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Table of Contents “...Part I -- Guidelines for Assessment; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Intensity of Physical Work -- Energy Expenditure; 2.1 Physiological Guidelines for Energy Expenditure Assessment; 2.2 Legal Requirements for Energy Expenditure Assessment...”
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Table of Contents “...Stemple -- Psychogenic Voice Therapy / Joseph C. Stemple -- Physiologic Voice Therapy / Joseph C. Stemple -- Eclectic Voice Therapy / Joseph C. ...”
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Table of Contents “...Deaf Education In The 21st Century: Topics, Trends, And Technology: A Brief Overview: -- Overview -- What we know about the field today -- Myths And Misconceptions About People Who Are Deaf: Dispelling The Myths: -- Myth: People who are deaf cannot hear anything -- Myths surrounding the causes of hearing loss -- Myth: All children who are deaf have parents who are deaf -- Myth: All people who are deaf can read lips -- Myth: People who are deaf cannot read -- Myth: People who are deaf cannot talk -- Myth: American Sign language is just English on the hands -- Myth: American sign language is consistent throughout the United States -- Myth: American sign language is international -- Myth: Hearing aids enable people who are deaf to hear speech -- Myth: All people who are deaf wish they could hear -- Myth: People who are deaf are not as intelligent as people who can hear -- Myth: People who are deaf cannot drive, fly planes or operate motorboats -- Myth: Individuals who are deaf have more serious emotional problems than hearing people -- Myth: People who are deaf cannot work -- Myth: People who are deaf are very quiet -- Myth: All people who are deaf know sign language -- Summary -- Look At The Field Of Deaf Education: Where We're Been-Where We Are Today: -- Prevalence, etiology, and identification -- Diversity in the United States -- Diversity within the deaf community -- Educational settings -- Modes of communication -- Hearing aids and cochlear implants -- Closed captioning technology -- Use of computer technology -- Video relay services and video relay interpreters -- Speech-to-text technology -- Legislation -- Organizations, clubs, and cultural events -- Dimensions of deafness: identity, ethnicity, and social development -- Summary -- Science Of Hearing And Hearing Loss: The Acoustics Of Speech And The Transmission Of Sound: -- Nature of sound -- Acoustics of speech -- Hearing mechanism -- Structure and function of the ear -- Out ear -- Middle ear -- Inner ear -- Auditory connections in the brain -- Physiology of hearing -- Prevalence and etiology of auditory dysfunction -- Terminology -- Hearing loss -- Degrees of hearing loss -- Hard of hearing -- Deaf -- Etiology of auditory dysfunction -- Conductive hearing loss -- Sensorineural hearing loss -- Congenital losses -- Genetically inherited hearing loss -- Autosomal dominant disorders -- Autosomal recessive disorders -- X-linked disorders -- Acquired losses -- Maternal rubella -- Cytomegalovirus -- Meningitis -- Prematurity or birth complications -- Other high risk factors for hearing loss -- Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn -- Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) -- Causes of hearing loss in adults -- Noise exposure -- Ototoxic drugs -- Aging process -- Meniere's disease -- Diseases of the central auditory system -- Summary -- Family Dynamics: Response To Diagnosis, Interpersonal Relationships, And Impact On The Family Unit: -- Anticipation, expectations, and responses to the birth of a baby -- Hearing parents' response to the diagnosis -- Deaf parents' response to the diagnosis -- Characteristics of healthy families -- Factors that contribute to healthy families with children who are deaf -- Communication: connecting and interacting with others and society -- Building blocks for communication -- Selecting a mode of communication: factors families consider -- Siblings relationships -- Sibling relationships: interactions between children who are deaf and those who can hear -- Self-esteem: a reflection of one's self-image -- Summary -- Language Acquisition: Acquiring The Building Blocks For Communication: -- Components of language -- Form -- Phonology -- Morphology -- Syntax -- Content -- Semantics -- Use -- Pragmatics -- Stages of language development -- Modes of communication -- Oral methods: acquiring spoken language -- Auditory-verbal -- Auditory-oral -- Natural oralism/natural auralism -- Maternal reflective method -- Visual modes of communication -- American sign language -- Manually coded English sign systems -- Rochester method -- Signed English -- Seeing essential English (SEE I) -- Signing exact English (SEE II) -- Conceptually accurate signed English (CASE) -- Contact signing or pidgin signed English -- Multimodal communication approaches -- Cued speech -- Sign-supported speech -- Simultaneous communication -- Total communication -- Bilingual communication: ASL and English -- Impact of prelingual hearing loss on language development -- Enhancing language development through the use of American Sign Language -- Enhancing language development through an auditory verbal approach -- Summary....”

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