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ERIC Number: EJ506636
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
Cochlear Implants in People Who Are Deaf-Blind.
Chute, P. M.; Nevins, M. E.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v89 n3 p297-301 May-Jun 1995
This article describes the assessment and rehabilitation processes of three children with deaf-blindness due to Usher syndrome who received cochlear implants at ages six and nine. Follow-up data two and three years after implant for two of the children are analyzed, indicating substantial positive benefits. (DB)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Cochlear Implants, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deaf Blind, Followup Studies, Intervention, Partial Hearing, Rehabilitation, Surgery
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Usher Syndrome
Note: Special issue: Deaf-Blindness.