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Peer reviewedChute, P. M.; Nevins, M. E. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 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)
