The effects of deafblindness vary depending on the degree of vision or hearing loss but can impact communication, mobility, and access to information. It is therefore imperative that teachers and healthcare professionals adopt a collaborative approach to ensure the best outcomes while addressing the diverse needs of individuals within this population.
While adults who use bone conduction devices may not require auditory training, all children with hearing loss can benefit from early speech therapy and rehabilitation support. This is because, for children with hearing loss, rehabilitation involves much more than auditory training. When early detection of hearing loss is combined with early hearing device fitting and
Young children learn from those around them and through exploring their environment. As young children begin to crawl and walk, they begin to access, explore and learn from their environments in new ways. It is also as young children with hearing loss begin to move more that staying close to the child to provide linguistic
Music plays a significant role in our social connectiveness and quality of life. While adults typically receive hearing implants to aid spoken communication, music appreciation is also important.
The MED-EL Adult Rehabilitation Kits (ARKs) offer guidance to professionals to provide hearing implant rehabilitation to adult recipients. In this article, we are sharing the final Adult Rehabilitation Kit (ARK) in our series. This resource contains a lesson plan, complete with suggestions for goals and activities. The kit also includes resources and ready-to-use handouts for
