Changing schools for the deaf: Updating the educational setting for our deaf children in the 21st century, a big challenge

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-59

  de Raeve, Leo ^a,b   Baerts, Johan ^a   Colleye, Evelyne ^a   Croux, Edith ^a  

^a Royal Institute for the Deaf (KIDS)   (Belgium)

^b Independent Information Centre on Cochlear Implants (ONICI)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Deaf education; Deafness; Schools for the deaf; Universal neonatal hearing screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858394534     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: 1557069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1557069X11Y.0000000012     Document Type: Article

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