Episode 6

Annie advises Michael not to report Mel’s errant behaviour at college. Adam and Troy tease Nicky about his family. Troy goes to work at the record shop and finds Errol injured from the attack by AJ and his gang. Errol has seen the leaflet Troy has been reading about cochlear implants and takes him to task – he believes Troy should leave behind his attachment to deaf pride and deaf culture and have the operation.

Cochlear implants: contacts/links

See Find out more for organisations for deaf people that can provide information and advice about cochlear implants. These include the British Deaf Association, the National Deaf Children's Society and the Royal National Institute for Deaf People.

British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG)
www.bcig.org
A professional body representing all the cochlear implant centres and other specialist medical practitioners throughout the UK. Actively promotes cochlear implants. The website gives contact details for all regional centres.

Cochlear Implant Association
www.cici.org
A US-based non-profit organisation for cochlear implant recipients as well as families and professionals with questions about cochlear implants.

Cochlear Implantation in Deaf Children
www.kfshrc.edu.sa/annals/175/97-033g.html
Cochlear implants and statistics concerning implantation at different stages of a child's development.

Cochlear implants FAQ
www.zak.co.il/deaf-info/old/ci-faq.html
This cochlear implant FAQ, published in 1996, contains everything from statistics on cochlear implants to warnings about false advertising.

Clarion
www.cochlearimplant.com
A website from a commercial developer of cochlear implant technology. Contains an animated presentation of how implants work and comparison with other products.

Deaf Youth
www.deafyouth.webcentral.com.au
Australian website offering a wide variety of information about Deaf culture, including debate and discussion pages with a good general summary of the controversy surrounding cochlear implants.

DeafWeb-DC
http://member.aol.com/deafwebdc/local/CI.html
Article by Marie Arana-Ward of the Washington Post, providing an outline of the cochlear implant debate, highlighting issues of technology and Deaf culture.

Cochlear Implant e-group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ci
A general discussion group for people interested in cochlear implants.

Journey Into Silence and Back
www.his.com/~wc/wendy/silence.htm
One woman's account of her experience with cochlear implants, from the pre-surgery evaluation to post-surgery.

Listen Up
www.listen-up.org/implant.htm
US website specialising in information for deaf and hearing-impaired people, with a range of information on cochlear implants.

National Cochlear Implant Users Association
Longacre
Horsleys Green
High Wycombe
Bucks HP14 3UX
Fax: 01494 4844993
E-mail: alisonh@horsleys.demon.co.uk
Website: www.nciua.demon.co.uk
Campaigns for funding for cochlear implants, promotes a nationwide spread of cochlear implant support groups and offers information about cochlear implants.

National Institute of Health: Cochlear implants
http://text.nlm.nih.gov/nih/cdc/www/100txt.html
This May 1995 article details the US government's consensus statement on cochlear implants.

Sound and Fury
www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury
A documentary about one family's struggle over whether or not to provide two deaf children with cochlear implants. Includes a range of information about implants and their impact on Deaf culture.

Uk.people.deaf
www.boxatrix.demon.co.uk/upd/updfaq1.htm#faq0306
A newsgroup with pages dedicated to frequently asked questions about communication issues, including sign language and cochlear implants.

Welcome to Jacob's World
www.redrival.com/jacobsworld/Jacobsworld/jacob_index.htm
The story of a toddler who has been implanted with the Clarion S-series cochlear implant.

Books

Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation In Children and Adults by Dianne Allum (Alex Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, 1996) £55.
An overview of service delivery and rehabilitation strategies for cochlear implant users in 13 different countries.

Cochlear Implants: Principles and practices edited by J K Niparko, K Iler-Kirk and N K Mellon (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000) £86.
An in-depth discussion on cochlear implant technology and the impact on a patient's life.

Cochlear Implants: A Handbook edited by Bonnie Tucker (McFarland & Company, 1998) £35.
An accessible explanation of what cochlear implants are, how they work and who is likely to benefit from them, edited by an implantee. Contains personal accounts and experiences as well as professional contributions.

Cochlear implants and Bilingualism: A workshop report by R Carver and all (Laser, 1995) £7.50.
A collection of papers on implants by a range of people, including individuals from the Deaf community, members of a cochlear implant team, and representatives of the British Deaf Association and the National Deaf Children's Society.

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