Help Deaf Children Get a Better Education

State schools for the deaf in several locations are threatened. Concerns about how deaf children can get their education were crucial. Many public schools do not have the resources for deaf children, but at least one public school in each county should have programs for the deaf.

Who should be responsible for deaf children's welfare?

According to Nadene Eisner (2011), she expressed empathy toward the welfare of deaf children in her blog, It takes a village: teachers and librarians can help student achieve academic success. (blog.deafpoltics.org) The concerns about the welfare of deaf children in public schools should not be ignored.

Questions regarding who should take responsibility for the deaf children's academic success, do not necessarily provide the best solutions. With careful research, the parents should find resources to help get the best education their children need.

Parents Can Help Their Children

The Wrightslaw website has resources and links that can guide parents with what they can do to fulfill their children's needs. The site also provides blogs that can answer their questions, and resources for children with wide range of disabilities.

Parents will be amazed with who and what can be provided to help them better understand their children's needs. Advocates would help deaf children achieve academic success. You can find advocates for the deaf in your area.

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) provides courses and resources for anyone who wants to learn about the deaf education and its foundation. RIT also has Deaf Studies Internet Resources database that can guide parents to other sources to help their children. Sources include organizations and advocates for the deaf. Parents of deaf children should make sure their children receive educational services that are required by the Texas Education Code.

Texas Education Agency (TEA) can help parents find their answers. TEA takes responsibility of providing services for the deaf students by preserving a State Plan for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. The State Plan is a mechanism that helps identify needs and priorities of these students.

Parents may have difficulty deciding how their children should receive their education. The Deaf Education Options Guide in Deaf Linx website has lists of information to better understand the choices that may be best for deaf children. With the help of these resources, parents should have a easier time finding what they are looking for.

References:
Nadene Eisner (August 8, 2011). It takes a village: teachers and librarians can help students achieve academic success. Retrieved from http://blog.deafpolitics.org/2011/08/it-takes-village-teachers-and.html

Peter W.D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright (1998-2011). Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy. Retrieved from http://www.wrightslaw.com/

RIT Libraries (June 12, 2008). Deaf Studies Internet Resources. Retrieved from http://library.rit.edu/node/493

Texas Education Agency (August 5, 2011). Services to Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Retrieved from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147497727

Deaf Linx (1998). Deaf Education Options Guide. Retrieved from http://www.deaflinx.com/DeafEd/OptionsGuide/LearningEnvironments.html