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ASHA announces early intervention campaign

Rehab Private Practice Alert, May 10, 2006

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced a new five-year national effort to diagnose and provide early intervention services for 90% of children with hearing loss by the time they are six months old, according to an association statement.

In 2000, ASHA set a five-year goal to provide hearing loss screenings for at least 90% of newborns by the time they were one month old-a goal that was achieved in 2005.

Some objectives of the five-year initiative to help combat the most common birth defect in America include promoting

  • model eligibility criteria for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C program
  • expanded access to pediatric assistive technology
  • model coverage criteria for both public and private insurers

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