Visual Language and Visual Learning - Reducing the harms of zero tolerance to the use of alternative approaches

Language acquisition for deaf children: Reducing the harms of zero tolerance to the use of alternative approaches

This article describes several harms from the surgery of cochlear implants itself, and argues that, ethically speaking, a standard for success should be cochlear implants measured against hearing aids which are less invasive and do not cause permanent damage to the cochlea.

Link:

http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/9/1/16

Language acquisition for deaf children: Reducing the harms of zero tolerance to the use of alternative approaches

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