Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Presents information about the role of communication in the development of deaf and hard of hearing children. Describes the attributes of full and effective communication and tells how to provide communication access to deaf and hard of hearing students. Discusses all common communication modalities.

At the request of the Colorado Department of Education the Center was asked to research and identify effective quality standards for services provided to children and youth who are deaf and hard of hearing.

"Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf family in Queens, New York. At the hospital one day after he was born, Nyle 'failed' his first test—a hearing test—to the joy and excitement of his parents. In this engrossing memoir, Nyle shares stories, both heartbreaking and humorous, of what it means to navigate a world built for...

A biography of the blind and deaf girl who overcame both handicaps with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.