My Show and Tell Presentation for ECMP 455

1. Miracle Technology Kyle Webb ECMP 455

2. Meet Kent

3. The International Symbol for Deafness 310, 000 Canadians Profoundly Deaf 2.8 Million Hard of Hearing 1/100 1/11

4. Sign Language? http://www.flickr.com/photos/58055760@N00/226853543 - “Flickr”

5. Sign Language? None. http://www.flickr.com/photos/58055760@N00/226853543 - “Flickr”

6. Cochlear Implant

7. Youngest Ever 1995

8. How does it work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmNpP2fr57A

9. Then

10. Now

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/ How Much?

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/ How Much? Surgery - $40, 000+ Speech Processor - $7,500 Batteries – 2x $150 (Rechargable) ~ $700/year (Nonrechargable)

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/3829317121/ Who Pays For All This?

14. $15 Million http://www.elks-sask.org/

16. Endless Possibilities http://www.flickr.com/photos/piermario/4104389720/

17. Thanks for Listening!