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Individualizing Deaf Education Services: More Important than Ever Before
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DesGeorges, Janet – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2013
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has always had "individual" as part of its spirit and its letter. However, as a parent and an advocate who has attended many Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, Janet DesGeorges has discovered that getting to "individual" can sometimes be a challenge,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Changing Trends within the Population of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Flanders (Belgium): Effects of 12 Years of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Early Intervention, and Early Cochlear Implantation
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De Raeve, Leo; Lichtert, Guido – Volta Review, 2012
The purpose of this study is to show the changing trends within the population of children who are deaf and hard of hearing in Belgium over the last 12 years. The combination of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening programs, early intervention, and cochlear implants have tremendously influenced the education and support of children who are deaf or…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Vocational Education, Sign Language, Foreign Countries
A Systematic Analysis of Audiological Services in EHDI
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Munoz, Karen F.; Bradham, Tamala S.; Nelson, Lauri – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. For audiological evaluation and services, 299 items were listed by 49 coordinators, and themes were identified within each SWOT category.…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Educational Opportunities, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
Integrating the Medical Home into the EHDI Process
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Munoz, Karen F.; Nelson, Lauri; Bradham, Tamala S.; Hoffman, Jeff; Houston, K. Todd – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. Related to how the medical home is integrated into the EHDI process, 273 items were listed by 48 coordinators, and themes were identified…
Descriptors: Child Health, Auditory Tests, State Surveys, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Head Angle and Elevation in Classroom Environments: Implications for Amplification
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Ricketts, Todd Andrew; Galster, Jason – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine children's head orientation relative to the arrival angle of competing signals and the sound source of interest in actual school settings. These data were gathered to provide information relative to the potential for directional benefit. Method: Forty children, 4-17 years of age, with and without…
Descriptors: Hearing (Physiology), Hearing Impairments, Classroom Environment, Auditory Tests