A summer day program with leisure and developmental activities is offered. The West Tennessee School for the Deaf is a residential school serving hearing impaired students, from preschool to about 13 years old. The school offers small-group instruction, and a speech therapist, audiologist, guidance counselor and social worker. A special program also works with hearing-impaired children from birth to age 3 in the home. The staff consists of licensed speech pathologists and audiologists, all of whom have master's degrees.
Therapy is on an individual basis and fees are based on a sliding fee scale.
The STAR Center is a model demonstration, resource and training center dedicated to ensuring that all individuals with disabilities or other special needs maximize their potential for independence and achieve their personal goals of employment, effective learning and independent living through assistive technology, assistive aids and support services. It also helps to build stable work histories among its participants. It assesses an applicant's education level, work interests, and abilities. It builds self-esteem, enthusiasm, and integrity in participants. Work performance and attitudes also are evaluated on an on-going basis as part of the program.