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         Environmental issues that deaf students encounter e.g. noise and lighting

         Access to information

         Environmental discrimination

Negative Environment

         Bad lighting

         Inappropriate seating arrangements

         Background noise-traffic/crowd/music

         School Fire Alarm

         Announcements-school microphones/bells

         TV/Video subtitles

         Written information

         Telephone information

         Unaware staff in school/college/university

         Don’t wear or ask students for their radio-aid microphone

Positive Environment

         Good lighting conditions

         Good seating arrangements of seating

         Loop systems, visual directions, toilets, fire exit etc…

         Flashing lights for fire alarms and vibrating pagers

         Announcements assembly with PowerPoint

         Subtitles for all videos

         Information in plain English

         Ask and wear the students radio-aid microphone when the students are in the classroom, and make sure you and the student are both on the same frequency

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