Early diagnosis of and interdisciplinary approach to childhood deafness

AUTHOR: Confederación Española de Familias de Personas Sordas-FIAPAS y Comisión para la Detección Precoz de la Hipoacusia- CODEPEH

YEAR

2013

TIME

00:04:51 min

Video with illustrations drawn in real time, accompanied by voice-over and subtitling, to guide families on the route to take after deafness has been diagnosed, providing information on the necessary support resources and the different professionals involved in medical and prosthetic treatment, and in the educational and social inclusion process.

This video highlights the importance of an early, comprehensive approach to caring for and supporting hearing loss children and their families. It also stresses the need for inter-professional coordination among all the areas involved.

FIAPAS, together with the Commission for the Early Detection of Deafness-CODEPEH has published this video with illustrations drawn in real time, accompanied by voice-over and subtitling, to guide families on the route to take after deafness has been diagnosed, providing information on the necessary support resources and the different professionals involved in medical and prosthetic treatment, and in the educational and social inclusion process.