The types of investigations conducted by OIG Special Agents involve criminal activities such as frauds in subsidy, price support, benefits, and insurance programs; significant thefts of Government property or funds; bribery; extortion; smuggling; and assaults on employees.
What is APD? Auditory Processsing Disorder (APD) is a neurological defect that affects how the brain processes spoken language. This makes it difficult for the child to process verbal instructions or even to filter out background noise in the classroom.
The term Assistive Listening Systems (ALS) is a generic description of several different technologies that essentially do the same thing: they are used to improve the reception of speech for people with hearing loss in situations when it might be difficult or impossible to hear otherwise.