Hearing Impaired Program

Creating the right conditions for learning allows all students to learn. Getting the conditions right is the main goal for the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West Hearing Impaired Program. We provide educational interpreters, teachers of the deaf, and audiologist to school districts within the Lucas County and surrounding areas.

Our program is designed to meet the individual needs of the hearing impaired student within their language mode of American Sign Language (ASL), Transliterating, or Pidgin Sign English (PSE). Our licensed Educational Interpreter staff allows each student access to participate, feel included, be involved, and integrated into a general education classroom setting.

Our Audiologists provide hearing tests and evaluations for our hearing impaired students, recommend and maintain FM equipment, and readily share their expertise on classroom sound field amplification systems.

Our Teachers of the Deaf collaborate with the IEP team members to create a least restrictive environment for the hearing impaired student(s). This includes regular consultation with the team members and students. Direct and/or indirect services are provided based on individual needs. 

Along with the Educational team, the Teachers of the Deaf, the Audiologists, and the Educational Interpreters are an integral part of the Multi-Factored Evaluation (MFE) and Individual Education Plan (IEP) team.

Visit http://www.aslpro.com to learn more about sign language.

Visit http://www.ohioschoolforthedeaf.org/islr.aspx to learn more about Educational Interpreters.

Visit  http://training.esclakeeriewest.org to view educational resources (e.g., visuals, PowerPoints and websites). Once on the site, use the following steps to access the content:

  1. On the right-hand side of the page, click on  Courses
  2. Click on Center for Teaching and Learning
  3. Click on D/HH
  4. Click on "Log in as a guest"

Contact Us

Thomas Naveaux, Student Services Supervisor
Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West
2275 Collingwood Boulevard
Toledo OH 43620
Telephone: 419.246.3114
Fax: 419.246.3119
Email: tnaveaux@esclakeeriewest.org

Teachers of the Deaf (SSTC)                                 

Cindy Brossia
Email: cbrossia@esclakeeriewest.org

Amy Figliomeni
Email: afigliomeni@esclakeeriewest.org

Audiologists

Dan Riley
419.691.4443
Email: driley@esclakeeriewest.org
Allison Neidert
419.691.4443
Email: aneidert@esclakeeriewest.org