This article introduces a forum that provides information for assisting speech-language pathologists and audiologists in fulfilling their professional responsibilities in a variety of settings to children with hearing impairments who have cochlear implants. A preview of the following articles on services for children with cochlear implants is…

This epilogue to a forum on children with hearing impairments who have cochlear implants discusses innovation in implant technology and considers intervention issues. Key factors influencing outcomes are discussed, including educational programming, amount and length of communication intervention, and the targeting of both developmental and…