Resources and References
Deaf Plus: Addressing the Needs of Students with Hearing Loss and Additional Challenges
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Barbara Hecht, PhD
National Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
bhecht@clarkeschools.org
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Alexanna Rodgers
Consumer Engagement Manager, MED-EL
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MED-EL Resources
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DHH+ Books, eBooks, Special Journal Editions
View a full list of resources and references here.
- The NCHAM eBook, Chapter 6: Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Plus
- Parent Resource from EHDI Parent to Parent Committee 2021: A Community of Support: Connecting Families of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Plus (DHH Plus) With Resources and Support, 2021
- Edited Book with up–to-date syntheses of existing research and practice: Giardini, C., Cannon, E, Paul, P. (Eds.) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners with Disabilities: Foundations, Strategies and Resources, Routledge, New York, 2022.
- American Annals of the Deaf, Volume 160, #4, Edited by Guardino, C. and Cannon, E. , 2015 (Special Issue on DHH with Disabilities).
- Multiple Challenges, Multiple Solutions: Children with Hearing Loss and Special Needs, (Special Issue of The Volta Review), Edited by Christina Barris Perigoe and Ross Perigoe, Volume 104, Number 4.
- Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Educational Service Guidelines, 3rd Edition, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, 2018. (Note: see especially Chapter 3 resources for DHH+ and Chapter 6 explanation of Universal Design for Learning as it applies to all children/students who are DHH)
- Supporting Success for Kids with Hearing Loss (website) Special bundle of materials related to Deaf Plus
- Hands and Voices
Incidence / Prevalence
- LOCHI Prevalence Data (Australia)
Cowan RSC, Edwards B, Ching TYC. Longitudinal outcomes of children with hearing impairment (LOCHI): 5 year data. Int J Audiol. 2018 May; 57(sup2):S1-S2.
- AChild study (Austria) Prospective study until 2025
Dall, M.; Kiblböck, S.; Müllegger, D.; Fellinger, J.; Hofer, J.; Kapplmüller, R.; Breitwieser, S.; Schossleitner, K.; Weber, C.; Zöhrer, R.; Holzinger, D. Understanding the Impact of Child, Intervention, and Family Factors on Developmental Trajectories of Children with Hearing Loss at Preschool Age: Design of the AChild Study. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 1508.
- Annual Survey of Gallaudet Research Institute (GRI) Office of Research Support and International Affairs (2014). Regional and National summary report of data from the 2013-14 annual survey of deaf and hard of hearing children and youth. RSIA. Gallaudet University. (Most recent report–Project suspended after 2014).
Universal Design for Learning
- Rose, D. H. & Gravel, J.W. 2010 Universal design for learning. In E.Baker, P. Peterson & M. McGaw (Eds.) International encyclopedia of education (3rd Ed.) Elsevier.
- Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Educational Service Guidelines, 3rd Ed. 2018. National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc., Chapter 6
- CAST website
- Giardini, C., Cannon, E, Paul, P. (Eds.) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners with Disabilities: Foundations, Strategies and Resources, Routledge, New York, 2022.Chapter 1, 7
DHH+ Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Identification
- “A Summary of Current Understanding Regarding Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing”, Amy Szarkowski, A, Mood, D, Shield, A., Wiley, S., Yoshinaga-Itano, C. Seminars in Speech and Language, 35 (4) 2014
- “Warning Signs” (for children in ASL or spoken language settings) compiled by Chris Williams, 2014
Medical and Audiology Perspectives
- “Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing”, Michael Scott, MD and Susan Wiley, AUD, February 2014 Webinar, LEND Pediatric Audiology Training Program, Cincinatti Children’s Hospital
DHH+Developmental Delay
(usually focused on infants and toddlers, but often children up to 5 years)
- Cupples, L. Ching, T. Crowe,K, Seeto, M, Leigh,G, Street, L. and Thomson, J. (2014). Outcomes of 3-Year-Old Children with Hearing Loss and Different Types of Additional Disabilities. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 19(1) 20-39.
- Division for Early Childhood (DEC). 2014. DEC recommended practices in early intervention/early childhood special education.
- Year 2019 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, 4(2), 1-44. DOI
- Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Educational Service Guidelines, 3rd Edition, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, 2018. Chapter 2, Early Identification and Intervention.
- Guardino, C., Cannon, E, Paul, P. (Eds.) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners with Disabilities: Foundations, Strategies and Resources, Routledge, New York, 2022. Chapter 2.
Intellectual Delays and Disabilities
- Guardino, C., Cannon, E, Paul, P. (Eds.) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners with Disabilities: Foundations, Strategies and Resources, Routledge, New York, 2022. Chapter 5.
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Developmental Milestones
- ASHA—Intellectual Disabilities and Hearing Loss
Learning Disabilities
- Nelson, C. and Bruce, S., Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing with Disabilities: Paths to Language and Literacy. Education Science. 2019, 9, 134; doi 10.3390/educsci9020134
- Guardino, C., Cannon, E, Paul, P. (Eds.) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners with Disabilities: Foundations, Strategies and Resources, Routledge, New York, 2022. Chapter7.
- Center on Literacy and Deafness (CLAD)
- Raising Deaf Kids
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- LD Online
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