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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT][Athen] Recommendations on devices to help with hearing with in a classroom setting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I'm working with a student who has severe hearing loss in both ears and they have not yet been set up with hearing aids. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">They're having a very hard time hearing the professor and the conversation around them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">So I'm looking for any recommendations on devices or free apps that can help the student within the classroom setting?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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