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"Based on data from the NC Department of Public instruction and NC Fiscal Research Division, the annual costs of education in a regular mainstream classroom in FY 2005-06 was $7,596, while the annual costs for a hearing-impaired child in a self-contained classroom or residential placement exceeds $31,000 and $76,000 respectively. Thus, over the educational lifetime of a child, substantial amounts of money would be saved if, as a result of early identification and intervention, the most appropriate educational setting for the child is a regular mainstream classroom instead of a self-contained classroom or a self-contained classroom instead of a residential program."
Sources of Data Compilation: NC Fiscal Research Division "Department of Health and Human Services: Schools for the Blind and Deaf, Justification Review", Dated March 28, 2007 - Accessed 5/18/2009 from Click Here. NC Department of Public Instruction, 2006-2007 Facts & Figures - Accessed 5/18/2009 from Click Here.
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“Research shows that by the time a child with hearing loss graduates from high school, more than $400,000 per child can be saved in special education costs if the child is identified early and given appropriate educational, medical, and audiological services.” Source: White, K. R., & Maxon, A. B. (1995). Universal screening for infant hearing impairment: Simple, beneficial, and presently justified. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 32, 201-211 Did you know...
“Research has even compared children with hearing loss who receive early intervention and amplification before 6 months of age versus after 6 months of age. By the time they enter first grade, children identified earlier are 1-2 years ahead of their later- identified peers in language, cognitive, and social skills.” Source: Yoshinaga-Itano, C., Sedey, A., Apuzzo, M., Carey, A., Day, D., & Coulter, D. (July 1996). The effect of early identification on the development of deaf and hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers. Paper presented at the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Meeting, Austin, TX. Moeller, M. P. (October 1996). Early intervention of hearing loss in children. Paper presented at Fourth International Symposium on Childhood Deafness, Kiawah Island, South Carolina Did you know...
According to a survey published in the Alexander Graham Bell Association For The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Voices Magazine, March/April 2002 issue, 43 percent of parents reported they were unable to secure any financial assistance for providing amplification for their children. Only 16 percent of the parents were able to secure some level of hearing aid coverage through private health insurance. Some states have passed groundbreaking laws to start to address this problem; unfortunately North Carolina has not passed such legislation.
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"Hearing loss occurs more frequently than any other newborn condition that may cause significant developmental delays." In fact, if you combine the second through fourth incidences they still do not total the hearing loss number.
 Source: The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management website: www.infanthearing.org. Lessons learned from a Decade of Newborn Hearing Screening Presentation. Presented by: Karl R. White. Ph.D. on April 8, 2005.
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