Analysis of questionnaire responses from 16 gifted programs serving hearing-impaired school-age students in the United States suggested that only 15 percent of the 877 gifted hearing-impaired students reported are enrolled in special programs for the gifted. An unusually high percentage of the gifted Ss were residential students from families…

This case study describes the Central Asylum for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb in Canajoharie, NY, a public school that existed from 1823 to 1835. The study illustrates how a small group of communities with limited funds met a need for the education of persons who were deaf. (Contains references.) (CR)

A nationwide survey examined the attitudes and opinions of 203 professionals regarding parent-professional involvement in the planning and implementation of goals and services for hearing-impaired infants and toddlers and their families, as required under Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (1986). Respondents…

A national survey of 134 instructional programs for hearing-impaired preschoolers gathered information about program size, age of referral, school-based versus home-based programs, communication methods, assessment, parent training, and programing strategies. The study found that problems continue in the ability of programs to provide quality…