HEARING IMPAIRMENT Sample Clauses
The HEARING IMPAIRMENT clause defines the rights, accommodations, or obligations related to individuals with hearing impairments within the context of the agreement. It may specify requirements for providing assistive technologies, accessible communication methods, or reasonable adjustments to ensure equal participation for those affected. This clause ensures that parties address accessibility needs, promoting inclusivity and compliance with relevant disability laws or standards.
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. Hearing-impaired students include those students whose hearing impairment results in such a substantial educational handicap that they require direct special education and/or related services on a regular basis from trained and qualified teachers of the hearing impaired. These students may be described as deaf and hard of hearing.
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. An impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance but is not included under the definition of “deafness.” HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage using national standards for electronic data interchange for certain administrative and financial transactions. HIPAA also mandates strict standards for ensuring the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care information utilized in such transactions. Home & Community Based Services (HCBS)- Also known as “The Final Rule”. Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations (or rules) for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). This is long-term services & supports provided in home and community-based settings, as recognized under the federal Medicaid (Medi-Cal) Program. These services can be a combination of standard medical services and non-medical services. Standard services can include, but are not limited to, case management (i.e. supports and service coordination), homemaker, home health aide, personal care, adult day health services, habilitation (both day and residential), and respite care. States can also propose "other" types of services that may assist in diverting and/or transitioning individuals from institutional settings into their homes and community. Housing & Urban Development (HUD) – The principal Federal agency responsible for programs concerned with the nation's housing needs, fair housing opportunities, and improvement and development of the nation's communities. HUD oversees the Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8. ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/hudportal/HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8 – The federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual so participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects. ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8 Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE) – Expenses incurred from the purchase or payment related to special equipment, training, or any...
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. Do you have a hearing impairment that means that you would not be able to hear the fire alarms? If YES, please provide details. If NO please state NONE. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System. Retrieved March 20, 2014, from ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/docs/vhi/hearing_impairment.pdf.
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. Federal & State Definition ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EXCLUSIONARY FACTORS
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. Federal & State Definition
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. (HI) means a loss of hearing acuity, as deter- mined by evaluation pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-766, which interferes with the child’s performance in the educational environment and requires the provision of special education and related services.
HEARING IMPAIRMENT. Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System. Retrieved March 20, 2014, from ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/docs/vhi/hearing_impairment.pdf. 23 Wallhagen, M.I., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇▇, G.A. (1997). An increasing prevalence of hearing impairment and associated risk factors over three decades of the Alameda County Study. American Journal of Public Health, 87(3), 440-442. 24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention. ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/niosh/topics/noise/stats.html. Reviewed August 15, 2013. Accessed January 20, 2014. 25 U.S. Department of Helath and Human Services. (1988). Proposed national strategy for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. (DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 89-135). Retrieved from ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/niosh/docs/89-135/pdfs/89-135.pdf. 26 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Occupationally-Induced Hearing Loss. Retrieved January 20, 2014, from ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/niosh/docs/2010-136/