Transcript ppt - Postsecondary Education Programs Network

Design by Ron Jaxon
Impact on
Access:
Individuals with
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
In Educational and
Employment Settings
September 14, 2010
Providing technical assistance & continuing
education services to state vocational
rehabilitation agencies and their partners.
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Program Moderator
Terrell Clark, PhD
Director
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
Department of Otolaryngology &
Communication Enhancement
Children’s Hospital Boston
Pediatric Psychologist
Senior Associate - Department of Psychiatry
Instructor - Harvard Medical School
Objectives
Participants will gain information on CI:
• Usage
• Statistics
• Benefits
• Variables
• Fiscal/Legal Responsibilities, and
• Accommodations provided at the
secondary/postsecondary level and in the
world of work.
Impact on Access
Design by Ron Jaxon
Questions
can be emailed to
[email protected]
What is a Cochlear Implant?
Professional Panelist
Catherine Clark, AuD
Cochlear Implant Coordinator
Audiologist
Rochester Institute of Technology
National Technical
Institute for the Deaf
CI Demographics - United States *
Approximately, 41,500 adults have cochlear implants
At least 25,500 children have received them
Implant distributors:
 Cochlear Americas
 Advanced Bionics
 Med-El Corporation
Australia
California
Austria
*National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders 2009
NTID/RIT - CI Statistics*
300
245
250
Students
217
200
179
Undergraduate and
Graduate Students
by Academic Year
(by June 2010)
142
150
120
100
50
287
*
255
75
30 30
43
0
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
* Prepared by Dr. Catherine Clark, NTID
Reported Benefits
• Improved audibility for soft/moderate sounds
• Improved distance hearing
• Enhanced speechreading
• Improved speech understanding without visual cues
• Improved voice monitoring
• Enjoyment of music
• Reduction of tinnitus
Professional Panelist
Eileen Peterson, MS, FAAA
Educational Audiologist
Maine Educational Center
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Accommodations Options
Auditory & Visual
• Remote Microphone Hearing Assistance
Technologies (ex. Personal FM System)
• Good speaker communication techniques
• Preferential seating
• Modification of room set up
Accommodations Options
Visual & Academic
• Notetaking
• Peer supports
• Copy of teacher’s notes (printed materials)
• Tutoring
• Interpreters (Sign, Oral, Cued Speech)
Accommodations Options
Visual & Academic
• Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
• C-Print
• Captioning for video presentations
• Testing accommodations
• Visual alerting systems
Professional Panelist
John R. Macko, MS
Director
Center on Employment
Rochester Institute of Technology
National Technical
Institute for the Deaf
Workplace Accommodations
Commonly
Used
Relay Services
Interpreting
Devices
Email
Video Relay Service (VRS)
On-site
Visual
Alerts
Text
Messaging
On-line
Video Remote
Interpreting (VRI)
Listening
Systems
Captioning
Voice Carry-Over (VCO)
Teleconference
Computer
NTID Services for Employers
• Consultation regarding accommodations
• Orientation and training
• On-campus recruiting interviews
• Job postings
NTID Services for Employers
• Resume packages
• Annual Job Fair
• Site visits to selected co-op students
Federal Laws and Regulations
• ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
• FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education for
Individuals with Disabilities
• 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Legal “Alphabet Soup”
FAPE
CI Consumer Panelist
Erica Israel
Student – Senior
Psychology Major
Rochester Institute of Technology
CI Consumer Panelist
Mark Campbell, AuD, CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
CI Consumer Panelist
Heidi Forest, MSW
State Coordinator for the Deaf
Connecticut Bureau of
Rehabilitation Services
- Summary -
Increasing numbers of individuals with
cochlear implants are entering secondary,
postsecondary educational and job
settings.
- Summary Accommodating communication access
needs of individuals with cochlear implants
is no different than accommodating the
communication access needs of individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing who use
hearing aids, assistive listening devices
and/or signing.
- Summary Many individuals with cochlear implants do
utilize FM systems, sign language
interpreters, text support, and notetakers
to accommodate access to instruction,
discussion, and conversation.
Archived Webcast
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Thank You
Production team members of
Rochester Institute of Technology
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Interpreting and CART Providers