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Coping with hearing loss can be difficult to adults, much more in children. As the sense of hearing holds a vital part in a child’s ability to learn, reason, judge and interact with others, the personal growth of children who suffer from hearing loss tend to be hindered by this disability. Moreover, hearing impaired children tend to get laughed at, joked about, and discriminated by other children just because they can’t hear. Other than getting hearing impaired children to wear hearingaids, there is so much more to be done in order to help them achieve holistic growth.

Even though today’s technology made assistive hearing far easier than centuries ago, being hearing impaired is still not an easy burden on a child. The hearing needs of an auditory challenged child should also be addressed with the help of the parents and audiologist. Depending on the cause of the impairment, hearing aids, implants and even surgeries may be done to improve if not restore the child’s hearing.

The United State’s federal law known as IDEA or Individuals with Disability Education Act is a law that provides governance on how the states and public agencies deal and act on the services for children with disabilities, including special education and early intervention. This law protects individuals with disabilities from birth up to the age of 21 and gives them free access on educational services such as FAPE or the Free Appropriate Public Education which is designed to prepare them for education, employment and living independently.