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Template of All About me & My Hearing Example

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HearBuilder software builds following directions, phonemic awareness, sequencing, and auditory memory skills.

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myASLTech is a unique suite of assistive technology tools that enable users to:

Play a variety of interactive learning games that can be used to reinforce sign language learning or just have fun. With many of games, you can play by category or with the entire myASL Tech lexicon.
Access now!

Create templates that automatically generate customizable, printable worksheets (e.g., fingerspelling scrambles, crossword puzzles,
word finds).

Quick Overview

myASLTech Webinar

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Phone or TTY: (301) 942-4326 * FAX: (301) 942-4439
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myASL Tech homepage - ASL Tools @ Your Fingertips

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myASLTech is a unique suite of assistive technology tools that enable users to: Play a variety of interactive learning games that can be used to reinforce sign language learning or just have fun. With many of games, you can play by category or with the entire myASL Tech lexicon. Access now!

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Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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Create a more inclusive classroom for both students and parents with live translation and captions

ABOUT

What is Translator for Education?

The Translator for Education site provides free resources, tools, and how-to guides for live captioning and translation in the classroom. Schools are increasingly diverse. Teachers manage many types of learners, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) who require assistive technology, and language learners (and their parents) who may not speak or understand the language of the classroom well. Microsoft Translator helps bridge these communication gaps, supporting accessible classroom learning with live captioning, cross-language understanding, and even multilingual casual conversations to help with student integration.

FOR PARENTS

Parent Resources

Learn about the Translator app's conversation feature and how you can have live, translated parent-teacher conferences in your chosen language.
PARENT RESOURCES PAGE

FOR STUDENTS

Student Resources

Use the Translator app in school, on campus, for study groups, and other situations where captions and translations are needed. Share the app with friends to start a live conversation and break communication barriers.
STUDENT RESOURCES PAGE

SEE IT IN ACTION

Case Studies

Read how Translator can help students pass their final exams, break language barriers during parent-teacher conferences, and create inclusive environments for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
CASE STUDIES PAGE

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Microsoft Translator for Education - Microsoft Translator

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Microsoft Translator for Education tools creates a more inclusive classroom for both students and parents with live translation and captions.

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Closed captioning displays the audio portion of a television program as text on the TV screen, providing a critical link to news, entertainment and information for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Congress requires video programming distributors (VPDs) - cable operators, broadcasters, satellite distributors and other multi-channel video programming distributors - to close caption their TV programs.
FCC closed captioning rules
FCC rules for TV closed captioning ensure that viewers who are deaf and hard of hearing have full access to programming, address captioning quality and provide guidance to video programming distributors and programmers. The rules apply to all television programming with captions, requiring that captions be:

Accurate: Captions must match the spoken words in the dialogue and convey background noises and other sounds to the fullest extent possible.

Synchronous: Captions must coincide with their corresponding spoken words and sounds to the greatest extent possible and must be displayed on the screen at a speed that can be read by viewers.

Complete: Captions must run from the beginning to the end of the program to the fullest extent possible.

Properly placed: Captions should not block other important visual content on the screen, overlap one another or run off the edge of the video screen.

The rules distinguish between pre-recorded, live, and near-live programming and explain how the standards apply to each type of programming, recognizing the greater hurdles involved with captioning live and near-live programming.

(The FCC does not regulate captioning of home videos, DVDs or video games.)
Exempt programming
Currently there are two categories of exemptions from the closed captioning rules, self-implementing and economically burdensome:

Self-implementing exemptions include public service announcements shorter than 10 minutes and not paid for with federal dollars, programming shown from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., and programming primarily textual. There is also an exemption for locally produced non-news programming with no repeat value. To see a complete list of self-implementing exemptions, visit the FCC's website at: www.fcc.gov/general/self-implementing-exemptions-closed-captioning-rules.

The FCC has established procedures for petitioning for an exemption from the closed captioning rules when compliance would be economically burdensome. To find out about the economically burdensome exemption, visit the FCC's website at: www.fcc.gov/economically-burdensome-exemption-closed-captioning-requirements.

