Title Page

THE IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION

PROGRAMME IN ENHANCING JOB PROSPECTS FOR PERSONS

WITH HEARING IMPAIRMRNT

BY

AJIBOYE OLUWAKEMI TEMITOPEMATRIC NO: FCES/OY/2011/30183

ANDOKOJIE OMONYEBHEN SONIA

MATRIC NO: FCES/OY/2011/30263

A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

REHABILITATION EDUCATION, SCHOOL OF SPECIAL

EDUCATIONFEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL) OYO,

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIRMENT FOR

THE AWARD OF NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION

(NCE) SPECIAL EDUCATION

DECEMBER, 2014.

CERFIFICATION

This research work was conducted by AJIBOYE,

Oluwakemi Temitope with Matric No:

FCES/OY/2011/30183 and OKOJIE, Omonyebhen Sonia

with Matric No: FCES/OY/2011/30263 Department of

Special for Rehabilitation Education / Economics,

Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo under

my supervision.

______________________

__________

Mr. O. O Aikomo

Date

Supervisor

DEDICATION

This project work is reservedly, willingly and

specially dedicated to God Almighty, the Author and

finisher of our faith, The Beginning and the End,

who guide and provided for all our needs throughout

our years in college, our parent CHIEF MR/ MRS

AJIBOYE and CHIEF MRS J.O OKOJIE.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All thanks and adoration to God Almighty for

sparing our lives till today, and giving us the

opportunity to contribute to knowledge. This work

wouldn’t have been made realistic if not by the

share grace of God via our parents.

Sincere appreciation goes to our parent, Chief

Mr. & Mrs. Ajiboye and Chief Mrs. J. O. Okojie for

their moral and financial support towards the

completion of this course of study may almighty

reward you abundantly. Special appreciation goes to

our supervisor Mr O.O Aikomo for patiently guiding

us in the writing and success of this project work.

Our hearts is opened to thank our dear friends

Adejoju Adekunle, Fakorede Ashiat, Adeleye Tobi,

Kunle, Deola, Dupe, Faith, Oluwagbemiga Joe,

Kingsley, tobanet Scenero, Adebayo Olaide, Olabiyi

Busayo, Oluwaseun Kehinde, Ligali, G-stickx,

Sinashitu, T-Money, Olaoye Tunde, Ajibola Akinsanya

and Olatunde Olusegun.

We cannot but thank our soul mates Mr Williams

Okpabi and Adeyinka and also our Fathers in the

Lord Pastor Abimbola Ololade Shola and Rev’d

Oyeleru Olalekan and our brothers and sisters Mrs

Salako Mayowa, Okojie Micheal, Ajiboye Abosede,

Ajiboye Obasanjo and Ajiboye Mathew, thanks for

making this project work come to reality.

Finally, all of you mentioned in this golden

leaflet of record have made an impression or

indelible mark of progress in our lives even those

who are not mentioned, thank you all.

ABSTRACT

The impact of any rehabilitation effort can only be perceived interms of end results, that is how it has impacted positively on jobplacement prospect of the hearing impaired, to this end, this soughtto justify the effect of community based rehabilitation programme.

The purpose of this work was to look into the community basedrehabilitation programme as an effective means of providing job forpersons with hearing impairment.

The research design employed in this work is the descriptivesurvey designed in gathering relevant information on the impact ofcommunity based rehabilitation programme through the use of (20)questionnaire which was administered by thirty teachers ofRehabilitation centre, Moniya, Ibadan It is therefore recommended that; the hearing impairedpersons should be equipped and properly guided with necessaryfacilities and skills needed for them to perform creditably in life.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS PAGES

