The development of higher education for the disabled is one of the major concerns in China. As its important component, analysis and research for higher education for the deaf have been carried out by many scholars from different aspects. By interpreting the connotation of ecological niche and education ecology, this paper was based on a new perspective of ecological niche theory. It reviewed its present situation in China, analyzed features and disadvantages of its development. Using ecological factor analysis method, it redefined the path of the development of higher education of the deaf, that is, ability to adapt, ability to improve and ability which can occupy as three important factors.%残疾人高等教育的发展一直是备受国家关注的重要问题，聋人高等教育作为残疾人高等教育的重要组成部分，需要更多的学者不断从新的视角去研究与探索。借鉴生态位理论这一崭新的视角，将聋人高等教育融入其中，有利于更好地分析和把握现阶段我国聋人高等教育发展的特性。通过对聋人高等教育发展的生态因子分析方法，以适应能力、提升能力、占有能力作为支撑聋人高等教育发展的三个重要因素，重新定位聋人高等教育，对于促进其加快发展具有重要意义。
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