Parents of hearing impaired children are often bombarded with new information. Because of the way it is presented to them by professionals, they are often hesitant or unable to ask questions. Many times professionals forget the fact that though the in . . .

This paper deals with different strategies that can be used to approach a community that is not aware of the problems of the deaf population. The author's main concern for researching on this topic is the lack of deaf awareness that exists in her nati . . .

The purpose of this research project is to provide guidelines for services to hearing impaired infants and their families through the concept of "Home-Intervention" on a statewide basis. The need to provide quality service for all on a statewide basis . . .

Although there has been a tremendous increase in the amount of assistance the deaf-blind are receiving, and attention is being focused on this badly neglected group of citizens, not much thought has been given as to where the deaf-blind fit into the e . . .

A growing number of deaf persons are attending our nation's colleges and universities. Inasmuch as deafness is best described as a communication handicap, the deaf student may compete with hearing peers and perform to his/her maximum potential in an a . . .

The purpose of this study was to ascertain what adaptations/accommodations are taking place in teaching English to post-secondary deaf students in an integrated setting, how the adaptations/accommodations may or may not vary depending up on the type o . . .

Some Factors for an Editor to Consider Prior to a Conference or Workshop 1. The editor should plan to meet before the workshop with the group leaders and recorders to spell out as clearly as possible what he expects in the way of notes, reports, etc. . . .

In 1965 a Workshop of Interpreting Services for Deaf People was held at the Governor Baxter State School for the Deaf in Portland9 Maine. The participants at this Workshop developed a brief glossary of legal terms to help the deaf and their interprete . . .

FOREWORD. The "Conference of Deaf Teachers of the Deaf" which was held at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), on May 19, 1973, and which is reported in the following pages, was initiated by CSUN's Center on Deafness. It was the opinion of . . .

The purpose of this project was to survey the auditory services and related services offered to deaf-blind students at schools educating the deaf-blind in order to determine if more services are provided for the child's visual handicap rather than his . . .

Very little has been written about the role of the deaf participants in the Leadership Training Program classes but an excerpt of Dr. Ray Jones' speech which was read at the 36th Meeting of the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf . . .

The Worcester Public Schools' Program for the Hearing Impaired has been in existence for more than thirty years. In the 1985-86 school year, the program served thirty-eight deaf students from in and around Worcester County, and practices the philosoph . . .

It is my personal observation and opinion that the 1964 Adult Education Classes for the Deaf held at San Fernando Valley State College has been most successful. This program has made a limited but very sincere effort to meet the needs and the demands . . .

Rubella, is a viral disease that enters the body through the nose or mouth. It is usually a mild disease for an adult or a child, but has a devastating effect on the unborn. When the disease enters the expectant mother�s body it is carried by the bloo . . .

"The Working Conference on :Minority Deaf" was a three day workshop held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California on May 15, 16 and 17, 1974. This workshop cooperatively sponsored by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Region . . .

During the past two years, one of the primary projects of the Leadership Training Program in the Area of the Deaf, has been the training of deaf persons in the use of the telephone Speech Indicator. This device, developed by Hugh L. Moore, electronics . . .

The initiation of new cooperative programs and the expansion of existing programs between Vocational Rehabilitation and schools for the deaf has not occurred at the hoped for pace. The planners and participants at the 1967 National Conference for Coor . . .

The Problem and Objectives. The Leadership Training Program in the Area of the Deaf has, since 1962, been involved in the development of services and resources for deaf adults. Each year, in line with this emphasis, the members of the Leadership Train . . .

The purpose of this project was to explore the training program of Rehabilitation Counselors with the Deaf (RCD) and to gather data on the manual communication aspect of the training program. The writer consulted Mr. Ron Reese, the program manager in . . .

One area of research which has implications for educators of deaf children is the study of sign language currently being conducted at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in the laboratory of Dr, Ursula Bellugi. This study, done at the Bellugi l . . .

THE PROBLEM. INTRODUCTION. From the very inception of the education of the deaf, the deaf American has played an active role, Deaf schools for the deaf were founded by the deaf. Books on the education of the deaf and methods of teaching language were . . .

The purpose of this study was to look into current personal and social developmental programs and recreational programs in the State of California that focused on providing opportunities, whether directly or indirectly, for deaf adolescents and deaf y . . .

This survey discusses the reaction of teachers and professional workers of the deaf-blind severely handicapped individuals from birth through to adulthood in the Southwestern Region Deaf-Blind Center and five programs in the state of Massachusetts reg . . .

