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ASDC
Snapshots: Terminology
 Continuum
of alternative placements: School districts must provide
various settings in which to educate children with disabilities,
including regular classes, special classes, and special
schools. This variety of settings is referred to as the
continuum of alternative placements.
D/deaf: Spelled with a small
"d", deaf refers to the phenomenon of being audiologically
deaf. A child who is audiologically deaf has a hearing loss
so severe that the child cannot adequately process linguistic
information through hearing, with or without amplification.
Spelled with a capital "D," the word "Deaf"
refers to a specific linguistic and cultural identity, namely
a person whose primary language is American Sign Language,
and considers himself or herself part of the Deaf community.
Members of the Deaf community share common identity, culture
and experiences.
Hard of Hearing: As with "D/deaf,"
there are two definitions for this term.
Audiologically speaking, a hard of hearing child has a hearing
loss that does not rise to the level of deafness. Culturally
speaking, there are persons who are audiologically deaf
who prefer to be thought of as "hard of hearing."
These individuals use speech and residual hearing for their
primary means of communication.
Hearing impaired: Another term
for "deaf" or "hard of hearing." Generally,
these latter terms are preferred.
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, the federal law that governs special education.
State and local laws and regulations must be in compliance
with IDEA.
IEP: Individualized education
program, a written statement for each child with a disability
age 3-21 that is developed, reviewed and revised in accordance
with specific sections of IDEA.
 IFSP:
Individualized family services plan, a statement for a child
age 0-3 and the child's family that is developed, reviewed
and revised in accordance with specific sections of IDEA.
Parent/infant program: A program
offered by a local school district or a school for deaf
children that provides learning opportunities for the child
age 0-3 and parents. Parent infant programs may include
home visit, center-based and/or parent group components.
Residual hearing: The amount
of usable hearing a deaf or hard of hearing person has.
TTY: Teletypewriter. A typing
device that attaches to a phone line and allows callers
to type conversations back and forth. It is sometimes known
as a TDD, telecommunications device for the deaf, or TT,
text telephone.
TRS: Telecommunications relay
service, which facilitates communication between people
who use TTYs and people who use the general telephone network.
A TRS uses specialized equipment and is staffed by communication
assistants who relay conversation between the two parties.
Each state has a TRS.
The
information sheets on this web page come to our site courtesy
of the American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC). ASDC would
like to share this information with all parents of children
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The
American Society for Deaf Children can be reached at:
P.O. Box 3355, Gettysburg, PA 17325
717/334-7922 v/tty Business
717/334-8808 Fax
800/942-ASDC v/tty Parent Information and Referral
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