title: Hearing-impaired children under age 6: a demographic analysis.
abstract: This paper presents information about hearing-impaired children under the age of 6 who are receiving special educational services in the United States and have been reported to the Annual Survey of Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth conducted by Gallaudet University's Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies. Results indicate an increase in the number of hearing-impaired children under age 6 reported to the survey over the last 10 years, especially children from minority backgrounds. The second section of the analysis focuses on students from schools participating in a model state project that encourages early identification and provision of services to hearing-impaired students and their families. The data pertain only to those children who are receiving services through established programs reporting to the Annual Survey; thus, inferences about the overall prevalence of hearing impairment among this age group should not be drawn.
authors: A N
authors: AN
authors: Schildroth
authors: B W
authors: BW
authors: Rawlings
authors: T E
authors: TE
authors: Allen
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States