Since 2001, more than 60 chapter champions have been identified to support the American Academy of Pediatrics Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program. Chapter Champions play a vital role in providing information and coordinating efforts between pediatricians, health care professionals, and other EHDI stakeholders at the state level. For more information on the chapter champion program or to find the chapter champion in your chapter or state, visit the link below.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Link: https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/PEHDIC/Pages/Early-Hearing-Detection-and-Intervention-by-State.aspx
ASL interpreter brings music to the deaf
Read how one interpreter is making a difference in the lives of deaf and deaf-blind in her community.
Link: http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2015/05/interpreters_hands_help_roxe_h.htmlLink: http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2015/05/interpreters_hands_help_roxe_h.html
Link: http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2015/05/interpreters_hands_help_roxe_h.html
Webinar Tomorrow: Measuring Pediatric Care Coordination
There is still time to register for the third and final webinar of a FREE three-part series focusing on implementation and evaluation of pediatric care coordination offered by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation.
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Increasing VRS for the Deaf
Deaf individuals communicate through sign language or contact friends and family by video calling. The call is automatically routed over the internet through a Video Relay Service (VRS) to a sign language interpreter that communicates the message to the hearing person. The VRS interpreter voices everything you sign to the hearing person and signs back everything that the hearing person says.
One hundred and twenty five million minutes of these three way calls took place last year between deaf and hearing persons. Most calls are routine, but calls to 911 using 911 VP can save lives in an emergency.
Read more at the link below.
Link: http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3344#more-3344
Deaf Jam: Experiencing Music Through A Cochlear Implant
Researchers are working on software that allows a cochlear implant to convey more information about pitch and timbre.
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/18/406838781/deaf-jam-experiencing-music-through-a-cochlear-implant
Accountability and Outcomes for Children with Speech, Language and Hearing Challenges Presentation on 5/22
The U.S. Department of Education will be conducting this presentation on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 10 am – 12 pm at the Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) Auditorium (10th floor), 550 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20202. For those that cannot attend in person, the presentation will be streamed live at: http://edstream.ed.gov.
If you want to attend in person and are not from the U.S. Department of Education, you can email Dawn Ellis (dawn.ellis@ed.gov) to setup building access.
Presenters include: Janet Deppe (ASHA), Deborah A. Dixon (ASHA), Toby Long (Georgetown University and Early Childhood Personnel Center at University of Connecticut Health Center), Anne Oyler (ASHA), Dawn Ellis (Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education).
Link: http://edstream.ed.gov
AAP Has Great Resources to Share Regarding EHDI Programs
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Hearing loss is the most common congenital condition in the United States. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs are available in states; they focus on promoting screening, follow-up, and enrollment in early intervention. Learn more about these programs and access medical home resources related to infant and childhood hearing loss.
Link: http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/PEHDIC/Pages/Early-Hearing-Detection-and-Intervention.aspx
Early Intervention Matters!
Language skills and self-esteem can improve with appropriate understanding and intervention. Some tips can be found at the link below.
Link: http://bendnest.com/2015/05/say-what/
The May edition of Probes and Tips is now available
Learn more about how to “Contribute Hearing Screening Results
to Each Child’s Medical Home” in the May edition of “Probes and Tips”
Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs154/1102782899287/archive/1120551495642.html
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for the 12th Annual H&V Leadership Conference
Are you interested in becoming a sponsor/exhibitor at the 12th Annual Hands & Voices Leadership conference in New Braunfels, Texas September 18-20th, 2015? You are invited to join as a sponsor or an exhibitor to showcase your products and services for deaf and hard of hearing children across the country.