Title Page...................................................i

Cerfification..............................................ii

Dedication.................................................iii

Acknowledgement............................................iv

Abstract.....................................................vi

Table Of Contents........................................vii

CHAPTER ONE..................................................1

1.0 Introduction...................................1

1.1 Background To The Study..........................1

1.2 Statement Of The Problem.........................2

1.3 Purpose Of The Study.............................3

1.4 Scope And Limitation Of The Study...................3

1.5 Significance Of The Study..........................4

1.6 Research Questions..............................5

1.7 Definition Of Used Terms..........................5

CHAPTER TWO..................................................7

2.0 Literature Review................................7

2.1 Concept Of Hearing Impairment.....................7

2.2 Causes Of Hearing Impaired Conditions...............8

2.3 Degree Of Heariing Loss..........................9

2.3.1 Age Of Onset Of Hearing Loss......................9

2.3.2 Types Of Hearing Impairment....................10

2.4 Classification Of Hearing Impairment................12

2.5 Effect Of Hearing Impairment......................12

2.6 Concept Of Community Based Rehabilitation Programme..14

2.7 Stages Involved In Community Based Rehabiltation Programme

In Enhancing Job Prospect For The Hearingimpaired......16

CHAPTER THREE..............................................23

3.0 Research Methodology...........................23

3.1 Introduction..................................23

3.2 Research Design................................23

3.3 Sample And Sampling Technique...................24

3.4 Research Instrument............................24

3.5 Procedure For Data Collecton......................25

CHAPTER FOUR................................................26

4.0 Data Analysis And Discussion Of Results..............26

4.1 Introduction.................................26

4.2 Interpretation Of Findings........................26

4.3 Discussion Of Findings...........................35

CHAPTER FIVE................................................40

5.0 Summary, Conclusion And Recommendation...........40

5.1 Summary.....................................40

5.2 Conclusion....................................41

5.3 Recommendation...............................41

References

Appendix

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Hearing impairment is the hearing loss that

prevents a person from receiving sounds through the

ear, it may be mild, moderate, severe or profound

which may hinder a person to be able to distinguish

sounds. The impairment may occur during pre-natal,

post natal and peri-natal stages. Adult or children

with hearing loss frequently experiences speech and

language deficit and exhibit lower academic

achievement and poor social emotional development

than their peers with normal hearing. Also, as a

result of their hearing loss, it is difficult for

them (hearing impaired person) to secure a job and

provide for themselves and their family needs.

Community based rehabilitation (CBR) focuses on

enhancing the quality of life for people with

disabilities (e.g the hearing impaired) and their

families; meeting basic needs; and ensuring

inclusion and participation, also in the aspect of

securing a job. It is a multi-sector all strategy

that empowers persons with disabilities to access

and benefit from education, employment, health and

social services. C.B.R is implemented through the

combined effort of people with disabilities, their

families and communities, relevant Government and

non-Governmental Organizations, health, educational

organization, social and other services.

The guidelines of community based

rehabilitation is to provide practical suggestion

to program managers on how to develop or strengthen

community based program to be inclusive of people

with disabilities and their families. Community

based rehabilitation is implemented through the

impaired combined effort of the disable people,

their families, communities and representatives of

the appropriate health, education, Vocational or

social sectors.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Most jobs in our societies require some degree

of interactive verbal communication which is likely

to be one of the problems which is being

encountered by person with hearing loss, one must

be able to communicate effectively with co-workers,

the public and most importantly one’s supervisor.

As a result of their hearing loss, they may find it

difficult to secure a job in the society

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

This study looks into the community based

rehabilitation program as a source of providing job

for the hearing impaired. This will enhance the

individual’s career development or enable the

individual to make more effective career decision.

The study will serve as a good reference to the

researchers who is interested in the field of this

study and also to be able to scrutinize the effort

of the community based rehabilitation program on

the person with hearing impairment also, with its

effectiveness.

1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study examines the impact of community

based rehabilitation program in enhancing job

prospect for person with hearing impairment. Also,

this research work is limited to Akinyele local

government of Oyo State.

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The aim of this study would be highlighted as follow;

a.The community based rehabilitation program

serve as an effective strategy for creating job

opportunity for person with hearing impairment.

b.Its aim at providing advice and support

services for person with hearing impairment

c.It will help the person with hearing impairment

to partake in workshop training that will make

independent

d.It will help in enhancing the quality of life

and ensuring employment opportunity for person

with hearing impairment

e.IT will help to ensure empowerment

opportunities for person with hearing

impairment

f.It will help to ensure empowerment and

community mobilization of person with hearing

impairment and their families

1.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.Does community based rehabilitation programme

create a hopeful future for person with hearing

impairment?

2.Does community based rehabilitation programme

enhance job prospect for the hearing impaired

3.How the community based rehabilitation

programme secure job that will make the person

with hearing loss be totally independent?

4.What are the stages which the community based

rehabilitation programme involve in enhancing

job prospect for the hearing impaired person?

