Deaf
Scope Notes: Includes people who are totally deaf or nonhearing. For partial deafness, use HEARING IMPAIRMENTS. For conditions causing total loss of hearing, use DEAF.
Broader Term:
Use For:
ICF I:
- b2 SENSORY FUNCTIONS AND PAIN
- s2 THE EYE, EAR AND RELATED STRUCTURES
- d1 LEARNING AND APPLYING KNOWLEDGE
- d3 COMMUNICATION
- e1 PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
- e5 SERVICES, SYSTEMS AND POLICIES
ICF III:
- b230 Hearing functions
- s240 Structure of external ear
- s250 Structure of middle ear
- s260 Structure of inner
- d110 Watching
- d140 Learning to read
- d145 Learning to write
- d170 Writing
- d310 Communicating with - receiving - spoken messages
- d325 Communicating with - receiving - written messages
- d330 Speaking
- d350 Conversation
- d355 Discussion
- d360 Using communication devices and techniques
- e125 Products and technology for communication
- e575 General social support services, systems and policies
- e580 Health services, systems and policies
ICF IV:
- b2300 Sound detection
- b2301 Sound discrimination
- b2302 Localisation of sound source
- b2303 Lateralization of sound
- b2304 Speech discrimination
- s2500 Tympanic membrane
- s2501 Eustachian canal
- s2502 Ossicles
- s2600 Cochlea
- s2601 Vestibular labyrinth
- s2602 Semicircular canals
- s2603 Internal auditory meatus
- d3500 Starting a conversation
- d3501 Sustaining a conversation
- d3502 Ending a conversation
- d3503 Conversing with one person
- d3504 Conversing with many people
- d3550 Discussion with one person
- d3551 Discussion with many people
- d3600 Using telecommunication devices
- d3601 Using writing machines
- d3602 Using communication techniques
- e1251 Assistive products and technology for communication
- e5750 General social support services
- e5800 Health services
Changes:
Scope narrowed to exclude deafness 6/98
Search REHABDATA for Deaf. Opens in a new window. Includes international research (formerly CIRRIE).
