Consultant Services

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Education Consultant Services Include:

• Professional development opportunities for parents and school teams on Education for Students who are Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing (appropriate to the communication option used – oral, auditory verbal, or ASL).
• Liaising with School Division teams and the MANITOBA EDUCATION team to facilitate:
• appropriate supports for students who are Deaf and/or hard of hearing
• appropriate communication access and development
• the use of appropriate teaching techniques and strategies
• the instruction of students who are Deaf and/or hard of hearing at a variety of learning levels in a K-12 school setting according to curricula established by MANITOBA EDUCATION
• assessment and documentation of student progress
• the modification or development of curricula to meet student needs
• Consultative Support for school teams:
• in planning and preparing course outlines and learning materials, individual lesson plans and long-term goals appropriate to student needs
• in the use of technology with students, including hearing aids, cochlear implants, FM / infrared systems and videoconferencing equipment
• regarding Deaf/hard of hearing issues
• Liaising between the home community and organizations such as the Manitoba School for the Deaf, SMD Services, The Central Speech and Hearing Clinic, and the regional audiologist
• Educational and social activities for rural students on an annual basis in Winnipeg (gr. 5-12)

Consultative services are available for students with significant hearing losses in rural areas of the province on a regular, ongoing basis. A completed Consultant referral form from the school and an attached audiogram are required. Please refer to the Map of Services on the Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Services page to correctly direct your referral to your area consultant.

Signe Badger
Email: signe.badger@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-7919
Assigned School Divisions: Evergreen, Frontier (Churchill), Interlake, Lakeshore, Lord Selkirk, Whiteshell

Diane Duchscherer
Email: diane.duchscherer@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 726-6967
Assigned School Divisions: Brandon, Fort la Bosse, Park West, Rolling River, Southwest Horizon, Mountain View

Gayle Jones
Email: gayle.jones@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-8934
Assigned School Divisions: Border Land, Frontier (Wanipigow), Garden Valley, Hanover, Seine River, Sunrise, Western, Red River Valley

Terry Leslie
Email: terry.leslie@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: 204-945-8934
Assigned School Divisions: Beautiful Plains, DSFM, Pine Creek, Portage la Prairie, Prairie Rose, Prairie Spirit, Turtle River, Turtle Mountain, Frontier (Area 2)

Mary Lou Pierrard
Email: marylou.pierrard@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (204) 945-2487
Assigned School Divisions: Flin Flon, Frontier (Areas 1, 4 & 5), Kelsey, Mystery Lake, Sunrise