Hearing Impairment Sample Clauses

Hearing Impairment. An impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance but is not included under the definition of “deafness.” HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage using national standards for electronic data interchange for certain administrative and financial transactions. HIPAA also mandates strict standards for ensuring the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care information utilized in such transactions. Home & Community Based Services (HCBS)- Also known as “The Final Rule”. Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations (or rules) for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). This is long-term services & supports provided in home and community-based settings, as recognized under the federal Medicaid (Medi-Cal) Program. These services can be a combination of standard medical services and non-medical services. Standard services can include, but are not limited to, case management (i.e. supports and service coordination), homemaker, home health aide, personal care, adult day health services, habilitation (both day and residential), and respite care. States can also propose "other" types of services that may assist in diverting and/or transitioning individuals from institutional settings into their homes and community. Housing & Urban Development (HUD) – The principal Federal agency responsible for programs concerned with the nation's housing needs, fair housing opportunities, and improvement and development of the nation's communities. HUD oversees the Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8. xxxx://xxxxxx.xxx.xxx/hudportal/HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8 – The federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual so participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects. xxxx://xxxxxx.xxx.xxx/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8 Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE) – Expenses incurred from the purchase or payment related to special equipment, training, or any...
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Hearing Impairment. Federal & State Definition
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Hearing Impairment. Hearing-impaired students include those students whose hearing impairment results in such a substantial educational handicap that they require direct special education and/or related services on a regular basis from trained and qualified teachers of the hearing impaired. These students may be described as deaf and hard of hearing.
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Hearing Impairment. (HI) means a loss of hearing acuity, as deter- mined by evaluation pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-766, which interferes with the child’s performance in the educational environment and requires the provision of special education and related services.
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Hearing Impairment. Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System. Retrieved March 20, 2014, from xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx/docs/vhi/hearing_impairment.pdf. 23 Wallhagen, M.I., Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxx, G.A. (1997). An increasing prevalence of hearing impairment and associated risk factors over three decades of the Alameda County Study. American Journal of Public Health, 87(3), 440-442. 24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention. xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/niosh/topics/noise/stats.html. Reviewed August 15, 2013. Accessed January 20, 2014. 25 U.S. Department of Helath and Human Services. (1988). Proposed national strategy for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. (DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 89-135). Retrieved from xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/niosh/docs/89-135/pdfs/89-135.pdf. 26 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Occupationally-Induced Hearing Loss. Retrieved January 20, 2014, from xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/niosh/docs/2010-136/
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Hearing Impairment. Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System. Retrieved March 20, 2014, from xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx/docs/vhi/hearing_impairment.pdf.
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Hearing Impairment. Federal & State Definition Hearing Impairment means an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA A student must meet the Audiological Criteria and at least one of the Educational Criteria. A students is eligible only if these characteristics interfere with their academic, functional performance, social interaction, or emotional development. A student must have documentation that meets the audiological criteria and one or more educational criteria listed below before an educational eligibility of a hearing impairment can be determined. Audiological Criteria ❏ Puretone score greater than 21dB. Educational Criteria The child’s hearing loss is such that the child cannot make appropriate progress in the educational setting without specialized instruction from a Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing AND there is a delay in one or more of the following areas: ❏ Unaided speech discrimination scores below 80% either in the presence or absence of competing noise ❏ Auditory Functioning – speech perception, noise impact, sound identification and localization ❏ Communication Skills – receptive and expressive language, pragmatics, oral skills, total communication, or sign if appropriate ❏ Academic skills- below average in reading or writing ❏ Functional Skills – self-advocacy, social interaction, amplification use and maintenance, visual attention to details EXCLUSIONARY FACTORS
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Related to Hearing Impairment

  • Hearing Tests Audiometric tests should be conducted within two months of a person commencing employment, and thereafter at intervals of two years.

  • Reporting Unsuccessful Security Incidents Business Associate shall provide Covered Entity upon written request a Report that: (a) identifies the categories of Unsuccessful Security Incidents; (b) indicates whether Business Associate believes its current defensive security measures are adequate to address all Unsuccessful Security Incidents, given the scope and nature of such attempts; and (c) if the security measures are not adequate, the measures Business Associate will implement to address the security inadequacies.

