The article examines the current problem of training teaching staff to work with children with hearing impairments in the context of the implementation of state policy to ensure equal rights to education for persons with disabilities. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the current state of the system of training teachers-deafologists (pedagogues of the deaf) in higher educational institutions of Russia. Historical analysis shows that the system of training defectology personnel has gone through a long development path from the first courses to the modern multi-level system of higher education. The key stages in the development of professional training of specialists are identified: search (1918-1922), institutional (1923-1960), stabilization (1960s - early 1990s), innovative (1990s - 2000) and modernization (from 2000 to the present). Currently, education teachers of the deaf is carried out mainly in federal centers, and there is a significant centralization of educational programs. The analysis shows that existing programs are aimed at working with three main categories of students: deaf, hard of hearing and children with cochlear implants. It has been revealed that the modern training system is characterized by a number of features: centralization of educational programs in the country's leading universities, uneven distribution of personnel potential across regions, and lack of specialists to work with young children. Particular attention is paid to the problem of personnel shortage in the regions of Russia, where there is a shortage of qualified teachers of the deaf. The article emphasizes the need to develop regional specialist training programs taking into account local specifics and needs. Attention is focused on the importance of developing competencies among future teachers of the deaf in the field of psychological and pedagogical support, working with modern rehabilitation technologies and inclusive education.
Oleshova et al. (Thu,) studied this question.