Impact on Access:Individuals with

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

In Educational and Employment Settings

 September 14, 2010

Des

ign

by R

on J

axon

Providing technical assistance & continuing education services to state vocational

rehabilitation agencies and their partners.

http://www.tacene.org/ 

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Program Moderator

Terrell Clark, PhDDirector

Deaf and Hard of Hearing ProgramDepartment of Otolaryngology &

Communication Enhancement

Children’s Hospital Boston

Pediatric PsychologistSenior Associate - Department of Psychiatry

Instructor - Harvard Medical School

 

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.

Design by Ron Jaxon

Impact on Access

What is a Cochlear Implant?

Professional Panelist

Catherine Clark, AuDCochlear Implant Coordinator

Audiologist

Rochester Institute of TechnologyNational Technical

Institute for the Deaf

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

NTID/RIT - CI Statistics*

* Prepared by Dr. Catherine Clark, NTID

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

Professional Panelist

Eileen Peterson, MS, FAAA Educational Audiologist

Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Accommodations OptionsAuditory & Visual

• Remote Microphone Hearing Assistance Technologies (ex. Personal FM System) 

• Good speaker communication techniques

• Preferential seating 

• Modification of room set up

Accommodations OptionsVisual & Academic

• Notetaking

• Peer supports

• Copy of teacher’s notes (printed materials)

• Tutoring

• Interpreters (Sign, Oral, Cued Speech)

Accommodations OptionsVisual & Academic

• Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)

• C-Print 

• Captioning for video presentations

• Testing accommodations

• Visual alerting systems

Professional Panelist

John R. Macko, MSDirector

Center on Employment

Rochester Institute of TechnologyNational Technical

Institute for the Deaf

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)

ListeningSystems

Captioning Voice Carry-Over (VCO) Teleconference

Computer

NTID Services for Employers

• Consultation regarding accommodations

•  Orientation and training

•  On-campus recruiting interviews

•  Job postings

NTID Services for Employers

• Resume packages

•  Annual Job Fair

•  Site visits to selected co-op students

Federal Laws and Regulations

• ADAAmericans with Disabilities Act

• FAPEFree Appropriate Public Education for Individuals with Disabilities

• 504Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• IDEAIndividuals with Disabilities Act

Legal “Alphabet Soup”

IDEAADAFAPE

504

CI Consumer Panelist

Erica IsraelStudent – Senior

Psychology MajorRochester Institute of Technology

CI Consumer Panelist

Mark Campbell, AuD, CCC-AClinical Audiologist

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

CI Consumer Panelist

Heidi Forest, MSWState Coordinator for the Deaf

Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

- Summary -

Increasing numbers of individuals with cochlear implants are entering secondary, 

postsecondary educational and job settings. 

 

- 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.   

- 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.  

Archived Webcast

This webcast will be archived on 

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Thank You

Production team members ofRochester Institute of Technology

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Interpreting and CART Providers