Introduction. Despite the previously inaccessible opportunities for distance services that Internet provides for the modern generation of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students, research shows that they do not use its educational potential as efficiently as hearing people do. This situation brings us to the need of identifying special challenges and specifics of learning activities performed by DHH people in the digital environment, as well as applying evidence-based technologies aimed at solving these problems. This paper is an overview of studies on the learning profile and experience of DHH students in an electronic environment. Methods and materials. The materials used were full-text articles and scientific reviews, monographs and dissertations in English and Russian, presented in Google Scholar, Mendeley and eLibrary.Ru databases. Results. The analyzed studies prove that online learning experience of DHH students has its own specifics, characterized by the need for communication and support, visual information presentation, lack of skills for independent online learning, greater post-task fatique, varied individual preferences, etc. The study also revealed a number of technologies used to overcome the difficulties of teaching DHH people online including asynchronous discussions, gamification and micro-learning, the use of 3D models and augmented reality. Conclusion. Despite being a definite area of interest for scientific community, studies on DHH students learning in digital environment are relatively few. In general, they prove the perspectives of efficient learning via technology, provided that the educational process is organized taking into account their learning profile, and using adapted educational materials and technologies. © 2023 LLC Ecological Help. All rights reserved.
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