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Hearing Early Opens More Doors: Long-Term Effects of Age at Implantation on Metaphor Comprehension in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cochlear Implants
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Malin Dahlby-Skoog; Tamara Kalandadze; Eva Karltorp; Björn Lyxell; Ulrika Löfkvist – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: There is solid evidence that an early age at cochlear implantation, which reduces the period of auditory deprivation, positively impacts early spoken language development. However, there is an urgent need for more research to understand the long-term effects of early implantation on higher linguistic skills, such as metaphor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hard of Hearing, Sensory Aids, Age Differences
The Swedish Institute for the Handicapped--A Survey.
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Swedish Inst. for the Handicapped, Bromma. – 1974
Briefly described are the financing, function, and organization of the Swedish Institute for the Handicapped established in 1968. Reported are increased funding by the Swedish government from 3.5 million Swedish kronas (Skr) in 1950/51 to over 200 million Skr (equivalent to 45 million U.S. dollars) in 1972/73 for technical aids and improved…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Electromechanical Aids, Exceptional Child Services
The Aids' Requirements of Children with Severe Multiple Handicaps and the People Looking after Them.
Anden, Gerd – 1984
The report presents findings from interviews with 10 families with children (4-19 years old) with severe mental retardation and multiple disabilities regarding the need for technical aids and adaptations in their homes. The following areas are addressed and examples of solutions proposed: hygienic aids (hot water adaptations, travel adaptations,…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment