Impact on Access:

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September 14, 2010

• Impact on Access
• Individuals with
• COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
• In Educational and Employment Settings
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Design by Ron Jaxon
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Providing technical assistance continuing
education services to state vocational
rehabilitation agencies and their partners.
http//www.tacene.org/  
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www.pepnet.org
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Program Moderator

• Terrell Clark, PhD
• Director
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
• Department of Otolaryngology
• Communication Enhancement
• Childrens Hospital Boston
• Pediatric Psychologist
• Senior Associate - Department of Psychiatry
• Instructor - Harvard Medical School
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Objectives

• Participants will gain information on CI
• Usage
• Statistics
• Benefits
• Variables
• Fiscal/Legal Responsibilities, and
• Accommodations provided at the secondary/postsecon
  dary level and in the world of work.
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Impact on Access
Design by Ron Jaxon
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• Questions
• can be emailed to
• pepnetnortheast_at_pepnet.org

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What is a Cochlear Implant?
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Professional Panelist

• Catherine Clark, AuD
• Cochlear Implant Coordinator
• Audiologist
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• National Technical
• Institute for the Deaf

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

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Professional Panelist

• Eileen Peterson, MS, FAAA
• Educational Audiologist
• Maine Educational Center
• for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Accommodations OptionsAuditory Visual

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

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Accommodations OptionsVisual Academic

• Notetaking
• Peer supports
• Copy of teachers notes (printed materials)
• Tutoring
• Interpreters (Sign, Oral, Cued Speech)

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Accommodations OptionsVisual Academic

• Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
• C-Print
• Captioning for video presentations
• Testing accommodations
• Visual alerting systems

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Professional Panelist

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

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Workplace Accommodations
Commonly Used Relay Services Interpreting Devices
Email Video Relay Service (VRS) On-site Visual Alerts
Text Messaging On-line Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) Listening Systems
Captioning Voice Carry-Over (VCO) Teleconference
Computer

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NTID Services for Employers

• Consultation regarding accommodations
• Orientation and training
• On-campus recruiting interviews
• Job postings

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NTID Services for Employers

• Resume packages
• Annual Job Fair
• Site visits to selected co-op students

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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

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Legal Alphabet Soup
IDEA
ADA
FAPE
504
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CI Consumer Panelist

• Erica Israel
• Student Senior
• Psychology Major
• Rochester Institute of Technology

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CI Consumer Panelist

• Mark Campbell, AuD, CCC-A
• Clinical Audiologist
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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CI Consumer Panelist

• Heidi Forest, MSW
• State Coordinator for the Deaf
• Connecticut Bureau of
• Rehabilitation Services

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- Summary -

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

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Archived Webcast

• This webcast will be archived on
• www.pepnet.org
• Go to the RESOURCES tab
• Select TRAINING MATERIALS
• Then IMPACT ON ACCESS

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• Questions
• can be emailed to
• pepnetnortheast_at_pepnet.org

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Thank You

• Production team members of
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf
• Interpreting and CART Providers