Thursday, March 06, 2008

The Economics of Deafness and Cochlear Implants

This is not my survey but a d/Deaf person who is majoring in Economics at University of Colorado.
Welcome to our survey site. Our purpose is to receive your responses as to the economic issues concerned with cochlear implant recipients.

The cochlear implant can be an expensive endeavor. Does the implant decrease or improve your quality of life? Do you like it? Do you not like it? Do you have more money or less because of the implant? Did the implant interfere or help with your college education opportunities? We examine these questions in this survey, and hope to help the academic world understand your feelings and your experience more.
This research is being done to learn more about cochlear implant users and the economic benefits, if any, that came out of it.

The aim of this study is to learn how deafness and CIs affect opportunities for education, income, skills, and your d/Deaf/HoH identity. This survey first asks questions about education, you, your background, your deafness, your implant (if you have one), and your outlook. You'll also be asked to share your experience and thoughts you may have. I appreciate very much your careful consideration of the survey questions. The main benefit to you for filling out the survey is the opportunity to share your experience with cochlear implants. With this information, audiologists and implant professionals may gain a better understanding of how to boost your or your child's experience with the implant. Final results may be published.
The survey is confidential. No names or addresses are required. So, if you are a cochlear implant wearer and want to participate in this survey then go and take the survey. Also, as a clarification, again, this survey is being done by somebody else, and not by me.

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