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What Does it Mean to be Deaf or Hard of Hearing?

Piret Leonetti, EdD

November 13, 2020

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What does it mean to be deaf or hard of hearing?

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According to the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education and revisions made in 2017 to Guidelines for the Assessment and Educational Evaluation of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, deaf or hard-of-hearing, which may be referred to as hearing impairment, means

1. A disability that, with or without amplification, adversely affects the student's

  • Ability to use hearing for developing language and learning
  • Educational performance
  • Developmental progress

2. The hearing levels may be

  • Permanent or fluctuating
  • Mild to profound
  • Unilateral or bilateral

3. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing may use

  • Spoken language
  • Sign language
  • A combination of spoken language and signed systems  

This Ask the Expert is an edited excerpt from the course, Working with Children with Disabilities: Inclusion Works!, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Associationpresented by Piret Leonetti, EdD.


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Piret Leonetti, EdD

Dr. Piret Leonetti is an experienced Child Development Specialist with a history of working in the early intervention and education management industry. She started her ECE career as an early childhood special education teacher in Europe and continued her career in the United States in educational management as a program director, First 5 Commissioner, and child development specialist specializing in mental health and disabilities. She is also a certified Program for Infant and Toddler Care (PITC) trainer and researcher. Her most recent research study was selected to present at the International Society of Early Intervention conference in Sydney, Australia in June 2019.


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