HEARING IMPAIRED (HI)

Definition

Children with a hearing impairment are those who are deaf or who are hard of hearing.  Deaf means a hearing impairment which is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, which adversely affects educational performance.  Hearing impairment means an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, which adversely affects the child's educational performance.  Children with hearing impairments have sufficient hearing to allow them to process information through the auditory channel with or without amplification.