Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security
Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with …

This review is conducted to describe how children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH)
interact with hearing peers in inclusive settings, illustrate the difficulties and challenges …

Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date reviews of original research in a
particular subject area. Specially commissioned chapters from leading figures in the …

Research has shown a prevalence of psychosocial difficulties ranging from about 20% to
50% among children with hearing loss. This study evaluates the prevalence of psychosocial …

Background: Research has shown that the cochlear implant may improve deaf children's
speech and communication skills. However, little is known about its effect on children's …

This study investigated factors that affect the development of positive peer relationships
among deaf children with cochlear implants. Ten 5-to 6-year-old deaf children with implants …

The number of children who have received cochlear implants (CIs) has increased
dramatically in the past two decades. In view of potential concerns about their psychosocial …

Objective The present study sought to document the psycho-social adjustment of 181 school-
aged deaf children who have had a cochlear implant for 4 or more yr and to examine …

Objective: To examine the results of health-related quality-of-life questionnaire scores from
profoundly deaf children fitted with at least one cochlear implant (CI) and to compare their …

OBJECTIVE:: To assess the disciplinary preferences of mothers of profoundly deaf children
and normally hearing children in a test of the hypothesized link between child disabilities …