Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Welcome to the Manchester Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing web site.  Our re-designed site offers our students, parents and community a user-friendly format to stay informed about our program.  Remember to visit often and pass our website address along to your family and friends so they can all remain connected to our program and its schools.

The Manchester Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is part of the Manchester Public School system.  It is a regional program which serves students from Manchester and the surrounding districts.

Description:

The Manchester Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is part of the Manchester Public School system.  It is a regional program which serves students from Manchester and the surrounding districts.
MPDHH program provides educational and related services to students who have an educationally significant hearing loss with or without cochlear implants.  Students attend preschool, elementary school, middle school and high school classes within the public school system with the assistance of trained teachers of the deaf, educational assistants and interpreter/tutors.

Educational services may be accessed in the regular classroom or in resource settings, based on each individual student's needs and the appropriateness of that setting in meeting those needs.  Each student's Individual Education Plan may include speech and language therapy, counseling and other related services, depending on individual needs. 

Who are we??

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Role Models

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Peers

On Staff Teachers of the Deaf, Interpreter/Tutors, Educational Assistants

On Staff Speech/Language specialist, Counselor, and School Psychologist trained to work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.

What do we offer?

Deaf Culture

Visual Learning Environment 
Sign supported English for hard of hearing students and children with cochlear implants
ASL and written English
Staff are trained in a variety of specialty areas relating to deafness and hearing loss
Rich environment fostering self-esteem
Assistive equipment for students
ASL classes for Non-Deaf students
Opportunities for Mainstreaming as well as small group and one-on-one resource room instruction
Extra-curricular opportunities with Interpreters and peers (Interpreting services are available)
Community Education and support for parents
 

Preschool/Kindergarten Program:

Provides a rich linguistic environment with many opportunities for experiential language development.  For children between the ages of three and six, hands and voices are used to assure that all students have full access to the wide array of information they need to develop to their potential - cognitively, socially, emotionally, and linguistically (develop listening, speech and sign language skills).  A team approach with parental involvement is viewed as a priority so we offer support to aid parents with communication, behavior and socialization issues.