Lisa Has a Moderate Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

question 15

Multiple Choice

Lisa has a moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.She wears behind-the-ear hearing aids.Recently her family moved to a small town and now Lisa attends a school that is not equipped with an FM sound system.Lisa has begun to suffer academically.Her social circle,on the other hand,has widened considerably.Lisa loves her new hometown.

• A)Lisa is experiencing a hearing handicap and disability.
• B)Lisa is experiencing a hearing handicap but not a hearing disability.
• C)Lisa is not experiencing a hearing handicap,but she is experiencing a hearing disability.
• D)Lisa is not experiencing a hearing handicap nor is she experiencing a hearing disability.

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