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Enrollment reported by 62 public residential schools to the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth between 1970-71 and 1978-79 is examined nationally and in four distinct regions of the country and is compared to enrollment patterns in the general school population during the same period. Also discussed here are ethnic background, handicapping conditions in addition to the hearing impairment, and age of the students in these schools for the same period.

This paper summarizes major results of a study of 808 providers of psychological services to hearing-impaired students enrolled in a variety of educational settings in the United States. These professionals are described in terms of their general demographic characteristics, salary, educational background and qualifications, communications skills, and the roles and functions they perform. Of particular importance to the analysis is the difference between individuals working full-time with hearing-impaired students and those working part-time or on a consulting basis.

This paper presents information about hearing-impaired children under the age of 6 who are receiving special educational services in the United States and have been reported to the Annual Survey of Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth conducted by Gallaudet University's Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies. Results indicate an increase in the number of hearing-impaired children under age 6 reported to the survey over the last 10 years, especially children from minority backgrounds. The second section of the analysis focuses on students from schools participating in a model state project that encourages early identification and provision of services to hearing-impaired students and their families. The data pertain only to those children who are receiving services through established programs reporting to the Annual Survey; thus, inferences about the overall prevalence of hearing impairment among this age group should not be drawn.