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chap 14
understanding students with hearing loss
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04/16/2009

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Term
unilateral
Definition
hearing loss in one ear
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bilateral
Definition
hearing loss in both ears
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hard of hearing
Definition
has a hearing loss in the 20-70dB range, benefits from amplication, communicates through speaking
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congenital deafness
Definition
hearing loss present at birth
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deaf community
Definition
group of individuals who are deaf, share a culture, attitudes, set of beliefs and use sign language
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audition
Definition
the hearing process
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hertz
Definition
named in honor of heinrich hertz, what frequeny is ,measured in
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decibels
Definition
loudness is measured in
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american sign launguage
Definition
most widely used sign language amoung deaf adults in north america
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finger spelling
Definition
uses hand representation for all 26 letters of the alphabet
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total or simultaneous communication
Definition
combines as many sources of info as possible: simultaneous communication, sign and spoken language, support for residual hearing
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hearing aids
Definition
amplify sound but do not correct hearing, they make sound louder but not neccesarily clearer
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