Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ428637
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Communication Methods for Hearing-Impaired Students: The Role of the Judiciary.
Katsiyannis, Antonis
Volta Review, v93 n2 p97-101 Feb-Mar 1991
This paper provides a legal update on the role of the judiciary in determining an appropriate communication method for teaching hearing-impaired students. The paper concludes that the judiciary has consistently upheld the right of educational agencies to determine educational methodologies while attempting to protect hearing-impaired individuals' right to free appropriate public education. (JDD)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Methods, Educational Practices, Equal Education, Hearing Impairments, Legal Responsibility, Manual Communication, Oral Communication Method, School Districts, School Responsibility, Sign Language, Student Rights, Total Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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