Hearing Impairment

Support Agencies and Links

• British Association of Teachers of the Deaf: www.batod.org.uk

• British Deaf Association: www.bda.org.uk

• Deaf Action (Scotland): www.deafaction.org

• Deaf Education through Listening and Talking: www.deafeducation.org.uk

• National Deaf Children's Society: www.ndcs.org.uk

• RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People): www.rnid.org.uk

There are two types of hearing impairment or loss - conductive and sensori-neural. Some individuals suffer from both conditions at the same time.

Children with a hearing impairment may:

In a mainstream school you may need to: