Deafness (DEA) Eligibility Criteria

Section 3030(a), Title 5, CCR, provides: A student has a hearing impairment, whether permanent or fluctuating, which impairs the processing of linguistic information through hearing, even with amplification, and which adversely affects educational performance. Processing linguistic information includes speech and language reception and speech and language discrimination. Criteria: All elements listed below must be determined to establish eligibility. 

1. A current audiological evaluation has been completed by a qualified audiologist. All “outside” assessments have been reviewed by a District educational audiologist. 

2. The hearing impairment limits the student’s access to language and communication through hearing with or without amplification. 

3. The hearing impairment adversely affects the development of expressive and/or receptive language and communication. 

4. The impairment adversely affects the student’s educational performance, and requires special education to meet the student’s needs.