The Deaf Education Initiatives Project, conceptualized during Dr. Robert Davila's tenure with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, brought together diverse groups in an unprecedented effort to build concensus regarding services for students with hearing losses. The project generated unusual levels of attention and interest, marshalled active participation of national organizations representing hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals, and produced a set of mutually agreed upon guidelines for services to students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
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