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  2. List of schools for the deaf - Wikipedia

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    Bulmershe Court (offers BA in Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies) [1] Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol. Donaldson's College. Jordanstown Schools. Mary Hare School. Nottinghamshire Deaf Society. Ovingdean Hall School (1891-2001) Seashell Trust. St John's Catholic School for the Deaf.

  3. Educational communication and support technologies for deaf

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    Lot gender distribution reveals 19 women and 1 man, with a mean of teaching experience in schools for deaf of 11.7 years. The participants are 10 psychologists (50%), 9 special education specialists (45%) and 1 (5%) mathematics professor. The positions occupied in school are 7 teachers for deaf (35%), 5 educational teachers (25%), 2 ...

  4. Deaf education - Wikipedia

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    Class for deaf students in Kayieye, Kenya Deaf education is the education of students with any degree of hearing loss or deafness.This may involve, but does not always, individually-planned, systematically-monitored teaching methods, adaptive materials, accessible settings, and other interventions designed to help students achieve a higher level of self-sufficiency and success in the school ...

  5. National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Wikipedia

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    The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is the first and largest technological college in the world for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. [1] As one of nine colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York, NTID provides academic programs, access, ASL in-class interpreters and support services—including on-site audiological, speech ...

  6. Deaf culture is through the residential schools, but any child who has a hearing loss and uses sign language can become a member of the Deaf community. Students who are deaf and who attended mainstream schools must continue to prove their allegiance to the Deaf culture if they have chosen participation in adulthood (Reese, 1996).

  7. Yet the paucity of research in deaf education is not only in the volume of research that meets rigorous standards but also in its lack of attention to and inclusion of a deaf-centered perspective on the inferences made about the strength of study findings in the field.

  8. Deaf students who attend public schools may lack confidence in their ability to communicate, feel as though they do not fit in with their hearing peers, and experience difficulty developing their Deaf identity (Kent, 2003; Leigh, 1999). Additionally, for students with complex support needs, schools continue to view more restrictive educational

  9. Hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    1.33 billion / 18.5% (2015) [ 4] Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to hear. [ 5] Hearing loss may be present at birth or acquired at any time afterwards. [ 6][ 7] Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears. [ 2] In children, hearing problems can affect the ability to acquire spoken language, and in adults it can create difficulties ...