VOL. XXVIII, NO. 1
OCTOBER 1, 1986
L.I.C.A. moves facilities
to upper A-Wing
to upper A-Wing
by Sharon Kaufman
L.I.C.A. and the Regional Hearing Impaired Program moved their offices to a part of upper Awing this year. L.I.C.A., a low incidence program, provides special education programs and services to children with low incidence handicaps.
A low incidence handicap is a handicap that doesn't occur very often in a given population. The Regional Hearing Impaired Program, a subsidiary of L.I.C.A., deals with forty eight local schools from Evanston and the Lake Shore up to Lake Bluff and the west to Barrington Road.
The Regional Hearing Impaired Program administers tests to detect a hearing impairment in children and offers school programs for children with this handicap. This program is federally funded, but the individual school districts must pay for the school programs.
Parents of hearing impaired children never have to pay for these special services, this program is provided free to the public because of a law which states all children are entitled t a free and appropriate public education which also includes transportation to and from school.
A child's eligibility to use the regional hearing impaired program's services is determined by how much of an effect his hearing loss has on his language, his intelligence, his learning potential and rate of learning. After these facts are considered, the child might receive a hearing aid if it is beneficial for his needs.
L.I.C.A. and the Regional Hearing Impaired Program moved their offices to a part of upper Awing this year. L.I.C.A., a low incidence program, provides special education programs and services to children with low incidence handicaps.
A low incidence handicap is a handicap that doesn't occur very often in a given population. The Regional Hearing Impaired Program, a subsidiary of L.I.C.A., deals with forty eight local schools from Evanston and the Lake Shore up to Lake Bluff and the west to Barrington Road.
The Regional Hearing Impaired Program administers tests to detect a hearing impairment in children and offers school programs for children with this handicap. This program is federally funded, but the individual school districts must pay for the school programs.
Parents of hearing impaired children never have to pay for these special services, this program is provided free to the public because of a law which states all children are entitled t a free and appropriate public education which also includes transportation to and from school.
A child's eligibility to use the regional hearing impaired program's services is determined by how much of an effect his hearing loss has on his language, his intelligence, his learning potential and rate of learning. After these facts are considered, the child might receive a hearing aid if it is beneficial for his needs.
L.I.C.A. and the Regional Hearing Impaired Program have their central offices in Maine West. There are about eighteen employees that work out of this office: some are social workers, psychologists, audiologists, teacher consultants, clerical staff, as well as a computer programmer who works to keep track of special education students and the services that they receive.
A special service that the Regional Hearing Impaired Program offers is a parent/infant educational program for parents and their infants, up to the age of three. After the children reach this age, special programs and services are available to them in school.
Special education classes are taught at several locations in the vicinity of Des Flames, some of which include: Hersey High School, Forest View High School and Holmes Junior High.
Both L.I.C.A. and the Regional Hearing Impaired Program used to be located in a private school building in Niles before coming to Maine West. Mike Johann, a L.I.C.A. agency administrator, expressed why they decided to move. "We wanted to get back to a building owned by the public schools because we are an extension of the public school." They chose Maine West because of its good parking, central location, and proof rooms for hearing testing.
The employees of both these programs seem to be very happy at their new location at Maine West. Jackie Kimel, program coordinator of the Regional Hearing Impaired Program, stated, "We love it! Maine West has very pleasant surroundings. The maintenance staff has been very friendly and helpful. The students have a certain pride in the school and manage themselves well."
A special service that the Regional Hearing Impaired Program offers is a parent/infant educational program for parents and their infants, up to the age of three. After the children reach this age, special programs and services are available to them in school.
Special education classes are taught at several locations in the vicinity of Des Flames, some of which include: Hersey High School, Forest View High School and Holmes Junior High.
Both L.I.C.A. and the Regional Hearing Impaired Program used to be located in a private school building in Niles before coming to Maine West. Mike Johann, a L.I.C.A. agency administrator, expressed why they decided to move. "We wanted to get back to a building owned by the public schools because we are an extension of the public school." They chose Maine West because of its good parking, central location, and proof rooms for hearing testing.
The employees of both these programs seem to be very happy at their new location at Maine West. Jackie Kimel, program coordinator of the Regional Hearing Impaired Program, stated, "We love it! Maine West has very pleasant surroundings. The maintenance staff has been very friendly and helpful. The students have a certain pride in the school and manage themselves well."
