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Notes on Translation
The electronic translation service on the York Region District School Board's website is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation will vary in some of the languages offered by Google. Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages, although an impressive number, this does not capture all languages or dialects. The basic translation’s goal is to capture the general intention of the original English material.
The York Region District School Board does not guarantee the quality, accuracy or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the Board encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and affect any decisions you may make.
The York Region District School Board is committed to parent, family and community engagement, and it is our hope that by providing this tool on our website that we are making our information more accessible to families whose first language is not English and thereby enabling better engagement in public education.
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May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month – Dress Loud
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May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month – Dress Loud
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Any day in May, dress in your wackiest, loudest and wildest clothing to raise awareness for children with hearing loss.
Show your support for children with hearing loss!
Get creative and take pictures!
Have fun with your classmates and co-workers!
Dress Loud Day is an event supported by VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children, a national parent organization that helps kids across Canada with hearing loss learn to hear, listen and speak for life.
It's easy and fun for you to spread the word that kids who are deaf can talk!
YRDSB Support for Students
with Hearing Loss
YRDSB has a team of specialists who provide support for
students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Supports are provide support for
preschool students, aged 2 and above, through to Grade 12. The DHH Team
includes Specialist Teachers of the Deaf, Certified Auditory Verbal Educators,
and Educational Audiologist, Sign Language Interpreters, Access Note-Takers,
Educational Assistants, and Hearing Assistive Technology Technicians. There is
an Expanded Core Curriculum available for students who are deaf and hard of
hearing that includes topics such as developing listening skills, understanding
hearing loss and hearing assistive technology, self-advocacy, language,
communication speech, and more.
If your child has seen an audiologist and requires supports
in the classroom, please inform your school principal, and request a referral
to the Board’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. Early detection and
intervention is important. If you have concerns about your child’s speech,
language, or hearing, speak to your doctor about a referral for a hearing test.
Tips for Communicating with people who have hearing
loss
Even with hearing technology, a person with hearing loss may
have trouble hearing sometimes.
Things that help:
- Get the person’s attention by saying their name
clearly and making eye contact before speaking.
- Face the person while speaking, and ensure there
is enough light to read your lips and facial expressions.
- If the person does not understand you, try to
say your sentence another way by using different words. Avoid speaking fast.4.
Use appropriate facial expressions, movement and
body language to help get your point across.
- Take extra care in groups to ensure only one
person speaks at a time. This will make it easier for the person to follow the
conversation and watch the person who is speaking.
- Be aware of distracting noises (fans, air
conditioners, cafeteria noise, music, people talking, wind), as these can make
it hard for the person to hear you. If possible, move away from the noise, and
choose a better spot to talk.
- Make sure that important messages are
understood. Some people with hearing loss only hear parts of a word or message.
Provide written back up if possible.
Things that don’t help:
- Avoid shouting or using loud speech.
- Avoid distracting movements, and
covering your lips and face while talking.
- Try not to speak too quickly or
exaggerate your lip movements.
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