Counseling Needs of Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

摘要: The National Center for Health Statistics available to the deaf and hard of hearing, (1994) estimated that more than 25 million exemplary counseling practices people have hearing impairments ranging meet needs children, from hard-of-hearing deafness. Due Section 504 Rehabilitation Act economic, legal, social changes in 1973, followed by Education All United States, residential education Handicapped Children (EAHCA) has become less popular with parents 1975 (now known as Individuals Dis educators. More are directing abilities 1991 or IDEA), their children who provided landmark legislation inclusive public school settings. disabling conditions charging Inclusion, placing students special local, state, federal governments regular schools, is now norm. responding American chil For many profound heardren disabilities (Guthrie, n.d.). Ap ing loss, this movement toward inclusion propriate was defined plac resulted considerable consternation programs best fit (Gjerdingen & Manning, 1991). needs, opposed attempting This article examines unique chaidren existing (Cohen, Swer lenges heardlik, Smith, 1992). experience IDEA calls involvement par We focus on aspects providents development child's an optimal educational environment, dividual program (IEP), laws related deaf, guarantees due process explanations technology tools right be heard, informed, volved, challenge decisions. leg islation also use native lan Leslie K. Harris a vocational instructor at guage during conferences Lake Region Technical Center, Bridgton, Maine. access interpreter expense C. E. VanZandt professor chair 0f if nec Department Human Resource Development es student benefit his