Multiply disabled children with impaired hearing in schools in Serbia

Abstract

Recently, there has been an impression that in schools for children with impaired hearing there are more and more children who, besides hearing impairment, have one or more additional disabilities. This paper discusses the concept of multiple disabilities in children with impaired hearing and the criteria for classifying these children. Goal of the paper was to study how many multiply disabled children with impaired hearing there are in schools for children with impaired hearing in Serbia and what are the kinds of additional disabilities present in this population. Research was performed in all schools for children with impaired hearing in Serbia. We established that there are 76 pupils in those schools who, besides impaired hearing, have one or more additional disabilities. The paper presents in form of tables and charts the structure of the group of multiply disabled pupils with impaired hearing with respect to demographic variables and type of disability.

Poslednjih godina stiče se utisak da je u školama za decu oštećenog sluha sve više dece koja pored oštećenja sluha imaju jednu ili više dodatnih ometenosti. U radu smo razmotrili pojam višestruke ometenosti kod dece oštećenog sluha i kriterijume za razvrstavanje ove dece. Cilj rada je bio da se ispita koliko u školama za decu oštećenog sluha u Srbiji ima višestruko ometene dece oštećenog sluha i koje su vrste dodatnih ometenosti zastupljene u ovoj populaciji. Istraživanje je obavljeno u svim školama za decu oštećenog sluha u Srbiji. Utvrdili smo da se u pomenutim školama nalazi 76 učenika koji pored oštećenja sluha imaju jedno ili više dodatnih oštećenja. U radu je tabelarno i grafički prikazana struktura grupe učenika oštećenog sluha sa višestrukom ometenošću, s obzirom na demografske varijable i tip oštećenja.