Re: A Success!

[Guest guest]

>> In kindergarten the school did testing and determined that his education

>> was not impacted by his hearing loss and said he did not qualify.<<

I don't know what their criteria is, but I don't trust this testing by the

schools - not for your child, but for any child. I once had one come back

for JD (4th grade, profound loss, strictly oral, and with an IEP requiring

him to use our personally owned FM system) that he would not benefit from

the use of ANY assistive technology. EVERYONE else in the room turned and

looked at him and voiced disbelief. You never saw a tester backpedal so

fast! Of course he blamed it on secretary error - transcribing his notes

correctly.

Anyway, glad things are a success for you!

-Kay

Kay

kay@...

The Listen-Up Website

http://www.listen-up.org

[Guest guest]

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> >> In kindergarten the school did testing and determined that his

education

> >> was not impacted by his hearing loss and said he did not

qualify.<<

>

> I don't know what their criteria is, but I don't trust this

testing by the

> schools - not for your child, but for any child.

I completely agree. It was either ignorance on their part, or

purposeful intent to avoid spending money. I just did not know to

question it. I do now, thanks in part to your website. I just want

to tell everyone my story so that every parent will advocate until

their child's needs are met.

> Anyway, glad things are a success for you!

They are getting better, and I know that I know what to do to

continue making sure that we continue to have future successes. I

want my son to have a " " or a " JJ " story too!

Even with all the great local resources I have found, the outreach

to parents and kids is very lacking. I hope that I will be able to

improve that in my area some day.

Thanks for the encouraging message!

Tracey

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> -Kay

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> Kay

> kay@...

> The Listen-Up Website

> http://www.listen-up.org

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