One of the most pressing problems of any program attempting to serve deaf persons in a facility that was designed to serve normally hearing people has been the securing of a sufficient number of qualified interpreters, As more and more programs in fac . . .

The main purpose of this project is to compare the employment of deaf children of deaf parents and hearing children of deaf parents, and to find out whether hearing and deaf children are influenced by their deaf parents for their occupational choice. . . .

CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED. I. THE PROBLEM. Statement of the problem. So the adult deaf members of the community can compete adequately with their hearing peers for positions, it is necessary for the deaf adults to continue t . . .

There has been an increasing need to develop post-secondary education opportunities for deaf Canadian students in Canada. The importance of this issue was underscored recently when Gallaudet College stated they may find it difficult or impossible to a . . .

The purpose of this project was to assess the methods of communication at home between the parent and the hearing-impaired child in a home where English is not the primary mode of communication. This project also assessed the communication problems fa . . .

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The underlying purpose of the project is to help mathematics teachers of the deaf be aware of individual differences and design their instructional strategies accordingly. Many new trends have come to the educational scene which . . .

"I just cannot find a job. I have tired everywhere and things are tough now!" The woman sounded desperate. The counselor asked her if she had gone to the Employment Security Office or to her local Rehabilitation Office. She quickly answered, "I used t . . .

It was not until 1956 that the Jewish deaf community began to organize itself with the establishment of the National Congress of Jewish Deaf. One of the aims of that Organization was to "aid in the growth and preservation of the religious spirit among . . .

The ability to predict the success of deaf and hearing impaired vocational college students is most important to those working with these special students. The purpose of this study was to determine whether one or a combination of predictors, includin . . .

The purpose of this project was to survey existing services being provided deaf-blind persons in the metropolitan Salt Lake City area and make recommendations to implement and improve services to this population. A questionnaire was mailed to fifty fe . . .

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. This project drew from the limited resources found in a review of literature in the social sciences including education, psychology, and other disciplines which seemed pertinent to the study of the Chicano. Relevant aspects o . . .

The Leadership Training Program in the Area of the Deaf offers an interesting laboratory situation for comparison of eyes and ears as competing mechanisms for receiving learning experiences in the classroom. With eight hearing people and six deaf in a . . .

While Pacific Telephone Company has generously offered to provide some material for advertising new phones and devices for the deaf, there still remains the need to advertise and make it possible for simulated trial use. The majority of deaf persons w . . .

The objective of this paper is to call attention to some special needs of deaf-blind people by describing the particular problems of one deaf-blind person. Deaf-blind people constitute a small minority of the population. The best estimates are about t . . .

Through recent legislation such as Public Law 94-142 and Section 504, the rights and responsibilities of individuals with handicapping conditions have been established. This handbook is a guide to parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. I . . .

CHAPTER I. READING - SPELLED BACKWARDS, OR FORWARDS - IS LANGUAGE. "Those who have formed a taste for reading are so few in number, that they are considered exceptions to the rule." Edward Fay (1869). A discussion of reading in the area of the deaf ca . . .

Accreditation of secondary schools had its origin with the problem of college entrance requirements. Now it is concerned with issues in state laws and effort to improve practices.The University of Michigan was the first higher institution in the Unite . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the competencies administrators and teachers perceived critical to effective performance of a principal serving multihandicapped/ hearing-impaired populations in residential schools for the deaf. A total of t . . .

The concept of deinstitutionalization in reference to the deaf multi-handicapped has been neglected. The problem deals with existing community resources to provide service for this population. The project deals with the deinstitutionalization processe . . .

The purpose of this graduate project is to describe the status of the deaf elementary teacher of the deaf, his employment opportunities at different educational settings, and the source of his training. The survey indicated that all educational progra . . .

This paper advocates open use of American Sign Language, or Ameslan, in the classroom for the deaf child. It attacks what the deaf author believes to be a double standard attitude of educators toward Ameslan. It has been recognized that a sign languag . . .

NATURE AUD PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. This study was based on the premise that it is feasible to utilize videotape in conjunction with evaluation procedures for the assessment of interpretive competency in interpreters for the deaf. Assuming that the premi . . .

The purpose of the study was to determine from a sample from CSUN students, whether there was a difference in ATTITUDES and FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE about deafness and deafness-related items between those hearing students who had JOINTLY ENROLLED in college . . .

Since 1961 there are only three studies done on graduates of the National Leadership Training Program, but none of them is of a descriptive nature. The purpose of this project was to describe statistically the characteristics of the NLTP graduates in . . .