How cochlear implants help profoundly deaf children
Friday, July 8, 2016 - 13:01
in Psychology & Sociology
William Wootton was born profoundly deaf, but thanks to cochlear implants fitted when he was about 18 months old, the now 4-year-old Granite Bay preschooler plays with a keyboard synthesizer and reacts to the sounds of airplanes and trains, while still learning American Sign Language. “He has done extremely well,” said William’s mother, Jody Wootton. […]