  • Hearing Aids Any active employee who is insured under any one of the 9 District sponsored medical plans may request reimbursement for the costs of 10 hearing aids. The maximum amount of reimbursement shall not exceed one 11 thousand dollars ($1,000) within any three (3) year period. The cost of 12 hardware, fitting tests, and other tests related to the hearing aids purchased 13 shall be included for reimbursement purposes. 14

  • Hearing The grievance shall be heard by a single arbitrator and both parties may be represented by such person or persons as they may choose and designate, and the parties shall have the right to a hearing at which time both parties will have the opportunity to submit evidence, offer testimony, and make oral or written arguments relating to the issues before the arbitrator. The proceeding before the arbitrator shall be a hearing denovo.

  • Preservation of Rights of Non-Defaulting Party The rights of the Non-Defaulting Party under this Agreement, including without limitation Sections 5.4 and 5.6 of this Agreement, shall be supplemental to, and not in lieu of, any right of recoupment, lien, or set-off afforded by applicable law, and all such rights are expressly preserved for the benefit of the Non-Defaulting Party.

  • Dismissal and Suspension Grievance All dismissals and suspensions will be subject to formal grievance procedure under Article 8. A copy of the written notice of dismissal or suspension shall be forwarded to the President of the Union within five (5) days of the action being taken.

  • Denial/Restoral OSS Charge In the event <<customer_name>> provides a list of customers to be denied and restored, rather than an LSR, each location on the list will require a separate PON and, therefore will be billed as one LSR per location. Cancellation OSS Charge <<customer_name>> will incur an OSS charge for an accepted LSR that is later canceled by <<customer_name>>. Note: Supplements or clarifications to a previously billed LSR will not incur another OSS charge. Threshold Billing Plan <<customer_name>> will incur the mechanized rate for all LSRs, both mechanized and manual, if the percentage of mechanized LSRs to total LSRs meets or exceeds the threshold percentages shown below: Year Ratio: Mechanized/Total LSRs 2000 80% 2001 90% The threshold plan will be discontinued in 2002. BellSouth will track the total LSR volume for each CLEC for each quarter. At the end of that time period, a Percent Electronic LSR calculation will be made for that quarter based on the LSR data tracked in the LCSC. If this percentage exceeds the threshold volume, all of that CLEC’s future manual LSRs for the following quarter will be billed at the mechanized LSR rate. To allow time for obtaining and analyzing the data and updating the billing system, this billing change will take place on the first day of the second month following the end of the quarter (e.g. May 1 for 1Q, Aug 1 for 2Q, etc.). There will be no adjustments to the amount billed for previously billed LSRs. Exclusions and Limitations On Services Available for Resale Attachment 1 Type of Service AL FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount Resale Discount 1 Grandfathered Services (Note 1) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 Mobile Services Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 9 Federal Subscriber Line Charges Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 11 End User Line Chg- Number Portability Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 12 Public Telephone Access Svc(PTAS) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 13 Inside Wire Maint Service Plan Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Applicable Notes:

  • Hearing Levels Level 1. An employee and/or Association having cause for a complaint shall, within twenty (20) days of its occurrence or knowledge of its occurrence, file a grievance form (Appendix C) with the immediate supervisor. An Association representative may participate if requested by the employee. A copy of the grievance form shall be given to the Association by the grievant at the time of filing. The immediate supervisor shall issue a decision within ten (10) days to the grievant and a copy filed with the Association by the immediate supervisor. After the filing of the grievance, an extension of up to ten (10) additional days shall be granted at the request of either party.

  • Dismissal or Suspension Grievance (a) In the case of a dispute arising from an employee's dismissal, the grievance may be filed directly at arbitration within thirty (30) days of the date on which the dismissal occurred, or within thirty (30) days of the employee receiving notice of dismissal.

  • Dismissal or Suspension Grievances (a) In the case of a dispute arising from an employee’s dismissal, the grievance may be filed directly at Step 3, within thirty (30) days of the date on which the dismissal occurred, or within thirty (30) days of the employee receiving notice of dismissal.

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