Choices in Deafness, 3rd Edition
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A Medical Approach to Hearing Loss; The Audiological Assessment; Universal New-Born Screening; Auditory Neuropathy / Dys-synchroncy (AN/AD); Genetic Causes of Deafness; Amplification Options; The Cochlear Implant; Communication Technology; The Auditory-Oral Approach: A Professional Approach; Auditory-Verbal Therapy: A Professional Perspective; The ASL and English Bilingual Approach: A Professional Perspective; Cued Speech: A Professional Perspective; Total Communication: A Professional Perspective; Finding Blessings in Our Child's Deafness: The Transformation of Dreams; How to Identify a Program of Excellence; Making it in College; Perspectives From Adults Who Are Deaf; Index.

About the Author

Sue Schwartz retired after 30 years in the Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools' Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. She created the Parent Infant Program in 1972 and worked as its coordinator and teacher for 10 years. Following that, she held a variety of positions within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. From 1983 until 2002 she worked as Parent Counsellor, a position she created, assisting families from the infant level through high school. Dr. Schwartz is the author of The New Language of Toys (2004). She is the proud grandparent of six wonderful grandchildren.

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Overwhelmingly, hearing parents raise deaf children. Most of the time they have no prior exposure to people with hearing loss and must face some very difficult options, for deaf education has been divided by controversy and bias for decades. This work provides comprehensive information on various methodologies with straightforward delivery, offering the perspective of parents and of children who have grown up since the publication of the first edition. While only three methodologies were discussed in the first edition‘total communication, oralism, and cued speech‘the auditory/ verbal and bilingual-bicultural approaches have been added here. This edition also covers in depth the medical causes of hearing loss, the diagnostic process, meeting with the audiologist, and the pros and cons of the newest technology, the cochlear implant. This work guides parents through the choices they must make for their child, covering conditions and treatment from both the parents' and the child's point of view. National organizations serving the deaf or hard of hearing are listed, along with contact information. Recommended for public libraries.‘Emily H. Ferren, Ruth Enlow Lib. of Garrett Cty., Oakland, Md.

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