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AUDITORY
IMPAIRMENT (State)
Deafness and Hearing Impairment
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FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS |
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The evaluation
is completed by a multidisciplinary team as part of a
FULL
AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION. Document the members
of the multidisciplinary team.
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89.1040(b)
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- An
otological examination performed by an otologist.
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89.1040.(c)(3)
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- OR,
by a licensed medical doctor, with documentation that an otologist
is not reasonably available.
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89.1040.(c)(3)
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- AND,
an audiological evaluation by a licensed audiologist.
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89.1040.(c)(3)
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Document whether
the student meets the criteria for deafness:
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89.1040.(c)(3)
300.7(c)(3)
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- A hearing impairment
that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic
information through hearing.
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300.7(c)(3)
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- With or without
amplification.
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300.7(c)(3)
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- Adversely
affects educational performance creating a need for special education
(i.e. specially designed instruction) and related services.
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300.7(a)
300.24
300.26(a)(1)(i)
300.7(c)(5)
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OR, meets the criteria
for a hearing impairment:
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89.1040.(c)(3)
300.7(c)(5)
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- An impairment
in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating.
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300.7(c)(5)
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- That adversely
affects educational performance.
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300.7(c)(5)
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- But is not included
in the definition of deafness above.
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300.7(c)(5)
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Describe, from the
evaluation data, the implications of the hearing loss in a variety of
circumstances with or without recommended amplification.
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89.1040.(c)(3)
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Ascertain the student’s
language and communication needs, including oral (spoken) or aural (hearing) means, finger spelling, or sign language,
opportunities for direct communication with peers and professional personnel
in the child's language and communication mode, academic level, and
opportunities for direct instruction in the child's language and communication
mode.
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TEC
30.083(a)(6)
300.346(a)(2)(iv)
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The
determination of whether a student is eligible for special education
and related services is made by the student’s
ARD Committee,
including the parents.
The district shall ensure that the ARD committee
for each student with a disability includes the required
members for students with Auditory Impairments. All special education
and related service personnel shall be certified, endorsed, or licensed
in the area(s) of assignments.
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89.1131(a)
89.1131(b)(5)
89.1040(b)
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A student with a disability who is 18 years of age
or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general
purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, shall have the same right to make
educational decisions as a student without a disability, except that the
school district shall provide any notice required by IDEA, Part B to both
the student and the parents. All other rights accorded to parents
under IDEA, Part B transfer to the student. All rights accorded to
parents under IDEA, Part B transfer to students who are incarcerated in an
adult or juvenile, state or local correctional institution. See
Notice of Transfer of Parental
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TEC 29.017 |
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For
a child from birth through two years of age with Auditory Impairments,
an individualized family services plan (IFSP) meeting must be held
in place of an ARD committee meeting.
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89.1050(b)
MOU between the
T.E.A. and Texas Interagency Council on Early Childhood
Intervention page 18
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