1.7 DEFINITION OF USED TERMS

Hearing Impairment: This covers the entire range of

auditory disorder, encompassing not only deafness,

but also people with very mild loss who may

understand speech without difficulty.

Community Based Rehabilitation: It is a multi-

sectoral strategy that empowers persons with

disabilities to access and benefit from education,

employment, health and social services in a given

community.

Hearing Impaired: It is technically accurate

description of someone whose is hearing partially

or who does not hear at all.

Job: This is a piece of work, especially a specific

task done as part of the routine of one’s

occupation or for an agreed price

Job placement: simply means placement of an

individual in jobs that match their abilities.

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 CONCEPT OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT

Hearing impairment is a genetic term used to

describe the range of hearing loss [from mild to

profound] that does not allow an individual [person

with hearing impairment] too make use of the ear

properly.

According to Sokale (1997)

“hearing impairment is a serious impediment

to normal language development of the concerned

children as what one hears at the development

stage. In other word, good speech is consequential

to perfect hearing. The early the hearing loss

manifests itself in a child, the more difficulty he or

she will have in the development of language”.

According to the above statement, it is clear

that hearing impairment covers the entire range of

auditory disorders, and which affects the language

development of the hearing impaired persons.

2.2 CAUSES OF HEARING IMPAIRED CONDITIONS

Hearing impairment condition can be considered

under three stages, the period before birth (pre-

natal), during birth (peri-natal), and after birth

which is also known as post-natal Okuoyibo and

Adelowo (2004). The hearing mechanisms contain the

smallest bone in the body and some of the most

fragile structure permanent sensory-neural hearing

loss can result when those vulnerable mechanism

fail to form correctly as a result of generic or

developmental mis-shape or are damaged by viral or

bacterial infections (e.g rubella, syphilis,

measles and meningitis) by ototoxic drugs (e.g some

members of the group of antibiotics whose name ends

with “mycin”) by trauma. A strong risk factor for

hearing impairment in children is low birth weight

(Van Naarden and De Coufle 1999) and admission into

neonatal intensive care unit for forty-eight (48)

hours or longer (Kennedy 2000). This later risk

factor has increased greatly in recent years

(Bamiou 1999). Presumable as a result of improved

medical technologies and procedures helping very

low weight and low premature babies survive in

greater number. Occasionally, children are born

with one or both ear canals absent, often with a

malformed or absent outer ear. This is called

congenital artesian and gives rise to a conductive

hearing impairment that will remain until an

artificial ear canal is created surgically. The

commonest form of hearing loss, otitis media, which

is of the conductive type of loss is related in

part of life style.

2.3 DEGREE OF HEARIING LOSS

The degree of hearing loss is usually described

being mild, moderate, severe or profound and is

placed on a form called audiogram. However, it must

be understood that the degree of hearing loss will

not be in itself, a reliable indicator of the

impact of that hearing loss on a children’s

development, numerous other factors must be

considered.

2.3.1 AGE OF ONSET OF HEARING LOSS

Childhood hearing impairment of any degree can

affect language development, the age at onset of

the loss is important. All else being equal a

hearing impairment acquired after the development

of normal language skills will have a much loss

disabling effect than a loss present at birth soon

after.

2.3.2 TYPES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT

There are three (3) basic types of hearing loss:

a.Conductive loss: A conductive loss refers to a

decrease in sound caused by a problem in the

outer or middle ear. Such loss indicates normal

inner ear activity and is usually treatable

with either medical or surgical intervention.

b.Sensori-neural Loss: This refers to a problem

located in the inner ear or along the nerve

pathway between the inner ear and the brain.

This type of loss may be caused by ageing,

infection or other disease, noise exposure or

it may be related to a genetic disorder. Such

loss is usually permanent and not treatable.

c.Mixed Loss: It refers to both conductive and

sensori-neural loss occurring at the same time.

While the conductive component may be treated,

the sensori-neural component is permanent.

The first two mentioned hearing loss are

quantitatively different from each other. With

conductive loss, sound can be inaudible but if made

loud enough are understandable, sensori-neural

hearing losses can cause both inaudibility and

sound distortion, using a radio analogy, conductive

hearing loss has an effect similar to turning down

the radio’s volume, while sensori –neural

impairment loss has an effect analogous to radio

with the volume turned down and turned off station.

