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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
Periodic Early Childhood Hearing Screening: The EHDI Perspective
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Hoffman, Jeff; Houston, K. Todd; Munoz, Karen F.; Bradham, Tamala S. – 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. Concerning periodic early childhood hearing screening, 47 coordinators listed 241 items and themes were identified within each SWOT…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Risk, Educational Policy, Screening Tests
Speech and Hearing Screenings by Trained Volunteers
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Wright, Richard D. – Volta Review, 1974
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Auditory Tests, Exceptional Child Services, Hearing Impairments
Psychophysical Evidence in Support of the Auditory Numbers Test.
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Formby, C.; And Others – Volta Review, 1994
Temporal envelope and spectral cue resolution were evaluated simultaneously in seven adults with severe/profound hearing impairments. Results revealed that the Auditory Numbers Test (ANT) is differentially sensitive to responses based upon gross temporal envelope and spectral cues in the speech signal. The ANT is endorsed as a screening tool for…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
Giving Children a Sound Beginning: The Promise of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.
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Mauk, Gary W.; White, Karl R. – Volta Review, 1995
This article addresses the need for very early identification of hearing loss; summarizes federal and state government involvement in early identification of hearing loss; compares common screening methods; explains the use of Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE) with newborns; reviews existing TEOAE screening programs; and urges…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests, Community Programs, Disability Identification