Non-medical services for the hard of hearing and deaf in newfoundland and labrador.
The hard of hearing communicate mainly by speech, the deaf by sign language. Services differ, but some hearing-impaired persons need non-medical services provided for both groups. These services are important in Newfoundland because there are few hearing-health professionals to serve a small population distributed over a wide area. This article outlines problems faced by the hard of hearing and describes the services provided by the Newfoundland Hearing Association, the Newfoundland School for the Deaf, the Parents' Association of the Deaf, and the Counselling/Interpreting services of the Newfoundland Co-ordinating Council on Deafness. Programs need to be expanded, but are suggested as an appropriate model for any area of the country.
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