Conductive hearing loss is the commonest form

of childhood hearing loss, generator around twenty

four (24) million people visit the doctor. So many

different terms have used to describe this

including, ear infections, middle ear diseases,

disorder and are technically otitis media. This

term is simply a Latin word from middle ear that is

likely to affect the hearing. It is believed that

most children experience one or two bouts of otitis

media in their early years (Blue stone and Klein

1998). Despite this high prevalence in general

otitis media is seldom serious in term of its

impact on development.

2.4 CLASSIFICATION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT

i. Mild: Without hearing aid, Children with a mild

hearing impairment will probably hear quite

normally when close to a speaker and a quiet

condition. At a distance or in a noisy setting,

that same child is likely to be able to detect

speech but might have some difficulty in

understanding it fully (Bess 1999).

ii. Moderate: A moderate hearing impairment will

cause even greater difficulties in hearing

Speech and children with this degree of

impairment will be at a greater advantage.

iii. Severe/Profound: Attainment level in language

and academic skills are typically low.

2.5 EFFECT OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT

i. It causes delay in the development of receptive

and express communication skills (speech and

language).

ii. The language deficit causes learning problems

that result in reduced academic achievement

iii. Communication difficulties often lead to social

isolation and poor self-concept

iv. The gap between the vocabulary of children with

normal hearing and those with hearing loss

widens with age.

v. Children with hearing loss do not catch up

without intervention

vi. Children with hearing loss have difficulty in

understanding words with multiple meanings, for

example the word bank can mean the edge of a

stream or a place where we put money

vii. Children with hearing loss comprehend and

produce shorter and simpler sentences than

children with normal hearing

viii. Children with hearing loss often cannot hear

words ending such as ‘s’ and ‘ed’. This leads

to misunderstanding and mis-use of verb tense

pluralization, non-agreement of subject and

verb and possessives.

ix. Children with hearing loss may not hear their

own voices when they speak. They may speak too

loudly or not loud enough. They may have a

speaking pitch that is too high. They may sound

like they are mumbling because of poor stress,

poor inflection or poor rate of speaking

x. Children with hearing loss have difficulty with

all areas of academic achievement, especially

reading and mathematical concept.

xi. It may have an impact of vocational choices.

2.6 CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

Community based rehabilitation programme (CBRP)

is a system which envisage/attempt using resources

of man power and materials within the community to

promote the integration of the persons with

disability (e.g the hearing impaired) in all

spheres of life and activities and ensuring the

inclusion and participation and also in the aspect

of securing a job for them to be totally

independent. Community based rehabilitation

programme can be regarded as the practice of

entrusting members of the family and the community

with the task performing rehabilitation functions,

it helps the disabled person to be rehabilitated in

their community in a centre (rehabilitation

centre) making use of available raw materials in a

grounded locality.

Rehabilitation centre is an organization of

professional and para-professional staffs

interacting as a term in a facility designed to

help people with physical and psychological

activities to to acquire the skills necessary to

become functionally independent and enjoy a greater

quality of life. The professionals may include

physicians, nurses, social workers, speech and

language pathologist, vocational therapist,

autotist, e.t.c, so that the disable and his family

to begin the development of functional skills.

The idea is that the disable person, i.e, the

hearing impaired, can be vocationally trained

without necessary separating him/her from his

parents and other family members. The whole idea is

not to set up a sophisticated and expensive

rehabilitation centre as is the case in urban

centres. Instead, it aims at training the impaired

individual in their community on various locations

such as poultry keeping, animal husbandry, sowing,

shoe making, leather works, e.t.c, the

rehabilitation centre also provide education for

the person with disability (hearing impaired).

2.7 STAGES INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY BASED REHABILTATION

PROGRAMME IN ENHANCING JOB PROSPECT FOR THE

HEARINGIMPAIRED

The rehabilitation team or agency laid down the

stages involved in community based rehabilitation

programme in enhancing job prospect for the hearing

impaired. There are five stages in the provision of

rehabilitation services, these are:

a.Assessment

b.Teaching and learning

c.Job placement and follow- up

d.Evaluation and programme evaluation

a.ASSESSMENT

This takes place at several levels which are

eligibility, determination; personal adjustment

assessment provides the cornerstone on which

rehabilitation services are built. Assessment is

the process in which the present needs and skill

level of rehabilitation clients are determined.

