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The Educational and Communication Needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Statement of Principle on Fundamental Educational Choice.
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Siegel, Lawrence – American Annals of the Deaf, 2000
This article urges fundamental educational change for children with hearing impairments. It offers a new paradigm based on legal recognition of the primacy of communication in any educational delivery system. Components of such communication-based delivery systems are identified and applied in a hypothetical case. Advantages and cost benefits of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Educational Principles
Impact of Federal Legislation and Policy on VR Services for Consumers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Perspectives of Agency Administrators and Program Specialists
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Anderson, Glenn B.; Boone, Steven E.; Watson, Douglas – American Annals of the Deaf, 2003
The authors report on a national survey of administrators and program specialists at 43 state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies concerning the impact of federal employment legislation and rehabilitation policies on the provision of services to consumers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The article focuses on 5 initiatives enacted to enhance…
Descriptors: Employment, Federal Legislation, Partial Hearing, Deafness