Self Advocacy
Access and Inclusion
Self-advocacy is vital in ensuring access and inclusion. Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and young people to understand barriers and facilitators to their learning equips them with the language and skills they need to advocate for themselves.
Intervention can support self-advocacy skills such as:
Requesting the use of assistive technology and the ability to explain how it works
Sitting in a position that optimises their access to instruction
Interpreting an audiogram and the ability to explain own hearing loss
The ability to explain how hearing aids and/or cochlear implants work
The ability to communicate own learning needs
Identifying and repairing communication breakdown
Requesting a quiet space when collaborating with other students
