Abstract
Pediatricians as Medical-Educational Brokers for Children of Deaf Parents
Highlights
Students for whom English is a second language (English Learners/EL) comprise 10% of K-12 students in the United States
We present a case in which a school system and the family of a typically hearing child of deaf adults (CODA) were in disagreement about school eligibilities, educational interventions, and medical needs [1]
An 11-year-old CODA who communicates exclusively with American Sign Language (ASL) at home and has access exclusively to spoken English at school was seen in subspecialty medical consultation
Summary
Students for whom English is a second language (English Learners/EL) comprise 10% of K-12 students in the United States. We present a case in which a school system and the family of a typically hearing child of deaf adults (CODA) were in disagreement about school eligibilities, educational interventions, and medical needs [1].
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