Classroom Management - Audiology
Educational Management - Classroom Acoustics
The educational audiologist plays a role in assessing the acoustic characteristics of a classroom and how these will affect students, especially those with hearing loss. The audiologist helps schools comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Links to an external site. (1990) by removing barriers and fostering access to instruction by addressing acoustic challenges. The audiologist can identify and assess the effect of variables such as reverberation, background noise, and distance from the sound source on classroom acoustics and make recommendations for improvement. Examples of recommendations may include: acoustical modifications to the space, strategic seating, provision of hearing assistive technology, etc.
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Hearing Technology
The Office of Exceptional Children recognizes that audiologists are the only professionals qualified to prescribe and fit hearing assistance technology licensed through the NC Department of Public Instruction and/or the NC Board of Examiners*. Teachers and other personnel who are not trained or credentialed to fit and manage amplification technology are not qualified to provide these services.
*(Authority – G.S. 90-304(a)(3); 21 NCAC 64 .0215; 21 NCAC 64 .0217; 21 NCAC 64 .0302(a)(1))
Commonly Used Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Companies
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Cochlear Corporation Links to an external site.
Advanced Bionics Links to an external site.
MED-EL Links to an external site.
