With hearing aids in both ears, he's learned to deal with being hard of hearing in the classroom. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC)In the past, hard of hearing students like Hollahan could opt out of the listening portion without prejudice. When she started in her position, hard of hearing and deaf students could opt out of the listening portion. Even one-on-one, Pratt-Baker said, it's still very difficult for hard of hearing students. As for Pratt-Baker's thoughts on the department of education bringing back the listening portion for hard of hearing students,"We really don't feel our concerns were listened to," she said.

Source: CBC News May 15, 2017 09:31 UTC