David,
I couldn't agree more. I had the same experience with deaf/hard of hearing students that you did. Having them in class was a reminder to me to slow down, to clarify, to check for understanding in a way that I tended to simply ASSUME when there was no one there whom I knew might be having communication issues. It also reinforces something we remind folks of all the time. Good teaching for students with disabilities is really just good teaching. Students with disabilities may NEED that extra attention to detail, but all students profit from it.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
