Wenxiu Xie, Meng Ji, Mengdan Zhao, Kam-Yiu Lam, Chi-Yin Chow, Tianyong Hao
Developing Machine Learning and Statistical Tools to Evaluate the Accessibility of Public Health Advice on Infectious Diseases among Vulnerable People
Computational intelligence and neuroscience
abstract children acquire language without instruction long regularly meaningfully engaged accessible human language today 80 children born deaf developed world implanted cochlear devices allow access sound early years helps develop speech however brain plasticity changes early childhood children acquired first language early years might never completely fluent language miss critical period exposure natural language subsequent development cognitive activities rely solid first language might underdeveloped literacy memory organization number manipulation alternative speechexclusive approaches language acquisition exists use sign languages american sign language asl acquiring sign language subject time constraints spoken language development unfortunately far alternatives caught either dilemma leading highly polarized conflict system families choose children little tolerance alternatives either side debate widespread misinformation evidence implications either approach success rate cochlear implants highly variable issue still debated far know reliable predictors success implants yet families often advised expose child sign language absolute positions based ideology create pressures parents might jeopardize real developmental needs deaf children know cochlear implants offer accessible language many deaf children time clear deaf child acquiring spoken language cochlear devices might already past critical period child runs risk becoming linguistically deprived linguistic deprivation constitutes multiple personal harms well harms society terms costs medical systems loss potential productive societal participation