Activities for the classroom

If you don't have a pair of ear plugs, next time you're out, pick some up. If you wear them for a short

period, you will discover that everything in your life is harder. Even something as simple as a conversation

can be a strain. You would not be able to listen to the radio, and enjoying an evening of television is a

monumental task. Different things going on in your home is difficult to sense. You actually won't hear any

normal sounds - a door being shut or opened, the air conditioning starting up.

Children who are deaf have normal intelligence and can study just like other children. However, in the

initial years, they struggle with  many issues including language and communication. In this article on

teaching children who are deaf, activities for the classroom are suggested to help a child build up

language, communication and social skills.

The majority of all risks stemming from cat ownership are associated with the cat litter box and/or cat

feces. There are two categories of risks. The first category contains health risks posed by bacteria and

parasites to both cat owners and their cats. The second category contains injuries resulting from an  or .

What if, instead, the news of a deafness was presented in a positive light, 'Your baby is deaf, but don't

worry, in the words of the first deaf President of Gallaudet University, the world's first deaf university in

Washington, D.C., 'deaf people can do anything except hear''. That would certainly alleviate parents'

worries. Imagine if your newborn failed the

Free hearing test and was referred for further testing and upon confirmation of a positive diagnosis, a

Dream Team met with the parents. The dream team would consist of audiologists and doctors, but no

white coats would be worn. It would also have all sorts of deaf adults; cochlear implant recipients ,Hearing

healthcare, those who can speak, those who know American Sign language (ASL), and other parents of

deaf children. Audiologists, early intervention specialists, teachers of the deaf would all also be invited to

share their thoughts and the whole family would be invited to participate in this process.

Hearing aids for deaf dogs would be the solution for these problems. Some clinics   give a hearing test to

deaf dogs . When the check is completed, the dog owner will know what kind of hearing loss the animal

suffers from and if something might be done about it.  The clinic uses hearing aids for deaf dogs in a plan

that includes getting the dog used to the aid.  This takes a few month during which the volume is slowly

raised till it's at the most effective level.  The hearing aids cost about $250 each.  These applications for

hearing aids for deaf dogs allow the deaf dogs to get settled in to using them without an excessive

amount of irritation.