We investigated 34 deaf and hard-of-hearing children with hearing devices aged 8–12 years
and 30 typical hearing peers. We used the capability approach to assess well-being in both …

Introduction The main idea underlying this paper is that impairments such as deafness are
particularly relevant to the extent that they lead to deprivation of capability. Likewise, the …

In the Western world, for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, hearing aids or cochlear
implants are available to provide access to sound, with the overall goal of increasing their …

Hearing impairment has a significant impact on individuals' lives, and various measures are
available to mitigate the effects. Understanding how well these measures succeed is crucial …

We retrospectively studied outcome of a sample of 36 congenitally deaf children who were
fitted with either a conventional hearing aid or a cochlear implant and who received many …

Children with minimal/mild hearing loss make up approximately 5% of the school-age
population. While there is considerable research indicating that these children experience …

This study examined the speech intelligibility of profoundly, prelingually or congenitally deaf
children who use hearing aids. Children were 1-15 years old and they were classified into …

Background In spite of an increased risk of hearing impairment in persons with an
intellectual disability (ID), rehabilitation with hearing aids often fails. We performed a …

Objectives: Cochlear-implanted deaf children having additional disabilities may develop
speech perception and language skills at a slower pace than their implanted peers without …

Miller, Thomas-Presswood, Metz, and Lukomski set out to initiate the establishment of
standards for the psychological assessment of deaf and hard of hearing children …