Assessment enables the centre or agency to obtain

well documented information about the client on

which to base the instrumental plan.

Assessment takes places in a several place such

as eligibility, determination, this measure whether

the individual need the criteria for service. The

rehabilitation counselor co-ordinate a medical

examination on the client and completes in take

procedure/admission, procedure for the

rehabilitation. The rehabilitation counselor

interview the candidate and his guidance in order

to obtain information about his/her present health

status, educational history, medical history,

vocational history, rehabilitation history,

psychological test history personal characteristics

e.t.c. All the client information is stored in

his/her case file and enable the rehabilitation

team to access the candidate medically,

educationally, socially, psychologically and

vocationally. The result of the assessment guides

the rehabilitation counselor in identifying the

kind of services that would be provided to the

client by the centre of agency. The rehabilitation

teacher conduct personal adjustment assessment of

the child through interview and observation and

also draw a plan of activities and theme or topics

to be taught to the client who made rehabilitation

programme plan in addition, the vocational

specialist assess the client vocationally to find

out his areas of interest and how capable the

client is for the kind of vocational training

he/she may be interested in.

PLANNING

This stage helps in planning the case record in

order to provide valuable information for the

planning services, programme plans are written,

such a plan contain details of the sequence of

steps, through which rehabilitation programme is

accomplished.

Three plans are usually required which are:

i. Individual Written Rehabilitation Programme

Plans (IWRPP): The IWRPP is the most general of

the three plans and it is written by vocational

rehabilitation counselor after a closed

conduction on the client. The IWRPP describe

which of the agency serves such as personal

adjustment/vocational training is to be

provided to the client.

ii. Service Plan: This is written by the

rehabilitation teacher after he has access the

client personal adjustment. The personal

adjustment assessment reveals which skill areas

needed to be taught to the client. The service

plan, therefore list some specific skills

within each of the subject area taught by the

rehabilitation teacher. These skills are the

one which the client should acquire in the

course of rehabilitating exercise for example,

such a list of skill that will be taught

include handwriting and some daily living skill

such as washing, sweeping the floor e.t.c.

iii. Lesson Plan: This is also prepared by the

rehabilitation teacher. It results from the

assessment of the learner needed within

specific outlines of the individual lesson to

be provided.

b.TEACHING AND LEARNING

In this stage, the rehabilitation teacher

teaches the client (the hearing impaired person)

how to do various things such as service plan,

whereby he assess the client which reveal which

skills are needed to be taught to the client. The

hearing impaired on the other hand, plans as he/she

is being t taught and acquires the necessary

skills.

c.JOB PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW UP

After the client has been provided with all the

necessary training, efforts can be made by the

rehabilitation team to assist him in getting a job.

After securing for him a job, the rehabilitation

team should maintain good and consistent contact

with the client. Visit should be made by the

rehabilitation team to the client place of work

from time to time to see how he is doing or

performing on the job. Discussion can also be held

with the client employer or boss to determine

whether the client’s performance on the job is

satisfactory.

d.EVALUATION AND PROGRAMME TERMINATION

If the client (hearing impaired) is doing well

at work and his superior officers find his work

satisfactory, it is an indication that the

rehabilitation programme has been successful and

can then be terminated. Any member of services can

be provided by the rehabilitation agency, namely:

i. Guidance and counseling

ii. Physical and mental restoration

iii. Vocational and other services including

remedial education

iv. Monitoring maintenance and transportation

during the period of the rehabilitation

programme.

v. Services to the family considered necessary to

the adjustment of the rehabilitation client.

vi. Interpreting services to the hearing impairment

vii. Reading and personal adjustment services

viii. Provision of tele-communication and other

technological aids.

ix. Placement in suitable employment.

x. Post-employment services, if the client job is

in jeopardy.

xi. Assistance In obtaining occupational licenses,

tools, equipment and initial task, i.e. initial

take-up grant for small businesses

xii. Job coaching services

xiii. Assistance in obtaining other goods and

services that might aid the client in getting a

job

In conclusion, community based rehabilitation

programme, because of their impact (positive) in

our society for enhancement of job prospect for

person with hearing impairment cannot be neglected.

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 INTRODUCTION

This is designed to find out the impacts of

community based rehabilitation programme in

enhancing job prospects for person with hearing

impairment. This chapter therefore deals with

methods and procedure adopted in conducting the

study.

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN

The method employed for this study is the

descriptive survey designed in gathering relevant

information of the impact of community based

rehabilitation programme in enhancing job prospects

for the person with hearing impairment. Thirty

teachers in Moniya rehabilitation center Ibadan,

Akinyele local government area, were used as sample

for the study.

3.3 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

The research sample was carried out at Moniya

rehabilitation center, Ibadan, the researchers made

use of (30) thirty teachers.

3.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

The research instrument that will be used for

this study is a structured questionnaire. The

questionnaire will be administered to thirty

teachers in order to obtain relevant information on

the impacts of community based rehabilitation

programme in enhancing job prospects for the

persons with hearing impairment.

This questionnaire will be used to elicit

responses from the teachers, the questionnaire

contains twenty (20) questions and it is divided

into two sections A and B. Section A is to collect

personal data from the respondent such as sex,

status, qualification and teaching experience.

Section B consists of twenty (20) research

questions that will be answered by the participant.

The rating technique that will be used for the

set of questionnaire has a four point scale of

Agreed (A), strongly Agreed (SA), Disagree (D), and

Strongly Disagree.

3.5 PROCEDURE FOR DATA COLLECTON

Questionnaire of the data will be based on the

information collected through questionnaire and to

allow for proper interpretation of data collected,

the researcher used the results obtained and this

consist of the sex distribution table,

qualification distribution table.

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

4.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter deals mainly with the presentation

and interpretation of data collected from

respondent on the impact of community based

rehabilitation programme in enhancing job prospect

for persons with hearing impairment in Akinyele

local Government of Oyo State.

4.2 INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS

SECTION A

Table 1: Sex Distribution table

SEX MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Frequency 12 8 20

Percentage 60% 40% 100%

The above table shows that out of 20 teachers,

12(60%) of them are male, while 8(40%) of them are

female.

Table 2: Marital status distribution table

MARITAL

STATUS

MARRIED SINGLE TOTAL

Frequency 5 15 20

Percentage 25% 75% 100%

The above table indicates that out of the 20

teachers 5 (25%) are married, while 15 (75%) are

single.

Table 3: Qualification distribution table

QUALIFICATION NCE/DIPLOMA DEGREE P.HD TOTAL

Frequency 12 7 1 20

Percentages 60% 35% 5% 100%

The above table indicates that out of the 20

teachers, 12(60%) are NCE holder, 15(75%) are

degree holder, while 1 (5%) is a P.hd holder.

Table 4: Teaching experience distribution table.

YEAR 1YEAR 2 YEARS 5 YEARS TOTAL

Frequency 11 6 3 20

Percentag

e

55% 30% 15% 100%

SECTION B

S/

N

QUESTIONS A SA D SD

1 Community Based

rehabilitation

programme should

be encourage in

the society

6(30%) 10(50%

)

1(5%) 3(15%)

2 Community based

rehabilitation

programme can

help in providing

job for the

hearing impaired

5(25%) 8(40%) 2(10%) 5(25%)

3 Hearing impaired

person should

rely solely on

community based

rehabilitation

programme

5(25%) 8(40%) 2(10%) 5(25%)

4 Community based

rehabilitation

programme

provides a

hopeful future

for person with

hearing impaired

5(25%) 5(25%) 7(35%) 3(15%)

5 Individual with

hearing

4(20%) 7(35%) 3(15%) 6(30%)

impairment do not

need community

based

rehabilitation

programme in the

process of

achieving their

goal in life

6 Community based

rehabilitation

programme can

help the hearing

impaired person

to be totally

independent

4(20%) 4(20%) 5(25%) 7(35%)

7 Individual with

hearing

impairment have

difficulty with

all areas of

academic

achievement

3(15%) 5(25%) 4(20%) 8(40%)

8 Community based

rehabilitation

programme do

encounter problem

in job placement

of person with

hearing

impairment

_ 6(30%) 5(25%) 9(45%)

9 Only hearing

impaired person

can benefit from

community based

rehabilitation

programme

_ 2(10%) 10(50%

)

8(40%)

10 Community based

rehabilitation

programme should

be included in

the special

education policy

8(40%) 8(40%) _ 4(20%)

11 Hearing impaired

person do not

encounter problem

_ 3(15%) 7(35%) 10(50%

)

in the process of

getting a job in

the society

12 Hearing impaired

person do without

community based

rehabilitation

programme

_ 2(10%) 8(40%) 10(50%

)

