| Description |
1 online resource (336 pages) |
| Contents |
COVER; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER1 Overview of Disabilities; CONCEPT OF DISABILITY; CONSEQUENCES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL RETARDATION; DOWN'S SYNDROME; CEREBRAL PALSY; HIV/AIDS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUES; MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; PEOPLE WITH OTHER DISABILITIES; REFERENCES; SELECTED READINGS; PART I Audiologic Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities; CHAPTER 2 Cerebral Palsy/Developmental Disabilities; CHAPTER 3 HIV/AIDS; CHAPTER 4 People with Visual Impairment; CHAPTER 5 Older Adults with Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease |
| Summary |
This book addresses an underserved area in the field of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology, specifically, people with disabilities. The first section presents an overview of specific disabilities and how different cultural practices impact on their management; the second section focuses on the evaluation of hearing impairment within various disabled groups; and the third section concentrates on overall approaches to audiologic management. Evaluation and assessment chapters include cases of people with AIDS and HIV, Cerebral Palsy, Visual Impairments, Down Syndrome, Older Adults with Alzhe |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hearing impaired -- Rehabilitation
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People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation.
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Audiology.
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Audiology
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Audiology.
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Hearing impaired -- Rehabilitation.
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People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780080475974 |
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0080475973 |
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