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Peer reviewedVernon, McCay – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1982
The association of hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa has been generally recognized as the genetic disorder of Usher's syndrome. The article reviews findings of this syndrome and suggests strategies for dealing with the clinical and psychological problems displayed by Usher's syndrome patients. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Deaf Blind, Etiology
Peer reviewedWillis, Richard G.; Vernon, McCay – American Annals of the Deaf, 2002
A study compared 58 patients who were deaf and 168 hearing patients at a facility serving youth with psychological disturbances. All of the children who were deaf and admitted at age 12 or younger had strong or confirmed indications of sexual abuse and 85 percent of the adolescents. Residential facilities are described. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Deafness
Peer reviewedVernon, McCay; Miller, Katrina R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2002
Discussion of issues involved in sexual abuse of deaf youth in schools considers characteristics of pedophiles and hebephiles and how sexual offenders are dealt with in the criminal justice system. It suggests ways to prevent sexual abuse of children who are deaf and what to look for in identifying deaf children who are being victimized. (Contains…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Criminals, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Vernon, McCay – J Speech Hearing Res, 1969
Paper presented at Institute for Aural Rehabilitation (Denver, Colorado, July 1968).
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Employment Patterns, Exceptional Child Research
