SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

Vision and Hearing Delays

General Information | Links, Other Resources
Programming Resource | Research

 General Information

• Deafness and Hearing Loss
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet provides basic information for those who want to learn more about deafness and hearing loss. A definition, incidence of occurance information, characteristics, educational implications, and a listing of organizations and resources are included. Also available in PDF and in Spanish as La Sordera y la Pérdida de la Capacidad Auditiva.

• Deafness and Hearing Loss (PDF)
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet provides basic information for those who want to learn more about deafness and hearing loss. A definition, incidence of occurance information, characteristics, educational implications, and a listing of organizations and resources are included. Also available in HTML and in Spanish as La Sordera y la Pérdida de la Capacidad Auditiva.

• Hearing - How's Your Baby's Hearing?
  / Author: Riley, Dave

Publisher: University of Minnesota Extension Service (1999)
Description: This brief fact sheet offers information about normal hearing development in infants and when there may be a problem with your baby's hearing.

• Visual Impairments
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about visual impairments in children. Included are a definition of visual impairment, incidence of occurance, characteristics, educational implications, resources, and organizations. Also available in PDF and in Spanish as Impedimentos Visuales.

• Visual Impairments (PDF)
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about visual impairments in children. Included are a definition of visual impairment, incidence of occurance, characteristics, educational implications, resources, and organizations. Also available in HTML and in Spanish as Impedimentos Visuales.

 Links, Other Resources

• Hearing Impairment Resources
  / Publisher: University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  Description: This Web page offers a list of links for more information about hearing impairments.

• Visually Impaired Resources
  / Publisher: University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  Description: Learn more about visual impairments through the links provided on this Web page.

 Programming Resource

• Caring for Children With Special Needs: Hearing Impairments
  / Author: Greenstein, Doreen
  Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (1998)
  Description: This fact sheet focuses on hearing impaired children. The author gives some strategies on how to communicate with hearing impaired children and resources for caregivers. Also available in PDF.

• Caring for Children With Special Needs: Visual Impairments
  / Author: Greenstein, Doreen
  Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (1998)
  Description: This fact sheet defines terms used to describe visual impairments and gives strategies for child care providers to use when working with a child that has impaired vision. The author provides references for additional information. Also available in PDF.

• Caring for Children with Special Needs: Hearing Impairments (PDF)
  / Author: Greenstein, Doreen
  Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (1998)
  Description: This fact sheet focuses on hearing impaired children. The author gives some strategies on how to communicate with hearing impaired children and resources for caregivers. Also available in HTML.

• Caring for Children with Special Needs: Visual Impairments (PDF)
  / Author: Greenstein, Doreen
  Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (1998)
  Description: This fact sheet defines terms used to describe visual impairments and gives strategies for child care providers to use when working with a child that has impaired vision. The author provides references for additional information. Also available in HTML.
  More

• Let
  / Publisher: University at Buffalo, Virginia Commonwealth University, Center for Assistive Technology
  Description: The Web site for the Let's Play! Projects provides information on the use of assistive technology to bring more play to the lives of children with disabilities. Visit the resource library with downloadable materials or get specific assistive technology product information.

• Look for These Signs of Speech and Hearing Problems
  / Author: Labensohn, Dorothy; Elizabeth Perkins
  Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension (1996)
  Description: This Connections newsletter article describes some commonly observed signs of speech and hearing delays. It offers advice on helping parents access help for a potential problem.

 Research

• Ear Infections & Language
  / Publisher: National Center for Early Development and Learning (July 2000)
  Description: This analysis describes the possible link between hearing impairments and language development among children.