made in three short years there before she entered Edmond Public Schools for kindergarten. Now in the eighth grade, Morgan is at the top of her class, plays softball, loves to read and write and aspires to become an actress. She recently gave a speech at a Happy Hands anniversary gala to commemorate the school’s impact on her life. While Morgan didn’t need or receive accommodations until age 2, Clay’s experience was more typical for a child with hearing loss because he received hearing aids at just 4 months old and was immersed in Happy Hands school immediately. Clay, who is in the sixth grade, is an 80s rock music aficionado, loves video games and hopes to play football. Both Morgan and Clay make use of an American Sign Language interpreter in their classes, an accommodation provided by EPS. A single interpreter travels with a student from class to class, often over the course of several school years. All students who have hearing loss or any other disability have an IEP team that includes parents, speech or other therapists, teachers or administrators and their interpreter if they make use of one, all working together throughout the school year to define goals and ensure students received services needed. In the case of children who have hearing loss, EPS will provide and/ or accommodate whatever mode of communication the child prefers. Though his kids have been in Edmond schools for nearly a decade, Michael still finds it hard to put into words how much the support and resources have meant to his family, from interpreters and classroom amplification and sound systems to regular progress updates and yearly meetings to assess new or changing needs.
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