Audiology
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- Category: Low Incidence
- Created on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 14:19
- Last Updated on Friday, 18 February 2011 09:58
Audiology services are provided to all Hiawatha Valley Education District member schools plus the Preston-Harmony schools. Services are provided to learners from 0 to 21 years of age with hearing levels from the normal range to profound hearing loss. Services include:
- Assessment of hearing levels and needs
- Monitoring of middle ear status and amplification equipment
- Consultation with teachers, parents, administrators and others regarding the needs of learners with hearing loss.
- Selection, orientation, and support for hearing aids and classroom amplification equipment.
- Training and support of school personnel and parents in the use and maintenance of amplification and testing equipment.
- Participation or input to teams developing IEP's for learners with, or affected by, hearing loss.
- Provision of trial equipment for assessment or loaner equipment when breakdowns occur.
- Support to hearing screening programs to ensure appropriate referrals are made.