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PubMed2001

Use of assistive devices to address hearing impairment by older persons with disabilities.

Hearing impairment impacts on the lives of almost half of people over the age of 65. For many people, a hearing aid or other assistive device can enhance communication. However, there is a high rate of dissatisfaction with hearing aids among those who currently use, or have used them in the past. This study of 227 elders with hearing impairment sought to gain a description of their multiple needs relative to demographics, health status physical status, and psychosocial status. Furthermore, we compared along the same dimensions the 227 elders with hearing impairment with 495 frail elders who reported no hearing impairment. We found that hearing-impaired elders are older, have poorer eyesight and have a high level of co-morbidity, especially with arthritis and heart and circulatory conditions. We also found a higher rate of depression among those with hearing impairment. Although hearing aid use increased as the impact of impairment on activity increased, three-quarters of those who reported that hearing impairment had a large impact on daily life did not use a hearing aid. A factor relating to hearing aid use was race; being Caucasian, and living alone. Study participants listed their reasons for dissatisfaction or non-use of their hearing aids and provided suggestions for hearing aid design.

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PubMed1999

Tele-talk: a communication device for the persons with hearing disabilities.

Tele-Talk is a device designed to allow a person with hearing disabilities to communicate using the telephone, with a minimum of effort and without requiring a multitude of special equipment. This device provides a previously unavailable link for the hearing disabled to communicate directly over telephone lines. Tele-Talk has the extra capability of operating in live conference situations using microphone input. Today, most devices designed for the hearing-impaired are dependent on both communicants' owning/operating identical set-ups. If an accessory item is missing or misplaced, communication breaks down. Tele-Talk answers the need to permit transparent hearing assistance via the telephone.

Communication↗
PubMed1990

The school-to-community transition of hearing-impaired persons with developmental disabilities. A review of the empirical literature.

This article summarizes empirical studies of the school-to-community transition of hearing-impaired persons with developmental disabilities that have been published since 1975. Forty-three sources were located. In addition to summarizing each source, this article discusses the issues related to data collection and interpretation and makes recommendations for future research, development, and evaluation. Analysis of the sources revealed gaps in both the type and focus of the research. Recommendations include conducting more research on this population and publishing more of the results in deafness-related journals, attending to the different needs of mildly versus severely impaired persons, identifying the adult population in need of services, clarifying the terms used to describe the population, scrutinizing assessment data, and developing curriculum materials on transition specifically for this population.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2003

Malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need of handicapped individuals in South Canara, India.

AIMS: To estimate the prevalence and the severity of malocclusion and treatment need for 329 handicapped individuals. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: 329 handicapped individuals aged 11-30 years, attending eight different nonresidential special schools of South Canara, India. METHOD: Examination and recording using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). RESULTS: 53% had a dental appearance which required no orthodontic treatment, 24% had a definite malocclusion, where treatment was 'elective' and treatment for a further 12% was considered to be 'highly desirable'. The remaining subjects (11%) had a handicapping malocclusion where treatment was considered mandatory. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of definite and severe malocclusions was higher in the mentally subnormal individuals when compared to other handicapping conditions. Orthodontic services for the handicapped have generally been neglected.

Adolescent↗
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Costs of individuals with disabilities and the elderly in Pennsylvania.

In 2000, an estimated 4,420 children (33 per 1,000 births) were born with a disability in Pennsylvania. In addition, more than 1.8 million Medicare enrollees (age 65 and older) were residents of the state. Selected estimated costs were developed for these two populations at state and county levels.

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PubMed1993

Access to telecommunications equipment and services by the hearing impaired and other disabled persons--FCC. Final rule; suspension of rule enforcement.

This Order suspends enforcement of hearing aid compatibility for telephones required by section 68.112(b) (1), (3), and (5) of the Federal Communications Commission rules to be hearing aid compatible by May 1, 1993 for establishments with twenty or more employees and by May 1, 1994 for establishments with fewer than twenty employees. This action responds to an Emergency Request for Stay of section 68.112(b) filed by the Tele-Communications Association and is taken to give the Commission adequate time to evaluate serious issues raised in the Emergency Request involving costs of compliance and the feasibility of compliance with 47 CFR 68.112(b).

Costs and Cost Analysis↗
PubMed2006

Perceptions of teachers and parents on the cognitive functioning of children with severe mental disability and children with congenital deafblindness.

This article reports Phase I results of a questionnaire study on the perceptions of US teachers and parents on the cognitive functioning of children with severe mental disability and children with congenital deafblindness, ages 4-12 years. Teachers were more likely than parents to report emerging skills and to provide examples of how the skill was being taught. Teachers and parents of children with severe mental disability had different perceptions about how children demonstrated understanding of cause-effect, object permanence, memory, incidental cues, reasoning and creativity. Teachers and parents of children with congenital deafblindness differed in their perceptions of how children demonstrate understanding of incidental cues and exhibit reasoning. Both teachers and parents expressed concern about whether choice making was meaningful. Novelty was reported to be a motivating factor for children with severe mental disability, while familiarity was cited as motivating for children with congenital deafblindness. Teachers and parents of all children cited consistency, routine and repetition as important to learning.

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PubMed2005

Deafhood: a concept stressing possibilities, not deficits1.

Born-deaf, sign-language-using people have for the past two centuries been placed within a succession of externally constructed models, notably the traditional "medical" or pathological model. This perceives them primarily as biologically deficient beings in need of cures or charity in order to be successfully assimilated into society. This paper proposes that the concept of colonialism is the one that most appropriately describes the "existential" reality of deaf communities, and offers instead a deaf-constructed model. Utilizing recent confirmation of the existence of bona-fide feaf cultures, it highlights the extent to which these communities have resisted such models, maintaining their own beliefs concerning their validity and quality of their existence, and what they offer to non-deaf societies. This "vulnerability as strength" is manifested through the concept of deafhood, which is presented as the first move towards a formal narrative of decolonizing and liberatory possibilities.

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PubMed2006

Visual phonics: an English code buster?

Visual phonics is an instructional program to provide print awareness, alphabet knowledge, and sound-letter correspondence for children with hearing loss who experience difficulty developing a foundation of phonemic awareness skills. Its purpose is "to clarify the sound symbol relationship between spoken English and print" (Waddy-Smith & Wilson, 2003, p. 15). It is implemented in numerous school districts, particularly in California and Florida, and can be learned in a 2-day workshop. Administrators, teachers, and speech pathologists see potential benefit in using Visual Phonics to help students with hearing loss raise their achievement scores in reading and spelling. However, it is critical to note that Visual Phonics has virtually no research base. Researchers, teachers, and speech pathologists are called upon to collect their data and begin research on the effectiveness of Visual Phonics. This is a case in which the research-to-practice gap must be closed.

Awareness↗