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Student Legal Cases For Captions Almost Settled

The year 2009 was significant for student classroom captions in the US. Three students with hearing issues – two high school students in California, and the other, a physician student at Creighton Medical School (MA), began legal challenges to use captions as a favored support, beyond classroom FM systems and additional assistive listening devices. Creighton

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11 years ago 2 Comments Captions, Education, Hearing, Smartphones, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Proposed SNA Cuts – Just The Tip Of An Iceberg?

[Published in 2011] Proposed cuts to special-needs assistant (SNA) and resource teaching hours got extensive coverage in the recent national press, after the government announced a reduction in education support services from September 2011. Some deaf children (on a needs basis) have access to SNAs at mainstream schools, maybe with weekly resource-teaching hours approved by

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13 years ago 5 Comments Education, Hearing, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Salamanca Statement and EPSEN Act (2004)

For the parents of deaf children campaigning for teaching supports at mainstream schools of their choice, here is an outline of two key education acts as a reference. Ten Pieces Of Legislation (Ireland) Ten pieces of legislation cover education supports and hearing services in Ireland. The two acts outlined below are completely separate from each

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14 years ago 4 Comments Captions, Education, Hearing, Language Development, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,