Penticton’s Tarik Sayeed has developed a software concept he believes will turn the world on its ear. Using new digital technology, the 36-year-old innovator has put together a program to convert traditional American Sign Language into written and audio formats.
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Link: http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/community/239180431.html
Derrick Coleman Not Slowed by Hearing Impairment
The odds of making it to the NFL are long enough. Derrick Coleman had an additional obstacle standing in the way of achieving a lifelong dream.Coleman is essentially deaf. He’s been that way since being diagnosed with a genetic and incurable hearing impairment as a toddler.
Link: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000311703/article/derrick-coleman-not-slowed-by-hearing-impairment
The January Edition of Probes and Tips is Now Available
A New Year’s Commitment to Hearing Screening
Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs154/1102782899287/archive/1116193903569.html
EHDI: AAP Tools for Medical Home Providers to Address Loss to Follow Up/Documentation (LTF/D)
An infant’s primary care medical home provider plays an important role early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) – particularly in terms of ensuring timely follow-up and appropriate documentation of follow-up. Without active assistance of the medical home, the infant may be considered “lost” in the EHDI system.
Link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/293858862
Jan. 14 Webinar: The ACA and Children with Vision and Eye Health Needs
The Catalyst Center: Improving Financing of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, and the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health invite you to participate in this webinar: the Affordable Care Act and Children with Vision and Eye Health Needs.
Link: http://www.hdwg.org/catalyst/news/2014-01-03/1
10 Ways to Promote the Language and Communication Skills of Infants and Toddlers
Early language and communication skills are crucial for children’s success in school and beyond. Language and communication skills include the ability to understand others (i.e., receptive language) and express oneself (i.e., expressive language) using words, gestures, or facial expressions. Children who develop strong language and communication skills are more likely to arrive at school ready to learn. They also are less likely to have difficulties learning to read and are more likely to have higher levels of achievement in school.
Link: http://mtbt.fpg.unc.edu/more-baby-talk/10-ways-promote-language-and-communication-skills-infants-and-toddlers
The Medical Home Portal has Revised Their Unit on Hearing Loss and Deafness
The Medical Home Portal has revised their unit on Hearing Loss and Deafness. There is great new information for medical home providers, as well as families.
Link: http://www.medicalhomeportal.org/diagnoses-and-conditions/hearing-loss-and-deafness#TreatmentAndManagementtagless
Research finds positive long term outcomes of cochlear implantation
Penn State Brandywine Assistant Professor of Psychology Daniela Martin is on the frontline of significant, unique research. With the first generation of cochlear implant recipients reaching adulthood, Martin and her colleagues are out to discover the long-term psychological outcomes of this relatively new medical procedure.
Link: http://brandywine.psu.edu/34838.htm
Netflix agrees to subtitle all films by 2014
In an agreement that the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) calls “a model for the streaming video industry,” Netflix has agreed to caption all of its shows by the year 2014.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/11/tech/web/netflix-subtitles-settlement/index.html
Parents Clueless About Dangers of iPods, Other Noise Hazards
Hearing loss is up among teens, but Mom and Dad aren’t sounding alarms.