What to do if you experience closed captioning problems
You may contact your VPD to report the problem at the time that the problem occurs to see if you can get the problem fixed. You can find your VPD's contact information on your bill, or, if you have broadcast only TV, the contact information for the TV station should be in the phone directory. This information is in the FCC's VPD Registry located at esupport.fcc.gov/vpd-search/search.action. VPDs must provide the FCC with contact information for the receipt and handling of immediate closed captioning concerns by consumers, and contact information for written closed captioning complaints. For more information, check the FCC's closed captioning website at www.fcc.gov/general/closed-captioning-video-programming-television.

For captioning problems during non-emergency programming, you may file a written complaint with either the FCC or your VPD. If you file your complaint with the FCC, the FCC will forward the complaint to your VPD. FCC rules require that your written complaint must be filed within 60 days of the captioning problem. After receiving a complaint, either directly from you or from the FCC, the VPD has 30 days to respond to the complaint. If you filed your complaint with your VPD and they do not respond within 30 days, or if a dispute remains, you can send your complaint to the FCC.

Printable Version

Closed Captioning on Television (pdf)

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Closed captioning displays the audio portion of a television program as text on the TV screen, providing a critical link to news, entertainment and information for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

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SP.PK12.DH.3.3a

Identify the basic information on an audiogram.

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SP.PK12.DH.3.1b: Describe own hearing loss, including identifying self as deaf or hard-of-hearing; stating cause of the hearing loss and age of onset; explaining that the hearing loss is stable, progressive, or irreversible; and describing accommodations, preferred learning strategies, and interpreting needs to teachers, peers, and community members

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Select the correct label for each part of the ear. Click on the Score button to see how you did. Incorrect answers will be marked in red.

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Start studying Audiogram Vocab. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

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Daily Ampliciation Checklist for HA-FM.docx

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CID Quick Tips:  How to Conduct the Ling Six Sound Test

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Use our free Audiogram Creator to plot hearing test results. You can save them for later viewing, record different tests and save your results as an image.

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Free online audiogram creator. Record hearing test results. Air and bone conduction result plotting.

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Fred Flintstone Video Hearing Loss Simulation

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What does a cochlear implant sound like?

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What does a cochlear implant sound like?

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What Does A Cochlear Implant Sound Like?

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Hearing Aid Inspection-comment Daily Sheet (1).docx

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Cochlear implant: simulation on speech and music

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Jaida is a 16-year-old girl from Brooklyn, New York. She has a unilateral hearing loss in her left ear. In the school setting, she utilizes a Roger Focus to help her hear her teachers more clearly. She enjoys watching movies she can relate to, reading novels, practicing yoga, and learning about other kids' experiences with hearing loss in !

The movie Creed 2 (PG-13), directed by Steven Caple, Jr., features a character named Bianca who has a bilateral progressive hearing loss. Although her hearing loss is not a major storyline in the movie, it is highlighted in a few ways throughout the film. It was amazing to see someone like me represented on the big screen. In one part of the film, Bianca, played by Tessa Thompson, finds out her baby has a hearing loss, too. Even though Bianca had hoped that her baby would not have to deal with the same challenges that she had faced, she also knew that she was well-equipped to handle a baby with hearing loss. The film also depicts Bianca as an accomplished singer. She doesn't let her hearing loss get in the way of her dreams- and neither should you! If you are interested in seeing a unique story portrayed on film, go see Creed 2!

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Jaida is a 16-year-old girl from Brooklyn, New York. She has a unilateral hearing loss in her left ear. In the school setting, she utilizes a Roger Focus to help her hear her teachers more clearly.

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Owen, 7, lives in Minnesota in a gray house in the country with his mom, dad, older brothers Holden and Chase, two dogs, one cat, and a beta fish. Owen is an avid sports fan

whose favorite teams are the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, and Luverne Cardinals.

When Owen was born, he had normal hearing, but when he was just a baby, he had a high fever and rode on a helicopter to the hospital. After the fever, he couldn't hear anymore. He went to the Mayo Clinic and got two cochlear implants. Sometimes kids ask Owen,

"What are those things on your ear?" He tells them how cochlear implants help him hear, and that there are magnets inside his head and parts he wears on his ears.

Owen works with his teacher of the deaf, Rosemari Kroll, to improve his listening, language, and self-advocacy skills. Keep up the great work, Owen!

