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Ahearn, Eileen M. – Project Forum, 2011
While it is difficult to identify an exact number of children with hearing impairments, the General Accountability Office and IDEAData.org report that the incidence of children who are deaf or hard of hearing is small, representing about 1% of all identified students with disabilities (GAO, May 2011; IDEAData.org, 2009). Variability in the…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Educational Practices
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Ahearn, Eileen M. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2009
Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004 and the IDEA regulations issued in 2006 revised the requirements for identifying students under the category of specific learning disabilities (SLD). Each state must adopt criteria based on the new requirements for determining whether a child has an SLD and local…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation, State Surveys