Hearing‐impaired children in the UK: education setting and communication approach

This study identified 17,657 children, born between 1980 and 1997, resident in the UK, with permanent bilateral hearing impairment >40 dBHL. Data are reported for a subset of 12,255 children notified by professionals in education. The data describe influences of explanatory variables on education...

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Published in:Deafness & education international 2002-10, Vol.4 (3), p.123-141
Main Authors: Fortnum, Heather M., Marshall, David H., Bamford, John M., Summerfield, A. Quentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cochlear implants
communication approach
education setting
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Summary:This study identified 17,657 children, born between 1980 and 1997, resident in the UK, with permanent bilateral hearing impairment >40 dBHL. Data are reported for a subset of 12,255 children notified by professionals in education. The data describe influences of explanatory variables on education setting and communication approach. A lower hearing level, possession of a cochlear implant, the absence of additional disabilities, and female gender were independently associated with settings involving inferred lower levels of support and with approaches involving a smaller component of signing. The data characterize the population of hearing‐impaired children attending primary or secondary school in the UK in 1998, and constitute a reference data‐set against which the impact of future changes in policy and practice may be judged. Copyright © 2002 Whurr Publishers Ltd.
ISSN:1464-3154
1557-069X
DOI:10.1002/dei.127