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Annotated Descriptor for Deaf/HOH Level III

Funding Guideline Criteria

The student is deaf or has a hearing loss that affects communication so profoundly that he or she requires appropriate, full-time, individualized programming to participate effectively and benefit from instruction in the educational setting.

Descriptors

Student Profile

• A recent audiogram (within two years of application).
• Indicate degree of hearing loss, e.g., severe to profound bilateral loss
• A brief summary of hearing history, including age at diagnosis and experience with and use of amplification.
• A description of student amplification and description of functional benefit, e.g., amplification provides limited or no benefit under optimal conditions.
• A summary of communication skills, including a description of the student's primary communication mode (oral/sign).
• Indicate whether the student's hearing loss is unstable or degenerative.

Resource Profile

• A brief summary of the supports/adaptations the student requires to:
• achieve curricular outcomes or individual goals (e.g., interpreter/tutor)
• communicate effectively in school/community settings
• Specify student's programming needs throughout the day (i.e. adaptations and/or modifications or individualized programming).
• Specify training or intervention required for self-direction, independent skills, behaviour, communication and academics. Indicate roles of support personnel (e.g., clinicians, specialists teacher assistants).
• Identify Division, school and/or outside supports needed. Indicate nature of support, including amount of time, types of materials (e.g., respite, therapy).
• Break-down of costs.

 

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