This course aims at giving the student the opportunity to understand Aural Rehabilitation, Auditory Verbal Therapy, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Impaired Children (characteristics, assessment & therapy approaches) and adult with hearing loss. Students will learn about the impact of hearing impairment on the development of speech, language, social, and functional aspect of an individual. Students will be introduced to different communication modalities and approaches of intervention for hearing impaired individuals. Particular Emphasis will be dedicated to Auditory Verbal Therapy to develop spoken language in hearing impaired children.