Separate Schools
Separate schools are special schools exclusive for the deaf students only, which may be residential schools for high school students, with emphases on sign communication (with or without speech), academic and vocational courses, athletic and social programs, and special services of audiologists, counselors, and psychologists (Stinson & Kluwin, 2011). Scheetz (2012) called these schools as residential schools, following a boarding school concept where deaf students receive deaf education and related services while living within dormitory environments. An example of separate schools is the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas. The …show more content…
Scheetz (2012) explained that general education classes are inclusion programs mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 where deaf students are included in general education classes to the maximum extent appropriate. The deaf students in the general education classes receive the same quality and rigor of instruction the regular students receive except that the deaf students communicate differently. This educational placement option is basic to all public schools and the easiest to offer to deaf