Part C Eligibility Considerations for Infants or Toddlers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing was produced by a committee convened by the IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association and the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management to provide information that will assist people responsible for state Part C systems in:
- Making informed evidence-based decisions as they develop or review eligibility criteria related to infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing;
- Determining the appropriate personnel to participate in eligibility determination and the development of an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) to address service needs of the child and family; and,
- Providing resource information to families of children who do not meet the eligibility criteria established by the state’s Part C program.
The brief also includes a chart detailing the relationship between the of the degree of hearing loss to child development.
