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HATs Aren't Just for Adults: Improving Communication Access in Childhood

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1.  Visual and/or vibrating alarms may be necessary for a child with hearing loss when he/she is sleeping not wearing hearing instruments at a distance from the sound source A & B all of the above

2.  Goals of HAT for children include: fostering independence ensuring safety access to written material A & B B & C

3.  Wake-up alarms are not needed until children leave the home for college or independent living. True False

4.  Recommendations for HAT should begin when children reach elementary-school age since infants and young children have not need for HAT beyond hearing instruments. True False

5.  For severe weather alerts, persons with hearing loss only need to rely on: community sirens family members friends and neighbors looking at the sky none of the above