As Leeさん mentioned above, a deaf person can be 聴覚障害者 (ちょうかくしょうがいしゃ) and the deaf education is 聴覚障害教育 (ちょうかくしょうがいきょういく). However, "聴覚障害" covers both 聾 (ろう: deaf) and 難聴(なんちょう:hearing difficulties).
”聾” is also used like 聾学校(ろうがっこう): school for the deaf students, 聾教育(ろうきょういく): deaf education, 聾者(ろうしゃ): the deaf people, etc.