This longitudinal study presents the communication techniques utilized by teachers interacting with four hearing-impaired preschool children. Teachers relied extensively upon three techniques: label/model, extension, and correction. Infrequently used were such techniques as expansion, completion, reinforcement, repetition, and simple expatiation.…

The study measured hearing-impaired (N=106) students' reception of language presented via five modes: oral, aural, manual, oral-aural;, and simultaneous manual and oral. The simultaneous manual and oral and the manual modes received the highest ratings. Results are discussed in terms of theories of cognitive processing and selective attention.…

The survey of deaf service centers in eight southeastern states looked at how these centers were established; what services they typically provide; their staffing component; the size of their operating budgets; and what unavailable services deaf people most frequently need. (Author/DB)

The keynote address to the 1987 Forum on Deafness of the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf and the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf considers the educational reform movement, the role of politicians and business leaders, teacher education, and curriculum change. (DB)

The report of a section meeting of the 1987 Forum on Deafness contains transcripts of the following presentations: "Issues Facing People with Hearing Impairments and the 100th Congress" (Major R. Owens); "The Legislative Climate" (Judy Wagner); "Amendments to Public Law 89-313" (Patricia Morrissey). Highlights of the discussion following the…

The report of a section meeting of the 1987 Forum on Deafness contains transcripts of the following presentations: "Learning throughout a Lifetime" (Paul Miller); "Trends and Directions in Vocational Rehabilitation and Their Influence upon the Education of Deaf People" (W. Calvin Melton); "People Who Are Disabled and Employment" (Harold Russell).…

The report of a section meeting of the 1987 Forum on Deafness contains transcripts of the following presentations: "Century 21: Social Trends and Deafness" (Raymond Trybus); "Technology and Science in the Management of Deafness" (Arthur Boothroyd); "Trends in Education" (Eva Baker). Highlights of the discussion following the presentations are…

The section meeting of the 1987 Forum on Deafness included the following presentations: "Early Identification and the Hearing Impaired Child's Right to Become" (Judith Marlowe); "Quality Education for All Deaf Children: An Achievable Goal" (Jack Brownley); "Defining Quality at the Postsecondary Level" (Edgar Lowell); "Charting the Transition from…

The closing address to the 1987 Forum on Deafness of the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf and the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf considers the future of deaf education and emphasizes the importance of change, lifelong learning, rehabilitation, and the persistence of language learning problems. (DB)

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)

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)

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 authors discuss the incidence of impairments diagnosed among children with congenital rubella syndrome. Approximately 73 percent are hearing impaired, at least 35 percent have congenital heart disorders, and 33 percent have visual defects. (Author)

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)