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National Hearing Loss Association Calls for School Screening for Hearing Loss

November 8, 2022 | 12:41 PM
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In 1980, New York State enacted a law requiring schools to conduct hearing screening for all new students in pre-K and kindergarten, as well as in grades, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10. The intent was to identify students with a disability that might interfere with their educational progress. Although NYC was exempt from this mandate, the city also had a policy to conduct screenings. However, in 2009, the New York City Department of Education made a decision to stop the screenings. As a result, children in NYC with hearing loss may be misdiagnosed as autistic, or as having learning disabilities. Not only does this lead to incorrect placement in schools, but it also may prevent them from receiving beneficial services that might help mitigate the poor outcomes associated with hearing loss in the areas of speech, language, social functioning, education and cognitive abilities.

The NYC HLAA chapter has been lobbying to reinstate school screening. It will make our case stronger if we can cite numbers of students who may have had problems because their hearing loss was not identified early enough. If you, your child, or someone you know fits this description, please email Jon Taylor jtaylor@hearinglossnyc.org.

Thank you,

Jon Taylor, Vice President
New York City Chapter
Hearing Loss Association of America

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Kim
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My husband is totally deaf in one ear and it wasn’t caught until Kindergarten and an in school hearing test. He said the techs were flabbergasted because he just didn’t hear in one ear at all. He compensated for it and his mom and dad didn’t notice at all and of course he just thought it was normal.

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