IDEA Disability Category > Deafness
Deafness
Kids with a diagnosis of deafness fall under this category. These are kids who can’t hear most or all sounds, even with a hearing aid.
Federal Definition of Deafness
(3) Deafness means a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
Resources by county
Connect Hearing
Address:
3610 Festival Park Plaza Ste A
Chester, VA 23831
Phone:
(804) 796-3210
Connect Hearing
Address:
3610 Festival Park Plaza Ste A
Chester, VA 23831
Phone:
(804) 796-3210
Live Better Hearing + Balance
Address:
7601 Forest Ave # 227,
Henrico, VA 23229
Phone:
(804) 359-5851
American Society for Deaf Children
Address:
PO Box 23
Woodbine, MD 21797
Phone:
(800) 942-2732
Virginia Association of the Deaf
Address:
PO Box 11568,
Danville, VA 24543
Phone:
(434) 688-0107