6/12/2023 0 Comments Teacher by Helen Keller![]() ![]() ![]() "Because our children are very, very individualized, our children come with different levels of vision and hearing loss, and most of it is directly related to what happened to them at birth. Our job is to always change what we know to meet the communication needs of our children. "The population of children who are deafblind is dramatically different. "The toolbox has changed quite dramatically," Majors says. ![]() (Tadoma is not utilized nearly as much today, Majors says, partially because it is such an invasive way of communication.) Fingerspelling on hands (often called tactile fingerspelling), tactile sign language, and Braille are still often used. Several different types of hearing aids, not available in Keller's time, can facilitate learning for students with some hearing. Educators who specialize in teaching the deafblind now might include sign language or visual aids for those students with some vision. ![]()
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