About one in every 500 infants is identified as deaf or hard of hearing. When left undetected, hearing loss can result in delays in speech and language, as well as social and emotional development. Early detection and treatment can help avoid this. But not all children have the same access to testing and intervention.
Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new report on a national program for early detection of hearing loss in infants and children, and issues with accessing that care. The video below translates our report findings into American Sign Language (ASL). A longer video at the bottom of this post shares an ASL translation of the report’s full highlights.
Read on at https://www.gao.gov/blog/early-treatment-hearing-loss-infants-critical-access-care-not-always-equal.
Note: ASL summaries videos also available at their website explaining the report. More detail is through another link via ‘our new report’ link above.