Summary of Communication Methods for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Not sure what cued speech is? ASL? Total Communication? Or the auditory-oral method?  Here is a comprehensive summary on each type of communication method for the deaf and hard of hearing.

https://www.ncbegin.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=232

Facts About Pediatric Hearing Loss

List of facts about pediatric hearing loss that are often widely cited with their references.

http://www.asha.org/aud/Facts-about-Pediatric-Hearing-Loss/

Hearing Loss in Children

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html?ref=nf

A Complete Guide to Closed Captioning Technology

https://www.listenclear.com/closed-captioning-technology

Frequently Asked Questions About Speech & Articulation

http://auditoryverbaltherapy.net/2014/10/23/frequently-asked-questions-about-speech-and-articulation/

Brain Development & Hearing Loss: "We hear with our brains, not our ears." ~ Dr. Carol Flexer

http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/brain-development

Crash Course on Genetics and Hearing Loss

http://online.qmags.com/HH0612#pg12&mode2

The Right Time to Go from Hearing Aid to Cochlear Implant

http://mobile.journals.lww.com/thehearingjournal/_layouts/oaks.journals.mobile/articleviewer.aspx?year=2014&issue=04000&article=00006

Developmental neuroplasticity after cochlear implantation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22104561

Statistics on where children with hearing loss are educated in the U.S.

https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=59



The Speech Banana

http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Document.aspx?id=1101

Sign Language DVD and tutorials for babies, toddlers and preschoolers

Signing Times!  http://www.signingtime.com/

Simulation:  Speech through a hearing aid and FM system

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l37lzLIgQU

Cochlear Implant Comparison Chart

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84378947/CochlearImplantShoppingGuide.pdf

United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to Congressional Requesters:  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Federal Support for Developing Language and Literacy

http://www.gao.gov/assets/320/318707.pdf

National Institute of Health (NIH) Fact Sheet

Cochlear Implants:  Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

http://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=83

Updated fact sheet on cochlear implants

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has updated their fact sheet on cochlear implants.  Visit this link for more information: 

http://www.asha.org/about/news/tipsheets/cochlear_facts/



Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)Guidelines for Pediatric Medical Home Providers

 

Spoken Language Benefits via Cochlear Implantation Prior to Age 12 Months 

http://www.audiology.org/news/Pages/20130610.aspx



Health Alert for Cochlear Implant Recipients

The Centers for Disease Control has recently revised the recommendation for pneumococcal meningitis vaccination for adult cochlear implant recipients.

https://www.acialliance.org/sites/default/files/files/Final_Health_Alert_CI_Recipients.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6140a4.htm?s_cid=mm6140a4_w

2013 Supplement:  Principles and Guidelines for Early Intervention Following Confirmation that a Child is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

This document is a supplement to the recommendations in the year 2007 position statement of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH, 2007) and provides comprehensive guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs about establishing strong early intervention (EI) systems with appropriate expertise to meet the needs of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH).

http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org/JCIH/2013_Supplement/

Video:  Explanation of technology advances for children with hearing loss

A TEDx Talk:  TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading and stands for: Technology, Entertainment, Design.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfN1RPVuzl0
(closed captions available)



Cochlear implantation in the world's largest medical device market:Utilization and awareness of cochlear implants in the United States

 For the link to this research article, visit: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/cii/2013/00000014/A00101s1/art00003

Supporting Success for Kids with Hearing Loss

This is a website for professionals and family members seeking more information about the learning and social issues of children with hearing loss and what you can do to better support the future success of these children. Resources are at no cost, designed to be easy to understand quickly, and practical to use. Products and webcasts are of high value at a minimum price. 

http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/

Parent Advocacy Training Course (free)

This free online course helps parents and educators build knowledge and confidence as they become advocates for their children living with hearing loss and work with local school districts and service providers.http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org/PAT/

Signing in Babies Does Not Accelerate Language Development, Study Suggests

Oct. 4, 2012 — "Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have found no evidence to support claims that using baby signing with babies helps to accelerate their language development. In a paper to be published in Child Development, researchers conducted a controlled study to evaluate the benefits of symbolic gesture or baby sign."  For the full story, click on: 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004093155.htm

Language Skills of Children with Early Cochlear Implantation

Objective: This study investigated factors contributing to the comprehension and production of English language by children with prelingual deafness after 4 to 7 yr of multichannel cochlear implant use. The analysis controlled for the effects of child and family characteristics so that educational factors most conducive to maximum implant benefit could be identified." For the full document, click:

http://www.lsl.usu.edu/files/Geers-lang-skills.pdf

Hearing Our Way: A magazine for kids and teens with hearing loss!

For more information and to sign up for your subscription, visit:  http://www.hearingourway.com/

Speech perception and production skills of students with impaired hearing from oral and total communication education settings.

"This study examined the degree to which students with profoundly impaired hearing who had been educated in oral and total communication (TC) environments developed auditory and speech skills." 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1494280

Factors Affecting the Development of Speech, Language, and Literacy in Children With Early Cochlear Implantation

http://cochlearimplantonline.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Geers-Study.pdf

Self Advocacy

Check out this self advocacy video made by Allie Russell to prepare her teachers for her transition to 6th grade.  A great idea and well done!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByZCn4CC14sReXFTVDRRRXZqLTA/edit?usp=sharing



What is Speech?  What is Language?

http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2013/02/what-is-communication/

Organizations and links related to deaf and hard of hearing children and adults

 

 Hearing Loss Association of America

http://www.hearingloss.org

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

 http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org/

 National Cued Speech Association

 http://www.cuedspeech.org/

 National Association of the Deaf
http://nad.org

  Hands & Voices

 http://www.handsandvoices.org/

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

http://www.rid.org/index.cfm


American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/


American Cochlear Implant Alliance
http://www.acialliance.org/


OPTION Schools
http://optionschools.org/


Oral Deaf Education and Schools
http://www.oraldeafed.org/


Schools for the Deaf
http://www.medicalonline.com/disabled/schools/deaflist.htm

Special Education Law and Advocacy
http://www.wrightslaw.com/

American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA)

http://www.aslta.org/

John Tracy Clinic (free online distance education)

http://www.jtc.org/

Deaf Ed.org

http://deafed.org/


Association of Late-Deafened Adults
http://www.alda.org/


Let Them Hear Foundation
http://letthemhear.org/

Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss

http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/



Hearing Solutions & Technology Companies

Phonak Hearing Systems
http://www.phonak.com/


Advanced Bionics (implantable hearing solutions)
http://www.advancedbionics.com/us/en/home.html


Cochlear (implantable hearing solutions)
http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/intl/home


MED-EL (implantable hearing solutions)
http://www.medel.com/us/


Starkey
http://www.starkey.com/


Oticon
http://www.oticonusa.com/


Siemens Hearing Instruments
http://hearing.siemens.com/us/en/home/home.html