[NABS-L] Accommodations for deaf-blind students

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi Maurice, 
Thank you so much for your email and for forwarding to the deaf-blind student list. 
My hearing loss is progrcssive, and I have an audiologist who would be able to help. 
Was your FM system provided to you by the school? 
Thank you, 
Vejas 

> On Jun 24, 2020, at 15:51, maurice mines via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good afternoon, you state that your loss is mild-to-moderate. Do you know if it is going to stay that way or deteriorate in the future. There is a reason why I’m asking. Because after loss is progressive then you may want to make sure that your request for accommodations is backed up by a licensed audiologist. But I would follow your schools policies and procedures on this matter. Equipment that I’ve used in class is something called an FM system, this is a device that is a short range transmitter the teacher a.k.a. instructor wears the main unit and you wear a receiver and the receivers can either be added on to some hearing aids, or the receiver can take the form of a device that you plug headphones, or a neck loop into said receiver. I should also tell you that I passed your message on to other members of the National deaf blind division born. So that others may give you suggestions as well. I hope your afternoon goes well.
> 
> 
> 
> Maurice Mines, Board Member 
> National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division 
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>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 13:42, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi, 
>> I hope you are all having a great summer. 
>> I will be going to graduate school in the fall. During my undergraduate career I succesfully requested and received the accommodations I felt I needed, solely as a blind student. 
>> However, I also have some hearing loss, classed as "mild to moderate" and wear hearing aids. I would like to take use of any accommodations that might be able to get more out of a class. 
>> For these of you with hearing loss, I would appreciate if you could tell me some of the accommodations that you have requested. 
>> Thank you, 
>> Vejas  
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