Disabilities legislation change</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Disabilities legislation change"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Disabilities,legislation,change"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">01-12-2004</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Disabilities legislation change</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">New Hampshire, USA: One of the most advanced means of overcoming deafness is the use of cochlear implants*, a process that is costly and is curerntly paid for district education authorities in the USA. Lobbying us now under way to see the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act changed so services related to the maintenance of cochlear implants would not have to be paid for by education authorities. <br> <br>* The device allows sound to bypass the part of the ear that causes deafness and send an electric current to the other side of the inner ear. These electrical signals create the sensation of hearing. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www4.fosters.com/november_2004/11.30.04/news/po_11.30.04a.asp " target="blank">www4.fosters.com/november_2004/11.30.04/news/po_11.30.04a.asp </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show