The FIRST YEARS
Certificate in Auditory Learning for Young Children with Hearing Loss program
is now accepting applications. This certificate program is committed to
enhancing the knowledge and skills of professionals practicing in deaf
education, speech-language pathology, audiology and early intervention.
Distance education is utilized to bring the classroom to you – anytime,
anyplace. The five graduate-level courses, instruction by faculty experts,
online discussion group, projects and exercises – plus mentored practicum
experiences in early intervention, educational and clinical settings – combine
to make FIRST YEARS
a unique online learning experience. Applications will be accepted until May 23,
2011, and accepted candidates will begin in fall 2011. If you have questions
regarding the program, please contact FIRST YEARS
Program Director Kathryn Wilson at kathryn_wilson@med.unc.edu.

Link: http://www.firstyears.org/

Probes and Tips is a newsletter from the ECHO (Early Childhood Hearing Outreach) Initiative that provides monthly
TIPS to enhance early childhood hearing screening and follow-up
practices and PROBES about current
activities so we can learn from one another’s successes and challenges.

Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs073/1102782899287/archive/1104386786374.html

The NCHAM E-Book was designed to be a resource guide for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI).  Download your free copy today!

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/ehdi-ebook/index.html

fyi is an electronic news service of the FIRST YEARS
Certificate in Auditory Learning for Young Children with Hearing Loss at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sent quarterly, the fyinewsletter
is designed to keep you informed of current events and activities and to
provide an opportunity to hear from our instructors, former graduates, current
students, and others affiliated with the program.

Link: http://firstyears.org/fyi/2011-winter.htm

A committee convened by the
IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association and the National Center for
Hearing Assessment and Management has produced a document summarizing issues
that should be considered in deciding whether children with hearing loss are
eligible for early intervention services funded by Part C of IDEA.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/earlyintervention/part_c_eligibility.pdf

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is
pleased to announce the 2011 Research Topics of Interest (RTOIs), funded
through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD). Project title: “Improving Early Hearing Detection
and Intervention (EHDI) Loss to Follow-up/ Loss to Documentation through
Screening at Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Certification Visits”.

AUCD/CDC/NCBDD
Letter of Intent Deadline: February 25, 2011
Funding Amount: $100,000 per year
Project Duration: 2 years

Link: http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=334

Make sure that your child knows how to participate in the second annual Deafness Research Foundation drawing contest for his/her chance to be featured in the Summer 2011 edition of DRF’s quarterly publicatio, Hearing Health Magazine!

Official theme:  “What are you doing to keep your hearing Safe and Sound?”
Two categories of participants: Children, ages 5-8 and 9-13
Winners also receive a framed certificate.
See the website for rules and more details.

Link: http://www.examiner.com/children-s-hearing-loss-in-national/drawing-contest-for-hearing-health-magazine

The January 2011 edition of the EHDI newsletter from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/docs_events2011/EHDI_Email_Express_Jan2011.pdf