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Hopkins, Karen; Keefe, Barbara; Bruno, Angela – Volta Review, 2012
The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's (MECDHH's) "POINT" (Providing Opportunities for Integrating New Technologies) project is implementing a telepractice, distance learning collaborative in Maine with eight hub sites and 18 end points using Tandberg videoconferencing technology. This network is planned to be a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Early Intervention, Children, Rural Education
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Nelson, Lauri; Bradham, Tamala S.; Houston, K. Todd – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. For the early intervention focus question, 48 coordinators listed 273 items, and themes were identified within each SWOT category. A…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Advisory Committees, Referral, Hearing Impairments
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White, Karl R.; Blaiser, Kristina M. – Volta Review, 2011
Because newborn hearing screening has become the standard of care in the United States, every state has established an early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) program responsible for establishing, maintaining, and improving the system of services needed to serve children with hearing loss and their families. While significant developments…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Early Intervention, Audiology, Screening Tests
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Hoffman, Jeff; Munoz, Karen F.; Bradham, Tamala S.; Nelson, Lauri – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. Related to how EHDI programs address loss to follow-up, 47 coordinators responded with 277 items, and themes were identified in each…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, State Programs, State Surveys, Coordinators
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Houston, K. Todd; Munoz, Karen F.; Bradham, Tamala S. – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that consisted of 12 evaluative areas of EHDI programs. For the professional development area, 47 coordinators responded with a total of 223 items, and themes were identified in each SWOT…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Munoz, Karen F.; Nelson, Lauri; Bradham, Tamala S.; Hoffman, Jeff; Houston, K. Todd – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. Related to how the medical home is integrated into the EHDI process, 273 items were listed by 48 coordinators, and themes were identified…
Descriptors: Child Health, Auditory Tests, State Surveys, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Bradham, Tamala S.; Houston, K. Todd; Guignard, Gayla Hutsell; Hoffman, Jeff – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. For the family support area, 47 EHDI coordinators listed 255 items, and themes were identified within each category. A threats,…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Family Programs, Integrated Services, Early Intervention
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Carmichael, Benjamin E. – Volta Review, 1974
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Exceptional Child Services, Hearing Impairments, Program Descriptions
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Schultz, Stephen – Volta Review, 1990
The California Relay Services (CRS) is a statewide 24-hour dual-party relay system which is designed to bridge the communication gap between the hearing-impaired and the normal-hearing community by using communication assistants to relay calls between those without Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDDs) and TDD-users. (DB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Electronic Equipment, Hearing Impairments, Program Development
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Hiney, Esther; And Others – Volta Review, 1973
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Auditory Training, Aural Learning, Conference Reports
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Moore, William G.; And Others – Volta Review, 1991
This study of 46 hearing-impaired 6 year olds sought to determine the age and identification patterns of Oregon children with hearing impairments. Information is presented on parental observation of hearing behaviors during infancy; professionals contacted; average age of suspicion, confirmation, habilitation, and amplification of hearing loss;…
Descriptors: Age, At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Handicap Identification
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White, Karl R. – Volta Review, 2006
The value of identifying permanent hearing loss during the first few months of life and providing effective treatment to ameliorate or even eliminate the negative consequences has been recognized for many decades. Unfortunately, improvements in achieving this goal were very gradual until the early 1990s. At that time, the combination of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Hearing Impairments, Young Children, Disability Identification