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Imagine you have hearing aids and have been struggling for weeks to hear your band teacher because of the background noise in class. You approach your teacher and request that he wear an FM microphone device that transmits directly to your hearing aids, turning it on when he is talking and off again when the class is playing, allowing you to hear his voice better. The band teacher denies the request, stating that it would be too distracting for other students if he used the device during class. This is the real life experience of Abby Daum, a hard of hearing student with an auditory processing disorder (Daum). It is estimated that 308,648 children between the ages of 5-17 experience hearing impairment (“Position Statement”). These children only make up half a percent of the total population of children in the US, but it is important they receive appropriate accommodations to access an equitable education (“Child Population”). There are several accommodations that schools and districts can implement for hearing impaired students to help them excel in spoken language, written language, and social interactions with their peers. Throughout this paper, those affected by hearing impairment will be referred to as Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH), the terminology most preferred by their community.

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