Sensory Disabilities

  Week - I   1. Concept of Impairment 2. Importance of Hearing 3. Definition and Identification of Hearing Impairment- 1 4. Definition and Identification of Hearing Impairment- 2   Week - II   5. Incidence and Prevalence of Hearing Impairment 6. Types and Characteristics of Hearing Impairment 7. Challenges arising due to congenital and acquired hearing loss     Week- III   8. Types and Characteristics of Hearing Loss 9. Language & communication issues attributable to hearing loss and need for early Intervention 10. Issues & measures in literacy development and scholastic achievement of students with hearing loss   Week - IV   11. Restoring techniques using human (interpreter) & technological support (hearing devices) 12. Blindness and Low Vision--Definition and Classification 13. Causes of Blindness and Low Vision     Week - V 14. Effects of Blindness on Growth and Development - Physical, Social, Intellectual and Emotional 15. Effects of Visual Impairment on Personality Development - Verbalism & Mannerism 16. Psychological and Sociological Implications of Visual Impairment –I 17. Psychological and Sociological Implications of Visual Impairment –II   Week - VI 18. Importance of Early Identification and Intervention 19. Educational Problems of Low Vision children 20. Selecting Educational Placement   Week - VII   21. Definition, causes, classification, prevalence and characteristics of deaf-blindness 22. Screening, assessment, identification & interventional strategies of deaf-blindness   Week - VIII   23. Effects and implications of deaf-blindness on activities of daily living & education 24. Fostering early communication development: Methods, assistive devices and practices including AAC 25. Addressing orientation, mobility & educational needs of students with deaf-blindness