South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:05 - Special education
Chapter 24:05:24.01 - Eligibility criteria
Section 24:05:24.01:08 - Deafness defined
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 24:05:24.01:08
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
Deafness is a hearing loss that is so severe that the student is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, even with amplification, and that adversely affects a student's educational performance.
A student may be identified as deaf if the unaided hearing loss is in excess of 70 decibels and precludes understanding of speech through the auditory mechanism, even with amplification, and the student demonstrates an inability to process linguistic information through hearing, even with amplification.
General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1.
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