Educational Audiologists deliver a full spectrum of hearing services to all children in educational settings. Audiologists are trained to diagnose, manage and treat hearing issues in children. Educational audiologists are members of the school multidisciplinary team who facilitate listening, learning and communication access via specialized assessments; monitor personal hearing instruments; recommend, fit and manage hearing assistance technology; provide and recommend support services and resources; and advocate on behalf of the students.

(adapted from Educational Audiology Association)

If you have questions or need to contact an audiologist, please call 754-321-3453

Educational interpreters provide communication access to students who are deaf or hard of hearing by faithfully and accurately representing the classroom instruction, teacher/student dialogue, and relevant sound information in the mode of communication used by the student.

Teachers of the Deaf provide the following services:

• assessing students’ pre-academic/academic achievement, making recommendations for academic goals and objectives for the IEP, and providing academic instruction to the students
• assessing students’ language and communication skills, recommending goals and objectives for language/ communication skills for the IEP, and providing instruction for language and communication skills to the students (may work in conjunction with the speech/ language pathologist and/or educational audiologist)
• make subject matter accessible to students who are deaf or hard of hearing
• teaching social-emotional, self-determination and self-advocacy
• fostering development of auditory skills and maximizing amplification use (when appropriate)
• assisting in the appropriate placement of students
• collaborating with general education teachers and educational interpreters regarding the needs of students when in general education classes.