For Parents
- What is the project?
- Who is eligible to participate?
- What information will be collected?
- Where will the assessments be conducted?
- What will I need to do?
- What will be required of my child?
- How much time will it take?
- What will be required of my child's teacher?
- Will I receive the results of my child's assessments?
- Will my family be paid for our time?
- What if we want to be involved and then decide not to have the implant?
We are seeking two groups of children:
- those for whom an implant is being seriously considered, and
- those who already have an implant.
Children must be between the earliest implant age to 13 years. Children who have disabilities in addition to hearing and vision loss are eligible. The capacity of a child’s state deaf-blind project to conduct the assessments required for the study is also a factor in the selection process.
