DEFINITIONS OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Hearing Impairment - Under the IDEA, a hearing impairment is a permanent hearing loss or a decrease in hearing that is so significant it negatively affects a child's performance in school or ability to learn.

• Finitzo & Crumley, 1999: Hearing loss is considered to be the most prevalent congenital abnormality in newborns and is more than twice as prevalent as other conditions that are screened for at birth, such as sickle cell disease, hypothyroidism, phynilketonuria, and galactosaemia

• Persons with Disability Act, 1995 "Hearing impairment" means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of' frequencies;

• Census of India 2001: Hearing disability: A person who cannot hear at all (deaf), or can hear only loud sounds was considered
  to have hearing disability. A person who is able to hear using hearing aid, was not considered as disabled
  under this category. If a person cannot hear through one ear but her/his other ear is functioning normally,
  she/ he was still considered to have hearing disability.

• UNKNOWN Hearing Impairment means an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or
  fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance but does not
  include Deafness.

• Public Law 108-446 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004). The federal legislation defines deafness as,

. . . a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification.

• The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (2004) further defines deafness as,

. . . deafness may be viewed as a condition that prevents an individual from receiving sound in all or most of its forms. In contrast, a child with a hearing loss can generally respond to auditory stimuli, including speech.

• The definition in IDEIA (2004) for hard of hearing is termed hearing impairment. A hearing impairment is defined as,

. . . an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.

By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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• Indiana's State Definition of Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The Indiana State Board of Education, Special Education Rules, Title 511, Article 7 (2002) includes the definition for both deaf and hard of hearing. Hard of Hearing is defined as,

. . . a hearing loss that:

(1) with or without amplification adversely affects educational performance and developmental progress;

(2) may be permanent or fluctuating;

(3) may be mild to profound in nature;

(4) may be unilateral or bilateral; and

(5) may also be referred to as hard of hearing or deaf (511 IAC 7-26-7).

By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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By the laws of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment that can be considered a disability is one that limits a major life activity, or substantially limited major life activity in the past. There are different levels of hearing impairment: a mild hearing loss, mild-to-moderate hearing loss, moderate-to-severe hearing loss, and deafness.

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A CASE STUDY OF A BLIND SCHOOL

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA, ALUVA

Description:

The school SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is located in the area ALUVA EAST of ALUVA. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is in the ERNAKULAM district of KERALA state. pincode is 683105. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA ALUVA was establised in the year 1962. The management of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is Pvt. Aided.

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is a P. with U.Primary school. The coeducation status of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is Co-Educational. The residential status of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is Yes. and the residential type of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is Private. The total number of students in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA ALUVA is 59. The total number of teachers in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA ALUVA is 10. The total number of non teaching staff in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 4. The medium of instruction in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is Malayalam.

The total number of class rooms in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 7. The total number of other rooms in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 8. The total number of black boards in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 5. The total number of books in the library of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 285. The total number of computers in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA ALUVA is 8. The student teacher ratio of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA ALUVA is 5.00000. The student classroom ratio of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 8.00000. The pass percentage of SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 100.00000. The percentage of students who scored first class in SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ALUVA is 100.00000.

DETAILS PROFILE OF THE SCHOOL

District                                      : ERNAKULAM
State                                          : KERALA
Pincode                                     : 683105
Established in Year                   : 1962
Management                             : Pvt. Aided
Coeducation                              : Co-Educational
Medium of Instruction              : Malayalam
Total no of students                  : 59
School Category                       : P. with U.Primary
Residential                                : Yes , Private
No of Teachers                          : 10
No of non teaching staff           : 4
No of class rooms                     : 7
No of non-class rooms              : 8
No of black boards                    : 5
Library                                      : Yes , No of books: 285
No of computers                       : 8
Student Teacher Ratio              : 5
Student Classroom Ratio          : 8
Pass Percentage                        : 100
Percentage of students who scored first class: 100

WHY I WANT TO BE A TEACHER

Teaching is an honest and one of the great profession in the world. Teaching is that profession on which every others professions depend. I chooses this profession because I love to teach the children and I have thrust for that. This is my passion to teach and feel very pleasure. I love to interact with the students. So I have chosen the path to be a perfect and ideal teacher.

Now I'm a student of  B.Ed in Aligarh Muslim University Centre Malappuram.