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Owen, 7, lives in Minnesota in a gray house in the country with his mom, dad, older brothers Holden and Chase, two dogs, one cat, and a beta fish. Owen is an avid sports fan whose favorite teams are the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, and Luverne Cardinals.

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Sophie loves shining a spotlight on amazing kids with hearing loss around the world. To shine a spotlight on someone you know, write to us at info@hearingourway.com!

Carson, age 16, is a high school junior from South Hill, Virginia who has one cochlear implant. She loves to spend time with friends and family and has a passion for sports.

She plays travel softball every weekend and hopes to earn a college scholarship.

Carson used to wear her hair down so people wouldn't stare at her device, but playing sports has made her more confident about wearing her hair up and showing her cochlear implant to others. She can even laugh about her hearing loss now, like the time when she had the bottom locker, and as she knelt down at her locker, the magnet in her head pulled her towards the locker-ouch! Carson has shared a special relationship with her teacher of the deaf, Elsa Gardner, whom she has worked with since she was 3-years-old. Ms. Gardner says, "Carson is one of a kind. She excels in school and sports, works above and beyond

to achieve everything she has gotten, and is a caring, compassionate person who always does the right thing."

Carson has faced struggles and fears because of her hearing loss, but she never lets it stop her from dreaming big. She hasn't seen Division 1 athletes with hearing loss and hasn't met any audiologists with cochlear implants, yet these are her two dreams- to play softball in a Division 1 college and to become an audiologist. She wants to inspire kids like her and watch them hear for the first time. People with hearing loss can do ANYTHING as long as they chase their dreams and don't let anything stop them, which is exactly what Carson plans to do.

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Sophie loves shining a spotlight on amazing kids with hearing loss around the world. To shine a spotlight on someone you know, write to us at info@hearingourway.com! Carson, age 16, is a high school junior from South Hill, Virginia who has one cochlear implant.

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Veda, age 8, is a third grader from Montpelier, Virginia who hears with two cochlear implants. When she was born, she was diagnosed with a mild/moderate hearing loss, but her hearing loss progressed and by age 6, she was profoundly deaf.

Veda uses Total Communication, both talking and signing, to communicate. Even though she has bilateral cochlear implants, Veda sometimes misses out on things. In school she relies on an educational interpreter to help fill in those missing gaps in the classroom. Veda is the only kid who is profoundly deaf in her school. Her family wanted the school to make an ASL club (American Sign Language). Now Veda's interpreter runs the club, and Veda is the helper!

Veda loves getting involved in school activities. She has participated in the school talent show, skate night, and stand-up comedy event. She also loves to read and write, but her favorite subject in school is math. She is working on her red belt in karate. Her favorite football team is the LSU Tigers. Veda says, "Geaux Tigers!"
Sophie loves shining a spotlight on amazing kids with hearing loss around the world. To shine a spotlight on someone you know, write to us at info@hearingourway.com!

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Veda, age 8, is a third grader from Montpelier, Virginia who hears with two cochlear implants. When she was born, she was diagnosed with a mild/moderate hearing loss, but her hearing loss progressed and by age 6, she was profoundly deaf. Veda uses Total Communication, both talking and signing, to communicate.

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Hearing Our Way is the magazine for kids and teens with hearing loss.

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Accommodations make it possible for deaf people to participate in postsecondary settings in a manner that promotes inclusion. Entities can proactively plan to provide access in a variety of situations inside and outside of the classroom. Below is a list of topics that provide guidance with planning for accommodations in postsecondary settings.

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Accommodations make it possible for deaf people to participate in postsecondary settings in a manner that promotes inclusion. Entities can proactively plan to provide access in a variety of situations inside and outside of the classroom. Below is a list of topics that provide guidance with planning for accommodations in postsecondary settings.

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How to Use Closed Captions & Subtitles on YouTube

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Patty Shukla - Nursery Rhymes and Preschool videos

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Please and Thank You Sign Language Song for Children, Toddlers and Kids Videos | Patty Shukla

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"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" : ASL Storytelling

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Raina's mom, Morgan, loves to decorate her hearing aids for every season.

Get your hearing technology ready for summer with your own design!

