Tennis balls introduced to the classroom for a boy with deafness

For a 4-year old Luc Bordier, a hereditary innate hearing loss, tennis ball is not only a tool for playing with dogs, it seems to be a device that creates the best study environment in kindergarten classrooms, It is said that a tennis ball was installed in the chair.

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Luc can hear surrounding sounds by using a hearing aid, but it seems that you can get the best effect with little noise. Tennis balls were taken in, and balls were attached to all desks and chair legs. The noise such as when dragging the chair was alleviated by this, and Luc became able to concentrate on the voice of the teacher.

A movie showing the state of the tennis ball set in the classroom.
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A tennis ball that was necessary for a large amount is said to have been sent by a teacher named Joan Cruz to the National Tennis Association, and some of the 400 balls donated were also introduced to chairs in the library and art room It is said that it was done.