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IDEA defines deafness as a hearing impairment that is so severe that the student is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, and that adversely affects the student’s educational performance

Facts-Unilateral (loss in one ear) and bilateral (loss in both ears)-The severity of hearing loss is measured through decibels (dB)Deaf = 70-90 dBHard of hearing = 20-70 dB-Deaf community prefers term “deaf child” to hearing impaired - ...

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Communication barriers affect a student’s social and emotional developmentFour factors affect this development: parent-child interaction peers and teachers awareness of social cuesan increasing sense of isolation and loneliness