Materials:

✏ a pencil

❏ paper

✄ scissors ❍ stickers or washi tape

1. Trace the shape of your hearing device onto a piece of paper.

2. Cut out the hearing device shape. This will be your rough template.

3. Choose your favorite sticker or washi tape. Washi tape happens to be the perfect width for hearing aids. If using a sticker, solid colors or tiny patterns work best.

4. Use the paper template from step 2 to trace the hearing device shape onto the sticker. Cut out the sticker.

5. Trim the sticker to size. Be sure not to cover microphones or battery doors.

6. Wear your hearing bling with pride!

Tip: Check out the sticker section of a craft store for inspiration. And have fun!

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DIY: Hearing Device Decorations Raina's mom, Morgan, loves to decorate her hearing aids for every season. Get your hearing technology ready for summer with your own design! Materials: ✏ a pencil ❏ paper ✄ scissors ❍ stickers or washi tape 1. Trace the shape of your hearing device onto a piece of paper.

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ASL - American Sign Language: free, self-study sign language lessons including an ASL dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart (fingerspelling), Deaf Culture study materials, and resources to help you learn sign language. Good for homeschool sign language classes, parents (baby signing), interpreters, and people who just want to learn fun ASL phrases like hello, thank you, I love you, etc.

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Sign Language is a very useful skill to teach your children. It is something I even started incorporating into our home by teaching all of our children baby sign language. If you are wanting to help your kids learn sign language, or if you are just wanting to learn it yourself, you must check out all these FREE resources!

Of all the foreign languages that we can expose ourselves to and learn in our homeschool, Sign Language has been one of my favorites. Even just learning a few key phrases and signs can be very helpful in the real world. My son used some of these resources when he was in our high school and has been able to use many of the signs he learned as he works as a cashier at our local grocery store.

Learning sign language is not only a benefit to students. Imagine the gift they can give those who rely on ASL for communication. Can you begin to think what life would be like if you were surrounded, every day, by people who could not communicate well with you? How would it make you feel? How frustrating would it be?

By being able to communicate with ASL, your students can give a great gift to those who depend on it. They can communicate with them, in the language they are most comfortable with. They can cross the bridge of silence that tries to cut them off from the rest of society and show them by their actions that they care about them and they have value.

ASL Websites:

Life Print has a completely free ASL resource called American Sign Language University. There are so many free sign language lessons. You can learn 100 basic signs, finger spelling and complete sign language lessons. There are printables as well as video lessons. They have an awesome self study schedule that my son used to teach himself with the videos.

ASL Rochelle has lots of free ASL courses and printable workbooks. There is an ASL Starter Kit, Learn ASL in 31 days, 5 Day ASL Grammar Challenge, ASL Foundations, and a Grammar Sentence Workbook.

Look We're Learning has 11 different free sign language lessons and videos, with free printables to go along with them.

Signing Savvy is an ASL website that can help you learn sign language. You can watch videos, build your own word lists and share them with others, create virtual flashcards and quizzes, print signs, build sign phrases and more!

Hand Speak is another ASL website that has an ASL dictionary, ASL for kids, a children's ASL dictionary, finger spelling tutorials, an ASL word of the day video and so much more.

FREE ASL Printables:

ASL Preschool Printables from Preschool Mom has free sign language alphabet printable worksheets for every letter of the alphabet in upper and lowercase.

Sign Language Alphabet Flash Cards from Look We're Learning.
ASL Printable Flash Card Pack from Kori at Home

40 Early Signs Descriptions and Locations from Speech and Language at Home

Printable Sign Language Alphabet from

American Sign Language Alphabet Printables from Education.com

ABC Teach has tons of free ASL printable flash cards and posters, as well as printables in these categories:
ASL Emergency Words/Health
ASL Manual Alphabet Photos
ASL Numbers ASL WH Questions Here are some great flashcards and books to help you and your kids learn sign language:

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FREE Sign Language Printables and Resources - Homeschool Giveaways

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Sign Language is a very useful skill to teach your children. It is something I even started incorporating into our home by teaching all of our children baby sign language. If you are wanting to help your kids learn sign language, or if you are just wanting to learn it yourself, you must check out all these FREE resources!