriched environment focusing on developing individual strengths and building community skills, and are actively encouraged to become independent thinkers while participating in informal and formal activities. The program emphasizes a Total Communication approach. Sign language training may be provided and social interactions with deaf and hard of hearing role models are encouraged. Parent participation is an important component of the program.​

DHH Elementary Program (K-8th grade) provides a general education framework with special education services, which may include full or partial day general education classes with interpreter support and/or specialized instruction depending upon individual identified needs. Students have opportunities for social interactions with both hearing and deaf and hard of hearing peers and staff.

DHH High School Program (9th-12th grade) provides a general education framework with special education services, which may include full or partial day general education classes with interpreter support and/or specialized instruction.​

Educational Audiologists serve DHH students in district and county settings. 

• Services include:

• ​​​​​Interpretation of audiological results and providing training to parents, students, special education staff, classroom teachers, and other personnel on hearing levels
• Consultation with families and educational staff regarding strategies and accommodations to address students educational needs as a result of hearing loss or other auditory dysfunction
• Monitoring hearing levels, auditory behavior and functional performance with and without hearing equipment
• Monitoring of hearing equipment (hearing aids, cochlear implants, hearing assistive technology)
• Monitoring students ability to use hearing and hearing equipment in the classroom, including analysis of and recommendations regarding the classroom acoustics and listening environment
• Assessment, selection, implementation and monitoring of assistive technology for listening in the classroom setting
• Consult with IEP teams in the evaluation, educational placement and accommodations for hearing loss or other auditory dysfunction​
  

​Itinerant Educational Audiologists​

Sign Language Dictionaries/Fingerspelling​

• ​ASL Pro (Main Dictionary, Religious, Phrases, Fingerspelling, ASL for Babies, Quiz me Daily, ABC's etc.) http://aslpro.com/
• Signing Savvy (Browse by letter, fingerspelling, numbers, letters, colors, animals, US states, World Geography, baby signs)  https://www.signingsavvy.com/
• Hand Speak (ASL Dictionary, learn ASL, signing kids, translation, fingerspelling, culture, ASL writing, library) http://www.handspeak.com/word/
• Lifeprint (ASL Dictionary, phrases, advanced signs)  http://www.lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm
• Start ASL (ASL classes, dictionary, tutors, top 150 signs, baby signs, etc.) http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/asl-dictionary.html

​Parent Educational Tools

• ​​Writing Graphic Organizers (Available in English/Spanish) https://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
• Reading Graphic Organizers (40 Graphic Organizers that Build Comprehension During Independent Reading) http://www.keansburg.k12.nj.us/cms/lib02/NJ01001933/Centricity/Domain/798/Graphic%20Organizers.pdf
• Fry's First 1000 Sight Word List http://bjh.dadeschools.net/assets/fry_complete_1000.pdf
• Dolch Multiple Meaning Words http://www.wes.rcs.k12.tn.us/teachers/gammona/dolch-words.html
• Sign Language Education (Informal/Formal)
• ​​​Sierra College (Formal ASL classes) http://www.sierracollege.edu/about-us/visit/rocklin/index.php
• American River College (Formal ASL classes) http://www.arc.losrios.edu/

​Insur​​ance

• ​​​​California Department of Social Services – Office of Deaf Access (Social Security Insurance) http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/default.htm 
  

Advocacy & Deaf Association

• ​Norcal Services for Deaf and Hard Hearing (training, legal, interpreting, vocational)  http://www.norcalcenter.org/
• ​​Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center (national advocacy for oral/aural deaf individuals)  http://www.agbell.org/
  
• National Association of the Deaf https://nad.org/
  
• National Black Deaf Advocates http://www.nbda.org/
• California Association of the Deaf http://www.cad1906.org/
• ​Hearing Loss Association of California http://www.hearinglossca.org/

​Interpreting Services

• ​Eaton Interpreting Agency http://eatoninterpreting.com/
• Purple Communications http://www.purple.us/
• NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing http://www.norcalcenter.org/
• Sign Language Interpreting Services http://www.signinterpreting.com/
• Class Act Alliance, Inc. http://classactinterpreting.com/

​Post-Secondary Deaf Education

• ​Rochester Institute of Technology for the Deaf (Rochester, New York) http://www.ntid.rit.edu/
  
• Gallaudet University (Washington, DC)  http://www.gallaudet.edu/
• The Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (Big Spring, Texas) http://www.howardcollege.edu/swcid/

​Service Dogs

• ​Canine Companions for Independence http://www.cci.org/site/c.cdKGIRNqEmG/b.3978475/k.BED8/Home.htm
  
• The Hearing Dog Program (San Francisco, Ca.) http://www.designqc.com/hearingdogprogram.org/contact.html
• California, Service Dog Central (licensed guide dog trainers) http://servicedogcentral.org/content/node/5
  
• Dogs for the Deaf (professionally trained dogs) http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org/
  
• Discovery Dogs (trains service/hearing dogs) http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org/

​Video Relay Services

• ​Sorenson Communications (video relay, video phone) http://www.sorenson.com/
  
• Purple (video relay, video phone) http://www.purple.us/
  
• ZVRS (The Z- Video Relay Service) http://www.zvrs.com/
  
• Federal Relay (Video Remote Interpreting- for One-On-One Meetings & Appointments) https://www.fedvrs.us/

​Audiology, Hearing Aids, Medical Information

• ​​Placer Speech and Hearing (Auburn, Ca.) audiology http://www.placerspeechandhearing.com/
  
• Let Them Hear (insurance claims for aids and implants) http://letthemhear.org/
  
• The Hearing Foundation assistance to low-income individuals for hearing aids, medical procedures, and audiology http://earofthelion.org/
  
• ​Disabled Children's Relief Fund (modest grants for up to $1,000 for hearing aids) http://dcrf.com/
  
• Department of Rehabilitation (purchase hearing aids for clients for employment) http://www.dor.ca.gov/
  
• MEDI-CAL (If you receive MEDI-CAL, you may obtain hearing aids through this program) http://www.medi-cal.ca.gov/
• Sertoma (service organization that helps with speech, language, hearing disorders, and may help with hearing aid function) http://www.sertoma.org/
  
• DeafMD.org (medical information in ASL) http://www.deafhealth.org/
• Harris Communication (flashing lights, amplified phone, etc.)  https://www.harriscomm.com/​
  

Closed Captioning Services

• ​​West Coast Captioning (captioning services) http://www.wccaptioning.com/
• Closed Captioning Services (North Hollywood, Ca.) http://www.ccscaption.com/
  
• Vanan Captioning (San Francisco, Ca.) http://vanancaptioning.net/Closed-Captioning-Services-San-Francisco.php​