jillio

Expectations
Cochlear implants will not restore hearing to
“normal.” When an individual is considered for a
cochlear implant, the audiologist and
otorhynolaryngologist stress the fact that the implant
will not result in hearing that is the same as biologic
hearing. Benefits derived vary greatly among
individuals. Some CI users only gain knowledge of
environmental sound while others gain ability to use
telephone and hear music. It is important that
recipients and the people surrounding them
understand that cochlear implants do not enable a
deaf person to function as a hearing person!

What are the impacts in postsecondary
education?
Postsecondary education students, regardless of the
benefit they derive from their cochlear implant, will
still require the use of support services. Some
students will request either sign language or oral
interpreters. Assistive listening devices (ALDs) are
frequently requested by these students.Still others will ask for real-time captioning. It can be assumed
that most students with cochlear implants will
request notetaking services.

Another type of support these students may need is
counseling to deal with issues that are a result of
either having a cochlear implant or being latedeafened,
both of which make the individual stand
out from his/her hearing and culturally deaf peers. It
may be beneficial to identify other people in the
community, either the institution or the locale, who
have cochlear implants and/or became deaf beyond
the age of 16. These people are valuable resources,
who should not be overlooked nor underestimated.

http://www.netac.rit.edu/downloads/T...r_Implants.pdf

Some excellent advise for teachers and professors. A very realistic protrayal of the student with a CI, as well as the need for accommodations for these students.
Good also to see that they recognize the need for counseling services for many of these students.

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deafdyke

Well its a RIT publication.

jillio

Yes, it is. And it is readily available. Too bad so many in the mainstream don't seem to be aware of the information.

shel90

Very helpful! It seems more targeted to the mainstreamed teachers who have no background training nor education on deafness.

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loml

originally posted by jillio

jillio- Actually the statement reads

http://www.netac.rit.edu/downloads/T...r_Implants.pdf

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jillio

Yes, loml, I posted the statement as it was worded in the origninal document, and then I commented on what I had read. My comment was not intended to be a direct replication of what was clearly stated earlier in the post. To do so would not only be redundant, but technically to take a statement from the orginal document and post it as my own is known as plagairism. So your point would be?

jillio

Yes, it is targeted toward mainstream placement and post-secondary disability offices. And it covers information that the majority do not have in their possession when deciding accommodation.

Boult

For those who don't want to deal with a PDF file then here's HTML version

RIT - NTID - Tipsheet: Serving Deaf Students Who Have Cochlear Implants


and there are many other tipsheets for various type;
RIT - NTID - Tipsheets

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jillio

Thanks Boult. I didn't consider those those that prefer HTML. My bad!