Hearing Impaired Survey Results

Question	Responses	Percentage
Are you or do you know anybody who is hard of hearing?	24/25 said yes	96% said yes
Are you or do you know anybody who is deaf?	17/25 said yes	68% said yes
Do you have or do you know anybody who has a cochlear implant?	12/25 said yes	48% said yes
Do you know sign language?	2/25 said yes	8% said yes
Who do you think should help the audibly disabled children in public schools?	20-Interpreter 16-Family 16-Friends	80%-Interpreter 64%-Family 64%-Friends
Who do you think should teach these children and teenagers to live on their own?	23-Family 15-Teachers 10-Friends	92%-Family 60%-Teachers 40%-Friends
It is hard to communicate with hard of hearing or deaf people.	14-True 11-False	56%-True 44%-False
Should a hard of hearing or deaf student have an interpreter attend class with them if they need it?	24/25 said yes	96% said yes
What are some risk factors you can think of that a hard of hearing or deaf person will face living on their own?	Danger, Fire, Driving, Doorbell	_________
What are some devices that you know of that can help a hard of hearing or deaf person live on their own?	Captions, FM Systems, Hearing aids	_________