Update on FM system

[Guest guest]

& #65279;I had two thoughts on your FM question. First, many people do not

consider the " range of

options " for the use of an FM. They consider it to be exclusively for

the teacher and many of the

systems are designed so that they are difficult to use in any other

fashion. However, for adults,

the systems are used in very different ways, they use more readily

transferable transmitters,

directional mics etc. In my son's case we have found this approach to

be a better alternative.

During the time when he is talking, the teacher has the mic, but at

other times it is used as a kind

of talking stick. In discussion the kids don't talk until they have

the mic. This gives the best of

both worlds, letting him listen in the group, and have good access to

the teacher. He's in fifth

grade now, but we have used this type of arrangement since pre-school.

Second, if the audiologist will not consider alternatives and the team

is deferring to her, you are

entitled to ask for an independent educational evaluation, that is a

second opinion, provided by

someone with the same qualifications s the audiologist, but who is not

employed by the system.

Asking for such an IEE does not need to be a confrontational step.

Try the suggestion: " We seem

to have a difference of opinion here, how about if we bring in an

additional audiologist to look at

the class and see if he or she has some other ideas that might work. "

JMF

[Guest guest]

& #65279;I had two thoughts on your FM question. First, many people do not

consider the " range of

options " for the use of an FM. They consider it to be exclusively for

the teacher and many of the

systems are designed so that they are difficult to use in any other

fashion. However, for adults,

the systems are used in very different ways, they use more readily

transferable transmitters,

directional mics etc. In my son's case we have found this approach to

be a better alternative.

During the time when he is talking, the teacher has the mic, but at

other times it is used as a kind

of talking stick. In discussion the kids don't talk until they have

the mic. This gives the best of

both worlds, letting him listen in the group, and have good access to

the teacher. He's in fifth

grade now, but we have used this type of arrangement since pre-school.

Second, if the audiologist will not consider alternatives and the team

is deferring to her, you are

entitled to ask for an independent educational evaluation, that is a

second opinion, provided by

someone with the same qualifications s the audiologist, but who is not

employed by the system.

Asking for such an IEE does not need to be a confrontational step.

Try the suggestion: " We seem

to have a difference of opinion here, how about if we bring in an

additional audiologist to look at

the class and see if he or she has some other ideas that might work. "

JMF

[Guest guest]

& #65279;I had two thoughts on your FM question. First, many people do not

consider the " range of

options " for the use of an FM. They consider it to be exclusively for

the teacher and many of the

systems are designed so that they are difficult to use in any other

fashion. However, for adults,

the systems are used in very different ways, they use more readily

transferable transmitters,

directional mics etc. In my son's case we have found this approach to

be a better alternative.

During the time when he is talking, the teacher has the mic, but at

other times it is used as a kind

of talking stick. In discussion the kids don't talk until they have

the mic. This gives the best of

both worlds, letting him listen in the group, and have good access to

the teacher. He's in fifth

grade now, but we have used this type of arrangement since pre-school.

Second, if the audiologist will not consider alternatives and the team

is deferring to her, you are

entitled to ask for an independent educational evaluation, that is a

second opinion, provided by

someone with the same qualifications s the audiologist, but who is not

employed by the system.

Asking for such an IEE does not need to be a confrontational step.

Try the suggestion: " We seem

to have a difference of opinion here, how about if we bring in an

additional audiologist to look at

the class and see if he or she has some other ideas that might work. "

JMF