Definition

Pursuant to Rule 6A-6.03013, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.):

• Deaf means a hearing level that is so severe that it impacts the processing of linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects the student’s educational performance.
• Hard of hearing means a hearing impairment or loss, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a student’s educational performance, but that is not included under the definition of deaf.

Florida Rules

• Rule 6A-6.03013, F.A.C., Exceptional Student Education Eligibility and Assessments for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Funded State Projects

• Auditory-Oral Education and Bridge to Speech Clarke School
• Auditory-Oral Education and Bridge to Speech University of Miami Debbie School
• Educational Interpreter Project (EIP)
• Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (RMTC-D/HH)
• RehabworksDivision of Vocational RehabilitationRehabworks
• Florida Division of Blind Services
  • Braille and Talking Book Library

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Resources in Florida

The audiology department is located at:
Altamonte Elementary School
525 Pineview Street
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Phone: 407.746.2416

For more information, please contact

Michelle Ferren ferrenmc@myscps.us

Phone: 407.320.2013