Morgan’s mom, Maria, also has hearing loss and immediately scheduled an assessment for her daughter. Whether a child experiences hearing loss from birth or later in life, the communication options available to them and their families are numerous and potentially overwhelming. “Just as important, children with profound hearing loss whose parents sign to them in infancy can make their first sign around 7 months old. Lily also attended Hearts for Hearing camp each summer with other children who are deaf or have hearing loss. In the case of children who have hearing loss, EPS will provide and/or accommodate whatever mode of communication the child prefers.

Source: MetroXpress August 26, 2021 17:18 UTC