本研究主要在於探討聽覺障礙兒童輔助工具使用情形，及探討聽覺障礙者期望開 發的輔助工具類型；以「聽覺障礙補助工具使用調查表」蒐集聽覺障礙兒的聽力損失程度、 教育安置、常使用的輔助工具種類及主要的溝通方式與輔助工具使用之關係；並以訪談方式 蒐集啟聰教育教師在教學上常用的輔助工具，與輔助工具使用和維護的知能，及對輔助工具 知能進修的需求性等。 本研究以臺灣地區聽覺障礙學童家長和教師為調查及訪談對象，研究結果主要發現如下： 一、有 72 ％的聽障學童接受過學前教育。所有在學聽覺障礙學童皆領有殘障手冊，接受殘 障礙福利的情形頗為普遍。 二、安置啟聰學校（班）、啟聰幼兒班的聽障兒童，其聽力損失皆在中度以上。 三、聽覺障礙學童使用的輔助工具主要為助聽器，配戴的助聽器類型為耳掛型，每日平均配 戴時間為 6-8 時。 四、以口語及手語為主要溝通方式之聽覺障礙兒童，其主要使用的輔助工具為團體及個人助 聽器。聽覺障礙學童及其家長對輔助工具的使用和維護知能僅具普通程度。 五、家長對助聽器的期待包括：價錢更低、更方便、輕巧、耐用、靈敏度高、防水、更清晰 、耗電量低、少故障、美觀、隱藏式、戴起來舒適者。 六、家長希望國內開發的聽覺障礙補助工具種類：聲波直視器、電腦輔助教學軟體、聽輔儀 （ SUVAG ）、電視輔助器、中文聾人電傳電話（ TDD ）、全省性聽語障轉接服務；公共場 所中能設有助聽器迴線、聽障電話亭、閃示有火災的訊號、顯示有來車的訊號等。 七、啟聰教育教師平日最常使用的輔助工具為團體助聽器和個別助聽器，在使用上大致認為 可以操作，但在維護知能上，則表示有待加強。 八、啟聰教育教師在輔助工具使用及維護知能上，表示有再進修的需求，希望能偕同家長、 學童一起進修，並請學者專家與廠商共同配合提供課程，期理論與實際並進。

　　　　　The purpose of this study was to explore the condition of hearing impaired children in using the adaptive equipment. The Questionnaire for the use of hearing-impaired in adaptive equipment is used to gather the information about the relation between the hearing impairment degree, educational placement, communication method of hearing impaired children and the use of aids, as well as the types of commenly-used aids. Teachers working with the hearing-impairment are also visited in order to collect the information about the types of their teaching aids, their knowledge about the use and maintenance of aids, and their demand of futher studies about the aids, etc. In this study, parents and teachers of hearing impaired students in Taiwan are the ones being questioned and visited. The major results of this study are show below: 1.All the hearing impaired students in deaf schools (classes) and deaf preschool classes have a medium or above hearing impairment. 2.The hearing aids worn by most of the hearing impaired students are behind the ear aids, and the average wearing time is 6-8 hours per day. 3.For the hearing impaired students who use oral language or sign language as their major communication method, the mostly-used aids are group and individual hearing aids. The hearing impaired students and their parents only have common degree of knowledge in the use and maintenance of hearing aids. 4.Parents' expectations for the hearing aids include: cheaper, more convenient, handy, durable, highly sensitive, water-proof, more clear, low in power consumption, low in breakdown rate, beautiful, hidden type, and comfortable to wear. 5.Parents wish that the country could develop the following types of aids:sonic direct viewing device, computerised teaching software, hearing auxiliary gauge (SUVAG), TV auxiliary device, Chinese telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD), provincial transfer service for the hearing impaired; hearing aids circuit, telephone booth for the hearing impaired, fire signal, and coming-car signal, etc. to be set up in public locations. 6.The aids most commonly used by teachers working with the hearing-impaired student are group and individual hearing aids. Most of them think they can operate the aids in terms of use. However, in terms of knowledge about how to maintain the aids, they express the need to improve. 7.Teachers working with the hearing -impaired student express the demand of further studies in the use and maintenance of the aids. They hope to do the studies together with students and their parents. They also hope that scholars, experts, and manufactures can cooperate to offer lessons so as to combine theory and reality.