The philosophy of the Southwest Cook County
Cooperative Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program is to foster language
acquisition to facilitate academic success, maximize socialization and
secure vocational opportunities. Each student is considered an
individual with unique abilities and needs, therefore he/she is in need
of an appropriate individualized educational plan. We believe the
communication approach to be used should vary based on student need,
however auditory, verbal and visual modes of communication are all
stressed. Related services are provided with an integrated approach in
an effort to support the self-advocacy, language/linguistic,
social/emotional, vocational and technological needs of this unique
population.
Instructional Program Design
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Instructional Program is housed in age
appropriate Public School classrooms for students ranging in age from 3
to 21 years. The program uses a multidisciplinaryteam approach
with services being provided by a classroom teacher, speech/language
pathologist, audiologist, social worker, transition/vocation specialist,
and psychologist. A strong effort is made to ensure parents/guardians
are a part of this team. The team works together to address the unique
academic, linguistic, social-emotional, and vocational needs of the deaf
and hard of hearing students. Students are provided with academic
opportunities in deaf and hard of hearing self-contained classrooms
using the standards based general education curriculum with or without
accommodations and modifications. There are also academic opportunities
available within the regular education classrooms when appropriate. A
wide variety of extra curricular opportunities with accommodations and
modifications are made available to the students.
Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education
6020 W. 151st Street | Oak Forest, IL 60452
(Telephone) 708-687-0900 | (TTY) 708-687-2151
(Fax) 708-687-5695
Program Supervisor Kim Mahoney kmahoney@swcccase.org (708) 342-5329
Program Secretary Jan Buckman jbuckman@swcccase.org (708) 342-5310
