08/20/2025
The educational landscape for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students presents unique challenges that must be addressed to ensure equitable access to quality education.
This summary advocates for:
🚨The enactment of a law mandating the inclusion of an Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) for DHH students as part of their educational evaluation process and as a supplement to their education.
🚨 Requiring a Deaf or Hard of Hearing diagnosis to be an automatic qualifier for an IEP without the need to prove an educational impact/delay.
🚨 Mandatory training for teachers to understand and know how to appropriately teach and use the expanded core curriculum because there is a shortage of deaf educators within our school districts.
By establishing this law, we can improve educational outcomes, promote inclusion, and ensure that DHH students receive the support they need.
