Where can I find additional information about cochlear implants and working with my child with deaf-blindness?

Resources for Teachers, Professionals and Families

• Research Brief: Family Perspectives on Cochlear Implants
  

• Research Brief: Information on Children with Deaf-Blindness and Cochlear Implants
  

• School Sound Inventory
  

• Home Sound Inventory
  

• Descriptive Talking
  

• Examining the Physical Environment
  

• Following a Child's Lead
  

• General Principles of Auditory Development
  

• How to Guide: Keeping the Processor on Your Child
  

• Gestural Assessment
  

Current Research Findings

• The Use of Cochlear Implants and their Impact on Children who are Deaf-Blind: Research Findings and Implications - March 2011
  

• Outcomes in Children Who Are Deaf-blind with Cochlear Implants - December 2010
  

Web sites  providing more information about

Deaf-Blindness and Cochlear Implants:

• National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
  

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  

• Gallaudet University - Liberal Arts University for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  

• Listen Up
  

• John Tracy Clinic
  

• National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
  

• National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  

Cochlear Implant Manufacturers:

• Advanced Bionics
  

• Cochlear
  

• Med-El
  

More links and resources will be added as the project continues.  If you have any suggestions, you can email them to dbcimom@gmail.com.

Determining the Benefits and Challenges of Cochlear Implants for Children with Combined Hearing and Vision Loss

Children Who are Deaf-Blind with Cochlear Implants

Click here to download the project brochure

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education-Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 84.327A).   Grant H327A080045; Project Officer, Maryann McDermott.  Opinions express within are those of the project/author and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.