International Journal of Innovative Research and Review ISSN: 2347 – 4424 (Online) An Online International Journal Available at http://www.cibtech.org/jirr.htm 2017 Vol. 5 (1) January-March, pp.1-5/Banoo et al. Research Article Centre for Info Bio Technology (CIBTech) 1 COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PHYSICAL DEFORMITY AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF ADOLESCENTS ON THE BASIS OF HOME, SOCIAL, SCHOOL AND EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT Jabina Banoo 1 , Naheed Vaida 1 , N.A Nadeem 2 and *Bilal Ahmad Bhat 3 1 Institute of Home Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar- 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India 2 Department of Education, Central University of Kashmir, Wanabal, Nowgam Bypass, 190015, Jammu and Kashmir, India 3 Division of Social Science, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir *Author for Correspondence ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to know the Adjustment of differently Abled Adolescents. Data was collected from 120 respondents (60 physically deformed and 60 hearing impaired Adolescents) in and around Jammu region of J&K State. The sample was drawn on the basis of purposive random sampling technique using HOSOCES Adjustment Inventory. The results obtained in this study showed that hearing impaired were more adjusted than physically deformed adolescents on the basis of home adjustment and social adjustment. Further, the results showed that emotionally hearing impaired depicted better adjustment than physically deformed adolescents. The researchers suggest that awareness should be created among people regarding the services being rendered by Government and Non-Government organizations. Keywords: Hearing Impaired, Physical Deformity, Adolescents, Gender, T-Test INTRODUCTION Adjustment is the individual’s meeting of his psychological demands and accepting himself. Positive self - regard is important for successful functioning in everyday life. The self-evaluation of members of minority groups such as deaf people, however, is challenged by prejudice toward them on the part of the majority society. Adjustment is the individual’s ability to fulfill his ps ychological needs and his self- acceptance as well as enjoying life without any types of conflicts and accepting social activities and participation in social activities. The ear and eyes are the gates of learning for mankind. The ability of communication is a crucial factor to thriving, working ability and emotional well-being. Man is highly dependent on senses from these he builds his world, learns to conceptualize and to reason. The five basic sense organs plays an important role in personality of an individual of all the five senses, audition is perhaps the most important sense organ since it is primary means by which we monitor or interact with linguistic environment. There are more than 600 million people with disabilities in the world today (UN Report, 2003). Deafness and hearing loss may be defined according to the degree of hearing impairment, which is determined by assessing a person’s sensitivity to loudness (Sound intensity) and pitch. The unit used to measure intensity is the decibel (db), the range of human hearing is approximately 0-130dB. Sound louder than 130dB are extremely painful to hear as conversational speech registers at 40-60dB. Deafness describes people whose bearing loss is in the extreme: 90db or greater. Deafness is defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as “a hearing impairment which is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, which adversely affects educational performance. Hard of Hearing, audition is deficient but remains somewhat functional. Individuals who are hard of hearing have enough residual hearing that, with the use of hearing aid, they are able to process human speech auditory. Deafness and hearing loss may be defined according to the degree of hearing impairment, which is determined by assessing a person’s sensitivity to loudness (Sound intensity) and pitch. The unit used to measure intensity is the decibel (dB), the range of