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September 14, 2010

September 14, 2010. Design by Ron Jaxon. Impact on Access: Individuals with COCHLEAR IMPLANTS In Educational and Employment Settings. Providing technical assistance & continuing education services to state vocational rehabilitation agencies and their partners. http://www.tacene.org/.

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September 14, 2010

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  1. September 14, 2010 Design by Ron Jaxon Impact on Access: Individuals with COCHLEAR IMPLANTS In Educational and Employment Settings

  2. Providing technical assistance & continuing education services to state vocational rehabilitation agencies and their partners. http://www.tacene.org/

  3. www.pepnet.org

  4. Program Moderator Terrell Clark, PhD Director Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Enhancement Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatric Psychologist Senior Associate - Department of Psychiatry Instructor - Harvard Medical School

  5. Objectives Participants will gain information on CI: • Usage • Statistics • Benefits • Variables • Fiscal/Legal Responsibilities, and • Accommodations provided at the secondary/postsecondary level and in the world of work.

  6. Impact on Access Design by Ron Jaxon

  7. Questions can be emailed to pepnetnortheast@pepnet.org

  8. What is a Cochlear Implant?

  9. Professional Panelist Catherine Clark, AuD Cochlear Implant Coordinator Audiologist Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf

  10. CI Demographics - United States * Approximately, 41,500 adults have cochlear implants At least 25,500 children have received them Implant distributors: • Cochlear Americas Australia • Advanced Bionics California • Med-El Corporation Austria *National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders 2009

  11. NTID/RIT - CI Statistics* * Prepared by Dr. Catherine Clark, NTID *Prepared by Catherine Clark, NTID

  12. Reported Benefits • Improved audibility for soft/moderate sounds • Improved distance hearing • Enhanced speechreading • Improved speech understanding without visual cues • Improved voice monitoring • Enjoyment of music • Reduction of tinnitus

  13. Professional Panelist Eileen Peterson, MS, FAAA Educational Audiologist Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  14. Accommodations OptionsAuditory & Visual • Remote Microphone Hearing Assistance Technologies (ex. Personal FM System) • Good speaker communication techniques • Preferential seating • Modification of room set up

  15. Accommodations OptionsVisual & Academic • Notetaking • Peer supports • Copy of teacher’s notes (printed materials) • Tutoring • Interpreters (Sign, Oral, Cued Speech)

  16. Accommodations OptionsVisual & Academic • Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) • C-Print • Captioning for video presentations • Testing accommodations • Visual alerting systems

  17. Professional Panelist John R. Macko, MS Director Center on Employment Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf

  18. Workplace Accommodations

  19. NTID Services for Employers • Consultation regarding accommodations • Orientation and training • On-campus recruiting interviews • Job postings

  20. NTID Services for Employers • Resume packages • Annual Job Fair • Site visits to selected co-op students

  21. Federal Laws and Regulations • ADA Americans with Disabilities Act • FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education for Individuals with Disabilities • 504 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Act

  22. Legal “Alphabet Soup” ADA IDEA FAPE 504

  23. CI Consumer Panelist Erica Israel Student – Senior Psychology Major Rochester Institute of Technology

  24. CI Consumer Panelist Mark Campbell, AuD, CCC-A Clinical Audiologist Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

  25. CI Consumer Panelist Heidi Forest, MSW State Coordinator for the Deaf Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

  26. - Summary - Increasing numbers of individuals with cochlear implants are entering secondary, postsecondary educational and job settings.

  27. - Summary - Accommodating communication access needs of individuals with cochlear implants is no different than accommodating the communication access needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids, assistive listening devices and/or signing.

  28. - Summary - Many individuals with cochlear implants do utilize FM systems, sign language interpreters, text support, and notetakers to accommodate access to instruction, discussion, and conversation.  

  29. Archived Webcast This webcast will be archived on www.pepnet.org Go to the “RESOURCES” tab Select “TRAINING MATERIALS” Then “IMPACT ON ACCESS”

  30. Questions can be emailed to pepnetnortheast@pepnet.org

  31. Thank You Production team members of Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf Interpreting and CART Providers

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