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50 Years of ERIC
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Congenital Deafness with Cardiac Arrhythmias: The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome.
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Wahl, Richard A.; Macdonald, Dick, II – American Annals of the Deaf, 1980
The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, affecting 0.3 percent of congenitally deaf persons, consists of severe cardiac arrhythmias and sensorineural hearing loss. The authors recommend that every congenitally deaf child with suspicious symptoms receive an electrocardiogram and that professionals who work with deaf children not only inform…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Deafness, Etiology, Heart Disorders
Satellite Demonstration: The Videodisc Technology.
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Propp, George; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1979
Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper describes a satellite demonstration of video disc materials. It is explained that a panel of deaf individuals in Washington, D.C. and another in Nebraska came into direct two-way communication for the first time, and video disc materials were broadcast via the satellite.…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Communications Satellites, Conferences, Deafness
Considerations in Utilizing Achievement Tests for the Hearing Impaired.
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Jensema, Carl – American Annals of the Deaf, 1980
The paper discusses some problems in using achievement tests with hearing impaired students and offers some general suggestions for school testing programs. (PHR)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Test Interpretation