Services provided by SHEMA

  • Identification of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
  • Didactic diagnosis and guidance.
  • Psychological diagnosis and treatment.
  • Communication rehabilitation - auditory training, speech and language development.
  • Teacher-counselors for pupils studying in regular schools.
  • Coordination of classes in the mainstream educational sustem.
  • Legislative initiatives.
  • Grants encouraging students in higher education and professional specialization
  • Preparatory courses for improving grades on matriculation examinations.
  • Expansion of public awareness to the unique problems and needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and youth.
  • Supplementary lessons.
  • Enrichment courses.
  • Individual and community social work.
  • Social rehabilitation - social groups for enrichment and leisure-time activities..
  • Development of specific traching aids.
  • Compilation of theoretical and practical information.
  • Acquisition of modern equipment.
  • Assistance in purchasing individual hearing aids.
  • Loaning of individual and F.M. hearing aids.
  • Absorption of deaf and hard-of-hearing immigrant students.
  • Research unit.
  • Introduction of innovative ideas into the education and rehabilitation systems.


Gordon Berkley <gordonb@mcil.comm.mot.com>
Last modified: Wed May 21 11:09:20 1997

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