Founded by parents whose deaf children use cochlear implants to help them access sound, the CICS Group was formed to help others whose children already have implants and those who are considering cochlear implantation - unilateral, simultaneous or sequential - for their child.
Professionals can give you medical, technical, and practical information as well as advice about cochlear implants, but they do not live with the children twenty-four hours a day, and cannot provide the emotional support that other parents can. In the areas of living with, and bringing up children who have cochlear implants, the parents are the professionals.
Members share their first-hand experience of the issues that surround life with an implanted child to provide a vital part of the pre and post implantation process - support for parents by parents.
Established in 1993 and registered as a charity in May 2003, CICS is an entirely voluntary group run by parents who recognise that there is no one approach that will suit all children. The Group is independent and relies entirely on donations, grants, and fundraising efforts to cover expenses.
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