PERLS207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Meningitis, Hearing Test, Medicalization
26 Oct 2017
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October 26th hearing loss - guest lecture, cryssie (crystal jones) How did cryssie become deaf: bacterial meningitis. Left her with permanent hearing loss, she is profoundly deaf. What are the 2 things that are considered when describing hearing loss: type of hearing loss, degree of hearing loss. Does all hearing loss look the same: no, hearing loss is unique to each individual but the experiences shared among each other are similar. How can you describe the degree of hearing loss: level of loss range from mild to profound, causes difficulty with sound discrimination. How do you determine the degree of hearing loss: a hearing test will determine your level of hearing loss. What did crystal"s primary school education look like: segregation kindergarten to grade 4. Integration grade 2-3: mainstreaming grade 4, segregation wasn"t going to give her the education she needed, social studies and science, she was bored with her segregation program.
