DeafnessAtBirth.org.uk
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What is this website?
Welcome to the Deafness @ birth website. Deafness @ birth is a training and information resource for professionals who work with deaf babies and their families. The website was developed in response to the introduction in the UK of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP), which is expected to identify deafness at a much younger age than was previously possible. NHSP will lower the median age of identification of congenital deafness from 20 months to three months.
This website is designed to help professionals to work effectively with babies and toddlers under two - and with their families. Currently there is little training available in this area, as practice with very young babies and their families is still developing. Early diagnosis gives families the opportunity to take positive action on behalf of their child before language and communication deficit builds up. It enables families and professionals to work together to support the child's development and to plan for his or her future. Children with moderate, severe and profound levels of deafness will be identified routinely within the first two months of life (Davis et al, 1997*).
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