The paper reviews data on the size and major characteristics of the population of rubella deafened children, with emphasis on those born during 1963-65. The focus is on the impact that this large group of deaf youngsters will have on postsecondary educational institutions and rehabilitation agencies during the decade of the 1980s. (Author)

Scientific inquiry too often focuses on "what's wrong" and not "what's right" with deaf children, including those with maternal rubella. Failure to succeed should not ignore factors other than etiology, including educational and communicative factors. (Author)

Summarizing salient information from the preceding papers (EC 132 316-326), the author cites nine major issues and recommendations, including the fact that considerable underutilized legislation should be brought to bear on the needs of children and adults with rubella. (Author)

The first of thirteen papers presented at a 1980 conference on rubella-caused deafness provides an overview of the problems involved in advocacy, organization, and planning of services. (CL)

While the United States rubella immunization program has controlled epidemic rubella, endemic rubella activity still occurs and affects primarily adolescents and young adults. (Author)

Three studies are reported. The first two were conducted with students at a postsecondary program for the deaf. The third study was conducted in 20 residential and day programs for the deaf. Projections are given for the likely activities of these students following high school. (Author)

The increased numbers and additional handicaps of deaf students born in the 1963-65 rubella epidemic require not more postsecondary programs, but rather strengthened programs and rehabilitation approaches to vocational and independent living skill training. (Author/CL)

Interviews with parents of deaf children, some with maternal rubella, are described in terms of the parents' concerns for the future.

The paper describes the status, as of 1985, of postsecondary education for the deaf in the United States. Noted are the appearance of 37 new programs for deaf students reflecting the increased number of deaf college age students stemming from the rubella epidemic of 1963-65. (DB)

Responding to Johnston's projections for the future of Australian Sign Language (Auslan), I analyzed school enrollments in American educational programs and found similar trends. There are fewer deaf and hard of hearing children in school now than twenty years ago, with the largest decline, approximately 50 percent, among children with profound…

A longitudinal study of 214 rubella deaf children (13 to 14 years old) revealed a low incidence (10%) of neurologica damage among those with normal intelligence, but a high incidence (51% to 70%) among those who were mentally retarded or blind. (Author)

Two groups of deaf college students, including 104 deaf from congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) and 138 deaf from other reasons, received complete audiometric assessments and ophthalmological examinations. Degree of hearing loss did not differ between groups. However, 7 visual problems were found to be more prevalent with the CRS population.…

According to enrollments in schools for the deaf and data from the national census and neonatal hearing screening programs, the incidence of severe and profound childhood deafness in Australia is, and has been, less than commonly assumed. Factors implicated include improved medical care, mainstreaming, cochlear implants, and genetic science. Data…

The 1984-85 Venezuelan Survey of Deaf Children collected information on 804 deaf students between ages 3 and 14. Among findings were that 29% of the cases were caused by maternal rubella, that 36% had additional handicaps, and that meningitis was the most frequently reported after-birth cause of hearing losses. (Author/DB)

In a longitudinal study of children with congenital rubella, 85 deaf adolescents, 85 deaf multihandicapped, and 34 normal controls were studied with respect to impulsivity. (Author/PHR)