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Family survey results: Childre with def-blindness, who hve coclear implants

Center:

KS-Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2011

Contact Information:

Product Description:

A survey was sent out to 80 families of children with deaf-blindess who had been implanted. Seventy-one families responded. Data indicated that families were very satisfied with the implants and would elect surgery again. However, families felt that schools and interventionists were not prepared or trained to provide individualized intervention for their child.

Keyword(s):

family survey, deaf-blindness, cochlear implants

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

AER Journal

COVID-19 Related Data:

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