13 Community

rehabilitation

programme can

only be conducted

and directed by

special educators

only

_ _ 8(40%) 12(60%

)

14 Rehabilitating

the individual

with hearing loss

is very essential

10(50%

)

5(25%) 1(5%) 4(20%)

15 Community based

rehabilitation

can help an

individual with

hearing

impairment make

use of the ear

properly again

5(25%) 5(25%) _ 10(50%

)

16 The impact of

community based

rehabilitation

6(30%) 5(25%) 3(15%) 6(30%)

programme for

person with

hearing

impairment cannot

be over-

emphasized

17 Individual with

hearing

impairment can

make it with or

without the

existence of

community based

rehabilitation

programme

7(35%) 10(50%

)

2(10%) 1(5%)

18 The existence of

community based

rehabilitation

programme has

brought about a

decrease in

segregation among

the person with

hearing

impairment and

their hearing

counter part

8(40%) 12(60%

)

_ _

19 The in-enablement

to communicate of

the person with

9(45%) 11(55%

)

_ _

hearing loss has

created a problem

of getting a job

in the society

20 Parent of persons

with hearing

impairment should

be rest- assured

with the

existence of

community based

rehabilitation

programme for the

success of their

ward

5(25%) 8(40%) 3(15%) 4(20%)

4.3 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

The findings identify according to the

responses of the teachers as shown in the data

represented above are discussed as follows;

In question 1, 80% agreed on the statement that

community based rehabilitation programme should be

encouraged in the society while 20% disagreed.

Question 2, 65% agreed that community based

rehabilitation can help in providing job for the

hearing impaired individual, while 35% disagreed on

the statement

Question 3, 65% of the respondent agreed that

community based rehabilitation programme provides a

hopeful future for persons with hearing impairment,

while 35% disagreed on the statement.

In question 4, 50% agreed that hearing impaired

individual should rely solely on the community

based rehabilitation programme while 50% disagreed

Question 5, 55% agreed that community based

rehabilitation programme can help the hearing

impaired persons to be totally independent, while

45% disagreed.

Question 6, 40% agreed that individual with hearing

impairment do not need community based

rehabilitation programme in achieving their goal in

life while 60% disagreed on the statement.

In question 7, 40% agreed that individual with

hearing impairment have difficulty with all area of

academic achievement, while 60% disagreed on the

statement.

Question 8, 30% of the respondents agreed that

community based rehabilitation programme encounter

problem in job placement of persons with hearing

impairment, while 70% disagreed.

Question 9, 10% agreed that only hearing impaired

person can benefit from community based

rehabilitation program, while 90% disagreed on the

statement.

Question 10, 80% agreed that community based

rehabilitation programme should be included in

special education policy, while 20% disagreed.

Question 11, 15% agreed that hearing impaired

person do not encounter problem in the process of

getting job in the society, while 85% disagreed on

the statement.

In question 12, 10% agreed that hearing impaired

person cannot do without community based

rehabilitation programme, while 90% disagreed

In question 13, 100% disagreed that community based

rehabilitation programme can only be conducted by

special educator alone.

Question 14, 75% agreed that rehabilitating the

individual with hearing loss is very essential,

while 25% disagreed

Question 15, 50% agreed that community based

rehabilitation programme can help an individual

with hearing impairment make use of the ear

properly again, while 50% disagreed on the

statement.

Question 16, agreed that the impacts of community

based rehabilitation programme in enhancing job

prospect for person with hearing impairment cannot

be overemphasized, while 45% disagreed.

Question 17, 85% agreed that individual with

hearing impairment can make it with or without the

existence of community based rehabilitation

programme, while 15% disagreed on the statement.

In question 18, 100% agreed that the existence of

community based rehabilitation programme has

brought about decrease in segregation among the

persons with hearing impairment and their hearing

counterpart

Question 19, 100% agreed that the enablement to

communicate of the person with hearing loss has

created a problem of getting a job in the society.

Question 20, 65% agreed that parent of person with

hearing impairment should be rest-assured with the

existence of community based rehabilitation

programme for the success of their ward, while 25%

disagreed on the statement.

