During lectures, students with hearing impairments often need to have the instructor's speech amplified. Some students may be approved to use an FM system . The instructor will need to wear a small wireless FM microphone that is compatible with the student's hearing aids. Other students may need to audio tape lectures so that they can play the tape back at a higher volume. Technology is available to make telephone communication available to individuals with hearing impairments.
Some students can use a regular telephone if it has a volume control.
Interpreters in the Classroom Interpreters are trained professionals bound by a code of ethics. Interpreters have no knowledge of the student's classroom performance or the etiology of their deafness. In addition to the suggested modifications above, the following suggestions are helpful for working with an interpreter. Speak directly to the student who is deaf. The interpreter will sign whatever you say and voice whatever the student signs.