Hard of Hearing Classes
Beginning Speechreading – once a week for 9 weeks, 1.5 hours each class
**Non-verbal communication
**Awareness of speech clues
**Understanding of phonetics & homophones
**Speech development
**Non-vocal drills
Living with Hearing Loss – once a week for 6 weeks, 1.5 hours each class
**Signs and Symptoms of Hearing Loss
**Myths about Hearing Loss
**Causes of Communication Breakdowns
**Misunderstandings
**Responses to Communication Breakdowns
**Grieving over Hearing Loss
**Ear, Sound and Audiogram
Coping Skills - once a week for 6 weeks, 1.5 hours each class
**Lipreading/Facial Expression/Body Language
**Effective Communication Strategies
**Assistive Listening Devices
**People First/Denial/Family Gathering/Coping
**Communication Tips/Telephone Strategies
**Stress Management
Conceptually Accurate Signed English – twice a week for 8 weeks, 1.5 hours each class
**Learn American Sign Language using an English-based vocabulary
**Slow-paced class
**There are 2 parts of CASE classes. Part 1 covers manual alphabets, animals, people, colors, questions words, food, and adjective/ adverbs. Part 2 covers Holidays/Religion, Preposition & Locations, Home & Community, Quantity, Thoughts & Emotions, Time, Seasons, Weather, &Verbs. Doesn’t matter which class you start.
Hearing Aids 101: When hearing aids join the family – once a week for 4 weeks, 1.5 hours each class
**Expectation for hearing aids, Audiologist’s role, Experiences to Hear Again, Hearing Aids and Noisy Environment
**How Hearing Aids Work, Protecting Your Hearing Aids, Batteries, Troubleshooting your Hearing Aids, Telecoil
**Hearing Assistive Technology (phones, alerting devices, and personal amplification systems), Bluetooth technology
**Your Responsibility & Your Rights, Disability Rights Laws, and support groups
All hard of hearing classes are in spoken English. If any ADA accommodations are needed, please let Robin know when you register. If you are interested, please contact Robin Traveller, 801-263-4879 or email her at rtraveller@utah.gov