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Massachusetts Prices The Cost Of Not Intervening
By admin | October 11, 2012
Last month the US-based Massachusetts Hearing Aids for Children Coalition (MassHAFCC) founded in 2009, had a bill passed into law, to offset the cost of digital hearing-aids to families with children who have hearing issues.
Their debate was that “children who do not receive early intervention cost schools an additional $420,000 and face overall lifetime costs of $1,000,000 in special education, lost wages and health complications.”
Most importantly, “with early access to hearing devices, children who at one time may have attended a deaf school are being mainstreamed as early as preschool and Kindergarten.” For families, this possibility can be priceless.
Further Reading:
* Hearing Technology Bills Pass Into US Laws
* Newton mom lobbying for insurance coverage of hearing-aids (June 2011)
* Good Acoustics In Schools Make Listening Easier
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