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 SUMMARY

This research work has been able to find out

the impacts of the community based rehabilitation

programme in enhancing job prospects for a person

with hearing impairment. The researcher gave

different ways in which community based

rehabilitation programme could be effective to the

hearing impaired children by looking at different

views of different authors. The method used in the

in the project is the descriptive survey method to

gather information through the use of

questionnaire. The samples of the study were thirty

selected teachers of Rehabilitation centre, Moniya,

Ibadan.

Finally, the data collected were analyzed

through the use of frequency distribution table and

the use of simple percentage to make the data

meaningful.

5.2 CONCLUSION

However, from the opinion of the respondent

gathered by the researchers, it is worth to note

that there is the need for community based

rehabilitation programme in enhancing the job

prospects for the hearing impaired individual. As a

result of this, community based rehabilitation

programme in enhancing job prospect for the hearing

impaired individual. As a result of this, community

based rehabilitation programme should be included

at all levels of an individual with hearing

impairment, In addition, community based

rehabilitation programme is very important in the

enhancement of job prospects for the hearing

impaired person

5.3 RECOMMENDATION

The research result made it clear that hearing

impaired children are not idiots, especially those

that are exposed to school. They are able to

perform well in all areas of life especially in

academics, if the hearing impaired persons are

guided properly and equipped with necessary

facilities and skills needed for them to perform

creditably.

However, the following recommendations will

help in improving the life of the hearing impaired

individual through the existence of community based

rehabilitation programme.

All schools should be encouraged to undertake

community based rehabilitation programme and take

individual differences and knowledge into

consideration during teaching and learning process

in the class of hearing impaired children.

Community should also enhance and support the need

for community based rehabilitation programme,

through this, the hearing impaired individual will

not be seen as been useless or as burden.

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London: HoitRinchart and Winston Publisher.

Bess, A. B. (1999) Instructional Need for Children

with Hearing Impairment, Milton Keynes: Open

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Kennedy C. R. (2000). Neonatal Screening for

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APPENDIX

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL),

P.M.B 1089, OYO, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.

Dear Respondent,

This questionnaire is designed to find out the

impacts of community based rehabilitation programme

in enhancing job prospects for persons with hearing

impairment.

SECTION A

Personal data

Instruction: Tick (V) the appropriate response column

Sex: Male ( ) Female ( )

Marital Status: Married ( ) Single

( )

Qualification: NCE/Diploma ( ) Degree ( )

Ph.D ( )

Years of experience: 1 Year ( ) 2 Years ( ) 5

years and above ( )

SECTION B

Please respond to the under-listed statements by

taking (V) where is applicable.

A – Agreed

SA- Strongly agreed

D – Disagree

SD – strongly disagreed

S/

N

QUESTIONS A SA D SD

1 Community Based rehabilitation

programme should be encourage in

the society

2 Community based rehabilitation

programme can help in providing

job for the hearing impaired

3 Hearing impaired person should

rely solely on community based

rehabilitation programme

4 Community based rehabilitation

programme provides a hopeful

future for person with hearing

impaired

5 Individual with hearing impairment

do not need community based

rehabilitation programme in the

process of achieving their goal in

life

6 Community based rehabilitation

programme can help the hearing

impaired person to be totally

independent

7 Individual with hearing impairment

have difficulty with all areas of

academic achievement

8 Community based rehabilitation

programme do encounter problem in

job placement of person with

hearing impairment

9 Only hearing impaired person can

benefit from community based

rehabilitation programme

10 Community based rehabilitation

programme should be included in

the special education policy

11 Hearing impaired person do not

encounter problem in the process

of getting a job in the society

12 Hearing impaired person do without

community based rehabilitation

programme

13 Community rehabilitation programme

can only be conducted and directed

by special educators only

14 Rehabilitating the individual

with hearing loss is very

essential

15 Community based rehabilitation can

help an individual with hearing

impairment make use of the ear

properly again

16 The impact of community based

rehabilitation programme for

person with hearing impairment

cannot be over-emphasized

17 Individual with hearing impairment

can make it with or without the

existence of community based

rehabilitation programme

18 The existence of community based

rehabilitation programme has

brought about a decrease in

segregation among the person with

hearing impairment and their

hearing counter part

19 The in-enablement to communicate

of the person with hearing loss

has created a problem of getting a

job in the society

20 Parent of persons with hearing

impairment should be rest- assured

with the existence of community

based rehabilitation programme for

the success of their ward