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"During the year we have taken delivery of a further Speech
Training Unit, which is of great use in the school. A number of
cases have tried the "Telesonic Induction Loop System." This
system is designed to provide high quality sound reproduction
while eliminating those restrictions on movement and classroom layout
which the earlier type of "fixed" installation demanded. This trial
is continuing, and we are expecting a supply of Medresco Transistor
Aids which are more powerful than the aids originally supplied to
the children, with the added advantage that they can be used at
home as an individual hearing aid and at school in the loop
induction system.
"Mr. Taylor of the School Dental Service attended the school
in September, and held a full dental inspection. A total of 159
minor treatments have been given by the nursing staff. An average
attendance of 86 per cent was recorded.
"Miss Smith, Educational Psychologist, made a number of
visits to the school for the purpose of examination.
"During the year we have received visits from Dr. Powell, Dr.
Poole, Dr. Whitmore, Senior County Medical Officer for Child
Health, Dr. Leung from Hong Kong, Dr. Carlotta of the World
Health Organisation, Mr. Cammock, Dr. Thould, Speech Therapists,
Teachers of the Deaf, Nursing Sisters, Health Visitors and Students
from Teachers Training Colleges."
During the year formal approval was received from the Ministry
of Education in regard to the provision of commercial transistor
aids. Pending the provision of Medresco transistor hearing aids,
commercial aids were obtained on the recommendation of Mr.
Cammock, the Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant appointed to the
school.
Through the generosity of the Parent/Teacher organisation
magnetic recording tapes were made available and a speech record
was made of every child attending the school.
Loop Induction Hearing Aid.—
Even with the best adjustment possible, an ordinary hearing
aid produces great distortion because of interference by background
noises. These noises cannot be eliminated in a class-room of small
children.
The Loop Induction system overcomes this difficulty by
providing direct communication between the teacher's microphone
and the child's ear-piece. The child's hearing aid incorporates a
three-position switch
(1) Listening Loop only.
(2) Normal microphone plus listening loop.
(3) Normal microphone only.
On position (1) it is possible to hear the teacher's voice clearly
despite noisy surroundings.