SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEACHING CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

Abstract

Equipment for teaching and correctional and developmental work is an important component of the educational process. The purpose of the article: to present proposals for updating the list of assistive devices/equipment for teaching persons with hearing impairments in educational institutions. The main methods are: theoretical analysis of literary sources; analysis of regulatory documents, materials from the official websites of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, hearing rehabilitation centers, manufacturers of assistive technology; generalization of practical experience in teaching and correctional and developmental work with children with hearing impairments. Analysis of the «Standard List of ьбAssistive Devices for Teaching (Special Means of Correction of Psychophysical Development) of Persons with Special Educational Needs Studying in Educational Institutions» (2018) showed that the document needs to be updated. We consider the following aspects to be important: equipment to ensure barrier-free access (informational light indication; fire alarm, «Air alarm» signal with light indication, etc.; protection from extraneous noise, high-quality lighting; technical capability for video communication with sign-speaking parents of students); outdated equipment and device names of specific manufacturers are inappropriate, therefore it is proposed to indicate the type of equipment and its functional features; the list of equipment is structured according to the main areas of correctional and developmental work and social and communicative development of children.