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Memphis Oral School for the Deaf


MISSION STATEMENT

           The mission of Memphis Oral School for the Deaf is to develop the independent speaking and listening capabilities of hearing-impaired children. The objective is the integration of our children, with the necessary self-confidence and positive image, into their neighborhood schools. Our goal is to enable our students to become a part of, rather than apart from the world of sound.

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          The Memphis Oral School for the Deaf (MOSD), a nonprofit, nationally recognized program, has been serving deaf and hearing-impaired children in Memphis and the Mid-South since 1959.  The School is accredited by the Tennessee State Department of Education. It is affiliated with the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Washington, D.C. and OPTION, an international organization of auditory-oral schools. It is the only day school program for deaf and severely hearing- impaired children in the Mid-South where the emphasis is on listening (learning to use residual hearing) in the development of speech.

          MOSD offers eight comprehensive training programs:  Parent Training, Day School for Hearing-Impaired Children 2 thru 6 years of age, Speech Therapy, Cochlear Implant Mapping and Monitoring, Cochlear Implant Therapy, Before and after School Childcare, Consultation to School districts in the Mid-South, Hearing Conservation Program (presented to students in public, private, and parochial schools in Memphis and Shelby County), Training and Observation Site (for medical students, pediatric residents, audiologists, speech pathologists, educators and other professionals.

         It is known that 95% of all deaf children have some degree of residual (or usable) hearing. Through early identification, amplification, and intervention, MOSD is able to teach these children to listen and speak.  For the 5% of deaf children who have no evidence of residual hearing, there now exists a surgical procedure known as the cochlear implant—bringing sound to many of these deaf children for the first time in their lives. 

            MOSD graduates most often attend regular schools.  Through specialized training and improved technology (hearing aids, FM systems and/or cochlear implants), these children have learned how to use their residual hearing effectively to develop speech communication skills.  They are beginning their journey into a world of sound.