title: Cochlear implants: the head-on collision between medical technology and the right to be deaf.
abstract: The debate over using cochlear implants to help deaf people communicate with those who can hear continues to rage. Some have welcomed the new technology, but others say the deaf have their own culture and do not need to be "cured".
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000523:psychology*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*