Registration open and Call for Papers extended for FCEI

Registration NOW Open and Call for Papers EXTENDED to November 30th for the 2nd International Congress on Family-Centred Early Intervention (FCEI) for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The event will be held June 11 – 13, 2014, in Bad Ischl, Austria. PARENT REGISTRATION DISCOUNTED and our thanks to the generous sponsorship of MedEl, FCEI 2014 has a limited number of scholarships available for parents. Please visit the website to complete an on-line application for financial aid.

Link: http://www.fcei.at/2014/en/programme/pr_poster.php

American Sign Language & English Bilingual Early Childhood in Deaf Education Certificate Program

Announcement from the Gallaudet University, Department of Education: The ASL/English Bilingual Early Childhood Deaf Education certificate program offers 21 credits of hybrid and online courses focusing on deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to 5 years old and their families.

Link: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6dcbf2b5e87b193d4b05cb8c2&id=7fbf0096da&e=1de6799257

Towards a Better Understanding of Inherited Hearing Loss

A team of researchers led by Dr. Michel Cayouette at the IRCM made an important discovery, published online yesterday by the scientific journal Developmental Cell, that could better explain some inherited forms of hearing loss in humans. The Montréal scientists identified a group of proteins crucial for shaping the cellular organ responsible for detecting sounds.

Link: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-inherited-loss.html