Author:
Christiansen, John B.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxii, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Machine generated contents note: Preface vii -- Introduction 1 -- PART I -- Cochlear Implant History and Technology -- CHAPTER 1 - History of Cochlear Implants 15 - with Patricia Elizabeth Spencer -- CHAPTER 2- Cochlear Implants: A Technological Overview 45 - Jay R. Lucker -- PART II -- Pediatric Cochlear Implants -- CHAPTER 3- Pre-Implant Issues 67 -- CHAPTER 4 - Language Development and the Decision- to Get a Cochlear Implant 99 -- CHAPTER 5- The Cochlear Implant Center, Surgery, -- and Short-Term Post-Implant Outcomes 118 -- CHAPTER 6- Adjusting to Life After the Implant 146 -- CHAPTER 7- Educating a Child With a Cochlear Implant 170 -- CHAPTER 8- Looking Back: Overall Progress and Satisfaction 203 -- CHAPTER 9- Language Development of Children- With Cochlear Implants 222- Patricia Elizabeth Spencer- PART III -- Current Issues -- CHAPTER 10- The Deaf Community: Perceptions of Parents,- Young People, and Professionals 253 -- CHAPTER 11- Ethics and Choices: Ongoing Dilemma 290.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-348) and index.
