Choices in deafness :

Choices in deafness : a parents' guide to communication options / edited by Sue Schwartz. - 3rd ed. - Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, 2007. - xv, 384 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / James Battey -- Introduction : understanding childhood deafness / Sue Schwartz -- A medical approach to hearing loss / Stephen Epstein -- The audiological assessment / Kathryn S. James -- Universal newborn screening / Gilbert Herer -- Auditory neuropathy/Dys-synchrony (AN/AD) / Charles Berlin, Bronya Keats, Linda Hood, Paula Gregory, Gary Rance -- Genetic causes of deafness / Kathleen Arnos and Arti Pandya -- Amplification options / Kathryn S. James -- The cochlear implant / John Niparko, Andrea Marlowe, Deborah Bervinchek, Kristin Ceh -- Communication technology / Pat Relihan -- The auditory-oral approach : a professional perspective / Jean Moog -- The auditory-verbal approach : a professional perspective / Warren Estabrooks -- The ASL and English bilingual approach : a professional perspective / Beth Benedict, Marilyn Sass Lehrer -- Cued speech : a professional perspective / Jane Smith -- Total communication : a professional perspective / -- Susan Russell -- Finding blessings in our child's deafness : the transformation of dreams / Anne Geiger Oliphant -- How to identify a program of excellence / Sheila Doctors -- Making it in college -- Perspectives from adults who are deaf / Jack Gannon, Irene Leigh.

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Deaf--Means of communication--United States--Case studies.
Deaf children--Language--United States--Case studies.
Deaf children--Services for--United States--Directories.
Hearing impaired children--Services for--United States--Directories.

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