Hard of Hearing/Deafness
Eligibility Requirements
Persons who are Deaf or hard of hearing qualify for disabilty services by providing documentation from a licensed professional that includes a diagnosis of hearing loss, a copy of a recent audiogram, a description of functional limitations, and recommendations for accommodations, services and adaptive technology. In order to provide accommodations on a timely basis, students are strongly encouraged to register with Institutional Equity two months before the academic year begins.
Services
General Accommodations: Arrangements for accommodations such as the use of sign language interpreters and close captioning services may take up to 4 weeks to arrange. Advance notice to Institutional Equity of the need for these acommodations is strongly suggested.
- close captioning
- use of amplified listening devices
- Sign Language Interpreting services
- liaison with faculty regarding academic adjustments
- referral and liaison with university departments in coordinating services
- services available at Ohio University's Speech and Hearing Clinic, including diagnostic testing for communication disorders, hearing tests and hearing aid evaluations
- liaison with relevant external social service agencies
Registration:
- priority registration
- academic advising
Academic Accommodations:
- testing accommodations
- extended time for tests
- use of a word processor and spell check
- use of an Interpreter while test taking
Academic Support:
- peer tutoring (four hours per course per week) available at Academic Advancement Center
- assistance with computer skills available at Academic Advancement Center
- course credit through the University College for classes listed below:
- Learning Strategies
- College Reading Skills
- University Experience (Fall Quarter)
Auxiliary Aids:
- FM transceiver systems (first-come basis)
- Phonic Ear (first-come basis)
- note-taking referral
- visible warning devices and fire alarms in residential housing
- interpreting services (as needed)
University Programs:
FM systems are available on loan on a first-come basis for persons attending lectures and performances at the Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in the ticket office. Persons requesting a sign language interpreter for university programs or activities should contact the department sponsoring the program. It is preferable to received 5 days notice of the request for an interpreter. Every effort will be made to provide interpreting services in the event of less than five days notice.
Counseling:
Psychological and Social Work Clinic:
- Porter Hall Room 002; Tel: (740) 593-0902
- www.psych.ohiou.edu/clinic.htm
- The clinic offer an array of services, including intelligence and neuropsychological assessment, psychological testing, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder assessments, and learning disability assessment. Graduate student clinicians under the direct supervision of licensed psychologist faculty members provide these services.
