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Assistive Technology (AT)
Assistive Technology (AT)
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Audiology Services (AU)
Audiology Services (AU)
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Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services (DHH)
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services (DHH)
The Deaf Education Department supports the diverse needs of students with a hearing loss while emphasizing skills related to communication and literacy in the language and modality that best matches the student. The top priority is to have students acquire language necessary to succeed in school and to advocate for their needs in their community and in their endeavors after graduation.
Students who are Deaf and/or hard of hearing may access a center-based program designed to meet the communication and language needs of students with hearing loss only after options have been exhausted at the student’s neighborhood school. Based on individual needs, services could include audiology, interpreting, and sign language instruction. All students in a center-based program receive one-on-one and small group instruction at some point throughout the day with a certified teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing using speech-supported sign.
Music Therapy (MT)
Music Therapy (MT)
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Occupational Therapy (OT)
Occupational Therapy (OT)
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Physical Therapy (PT)
Physical Therapy (PT)
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Social Work Services (SW)
Social Work Services (SW)
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Speech & Language (SL) Services
Speech & Language (SL) Services
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) provide specialized evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders. In order to practice professionally, SLPs must complete 5 semesters of intensive graduate coursework and clinical experiences, as well as ongoing continuing education in order to maintain licensure and certification following the completion of their graduate degree.
SLPs are trained to serve people across the lifespan, in a variety of settings. In the school setting, SLPs serve as related service providers for students with academic and other support needs, and case managers of students with communication support needs. SLP services in schools center around the educational impact of a communication need or concern. A student may demonstrate errored or different communication skills, but still be able to fully access and progress within the classroom, unsupported. When those errors impede a student's academic and social growth, it is time to get an SLP involved!
Transition Services (TS)
Transition Services (TS)
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Vision Services (VI)
Vision Services (VI)
The Vision Department in KCK supports the diverse needs of students who are blind or visually impaired while emphasizing skills related to the ECC (Expanded Core Curriculum). The ECC is specially designed for students who are visually impaired (including those who are deaf-blind), to teach them skills they do not get simply through watching and observation. ECC covers nine specific areas including: Compensatory Skills, O&M, Social Interaction Skills, Independent Living Skills, Recreation & Leisure, Career Education, Assistive Technology, Sensory Efficiency Skills, and Self-Determination Skills.
Teachers of the Visually Impaired, along with O&M specialists, and a Braille Transcriber all work together as a team to ensure that students with visual impairments are able to succeed in school and advocate for their needs in the community throughout their school career, and in their endeavors after graduation.
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