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Earbuds for Students with Multiple Disabilities
Try these earbuds with an over-the-ear hook for students with multiple disabilities or others who don't like to wear regular earbuds or headphones.
By Liz Eagan
I have a student with multiple disabilities who doesn’t like any of the headphones that have been tried (over-the-ear, noise-cancelling, earbuds) and nothing seems to work. He does not like the headphones that cover his ears completely. The earbuds seemed to work until he moved his head, but the cord would get hooked on the chest harness of his wheelchair and pull the earbud out of his ear. What to do?
I discovered an earhook model and they worked amazingly well! He was able to access his books and games on my iPad. While the earbud might pop out of his ear, he was still able to keep the hook part on his ear and still hear whatever he needed to from the iPad!!
