Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.7 - Audiology
• Hearing aid problems should be reported to parents who will need to consult with their private audiologist for repairs. The private audiologist should also be seen for regular hearing tests and device checks (hearing aids/cochlear implants); and,
• Any changes in the hearing aid or cochlear implant need to be reported to the LEA coordinator so that appropriate adjustments can be made.
Equipment will be monitored/checked twice yearly during the LEA audiological assessment days. LEA personnel may also contact the LEA coordinator if there are equipment needs during the course of the school year. The LEA coordinator, audiologist, or DHH teacher picks up low incidence equipment or loaner FM systems at the end of the child’s school year and prepares the equipment for servicing. The LEA coordinator, audiologist, or DHH teacher also delivers the low incidence equipment or loaner FM system at the beginning of the new school year and provides in-service training for the new IEP team if needed. It is important to note that equipment purchased with low incidence funds remains the property of the DMSELPA. Please report any unused equipment to the LEA coordinator who will notify DMOPS so that it can be used for other eligible children within the DMSELPA/DMOPS region.
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Low Incidence Disabilities Considerations
Children with low incidence disabilities, such as deafness, require highly specialized services, equipment, and materials. Group special education services for severely disabled preschool children, including deaf children, must not exceed an instructional adult-to-adult ratio of one to five. California Education Code § 56026.5. “Low incidence disability” means a severe disabling condition with an expected incidence rate of less than one percent of the total statewide enrollment in kindergarten through grade 12. For purposes of this definition, severe disabling conditions are hearing impairments, vision impairments, and severe orthopedic impairments, or any combination thereof. For purposes of this definition, vision impairments do not include disabilities within the function of vision specified in Section 56338. State law requires that the assessment of a child, including the assessment of a child with a suspected low incidence disability must be conducted by persons knowledgeable of that disability. Special attention shall be given to the unique educational needs, including, but not limited to, skills and the need for specialized services, materials and equipment consistent with guidelines pursuant to Education Code § 56136 .
AR 5005.7 – Audiology
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 00/00)
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