Hearing-Impaired Children Under Age 6: A Demographic Analysis

This paper presents information about hearing-impaired children under the age of 6 who are receiving special educational services in the United States and have been reported to the Annual Survey of Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth conducted by Gallaudet University's Center for Assessment and...

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Veröffentlicht in:American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886) D.C. 1886), 1989-01, Vol.134 (2), p.63-69
Hauptverfasser: Schildroth, Arthur N, Rawlings, Brenda W, Allen, Thomas E
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents information about hearing-impaired children under the age of 6 who are receiving special educational services in the United States and have been reported to the Annual Survey of Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth conducted by Gallaudet University's Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies. Results indicate an increase in the number of hearing-impaired children under age 6 reported to the survey over the last 10 years, especially children from minority backgrounds. The second section of the analysis focuses on students from schools participating in a model state project that encourages early identification and provision of services to hearing-impaired students and their families. The data pertain only to those children who are receiving services through established programs reporting to the Annual Survey; thus, inferences about the overall prevalence of hearing impairment among this age group should not be drawn.
ISSN:0002-726X
1543-0375
1543-0375
DOI:10.1353/aad.2012.1251