Parental Survey Finds Children with Hearing Loss Need More Help

Every day, 33 babies are born with hearing loss in the United States. These children and their families face significant barriers to receiving the services and care they need, according to a new survey released by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Link: http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/health/parental-survey-finds-children-with-hearing-loss-need-more-help-20140221

Introducing NCHAM’s newest resource: Timely Diagnosis: A Resource Guide Supporting TeleAudiology

Tele-audiology (T-A)- the implementation of audiological services via telehealth technologies –has great potential to ensure that infants who are in need of diagnostic audiology services can receive them in a timely manner. The purpose of this guide is to share the lessons learned and recommendations for conducting remote diagnostic audiological evaluations with infants based on the experiences of professionals in six states and one Canadian province.
Access this toolkit by going to

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/teleaudiology

HHS Issues Model of Notices of Privacy Practices in Spanish

A Spanish version of the Model Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP) has been issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). These materials were developed through focus group testing with Spanish speakers. This resource provides patients and health plan subscribers culturally competent information about their rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.

Link: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/modelnotices.html

EHDI Annual Meeting Pre Meeting Sessions and Post Meeting Field Trip

When registering for the EHDI Annual Meeting, remember to review the pre-meeting session options on Sunday, 4/13 and the field trip to the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Jacksonville and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine on Wednesday, 4/16. You can register for the meeting, pre-meeting sessions and the post-meeting field trip now!

Link: http://ehdimeeting.org/Meetings.cfm?pg=pre

Tele Intervention: Sign Support

Tele-Intervention: Sign Support is a professional learning community set up for tele-intervention programs offering sign language support to families of deaf/hard of hearing children. If you know of a program in your state or know of anyone interested in setting up such a program, please refer them to Lynn Reichert at familysigns@tsd.state.tx.us or request to join their Tele-Intervention: Sign Support Facebook community.

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