In the weeks leading up to Christmas break, the Blended Message Club at Helper Middle School performed for local nursing and assisted living facilities in the area. The Blended Message Club is a group of students led by Mrs. Rebecca Moon that teaches the students American Sign Language (ASL) through music.

Helper Students Share ASL Message

Nemours Children’s Hospital announced a new addition that will aid patients dealing with a range of issues around deafness and ear reconstruction, specifically those with ear differences, hearing loss and communications needs.

https://news.yahoo.com/nemours-children-health-announces-center-171212435.html

Don’t forget to lock in your rate for accommodations. Two hotels are near the conference, the Hyatt Regency and the Hilton. Hotel information can be found here: https://ehdiconference.org/Hotel.cfm

Ring in 2023 by taking advantage of the Early Registration for the Annual EHDI Conference in Cincinnati! Early Registration is through 1/31/2023 Check out the schedule, instructional sessions and great field trips and so much more! 

https://ehdiconference.org/

Dr Daniel Morra, MD, FAAP, a long-standing member of the AAP and the Illinois Chapter Champion for the EHDI program, shares a story. Two of Dr Morra’s children were diagnosed as deaf at birth and were able to access early intervention services. Delays in speech and language make it hard to communicate and can leave children at a severe disadvantage, he writes, so successful intervention is key.

https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/aap-voices/newborn-hearing-screenings-early-interventions-can-set-stage-for-success/

Nominations are invited for the Family Leadership in EHDI Programs to be presented at the 2023 National EHDI Conference in Cincinnati, OH from March 5-7h, 2023. This is the seventh year for this award and will honor a parent or family member of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) for providing exemplary leadership in their state EHDI system. NCHAM’s Family Advisory Committee will review nominations and select the recipient. The award will be announced at the EHDI Conference.

Nominations must be sent to Laura Gramer at laura@gramer.com by January 31, 2023. The nominees and the nominator will receive an email notification by February 11th, 2023. Please note that the award winner is a surprise and will not be publicly announced until the presentation ceremony.

Call for Nominations

ANTONIA BRANCIA MAXON

AWARD FOR EHDI EXCELLENCE

Nominations for the Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence should be emailed to karl.white@usu.edu, or mailed to:

National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management

Utah State University

2615 Old Main Hill

Logan, Utah 84322-2615

Attention: Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence

Nominations must be received by Friday, January 20, 2023 and MUST BE LIMITED to 500 words.

After two years of virtual EHDI Conferences, we are excited about being together in person for the 2023 National EHDI Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. The planning committee has organized a great program with over 200 presentations, posters, instructional sessions, and field trips. The entire conference is focused on how to continue to improve Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs to better serve children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.

Registration for the 2023 National EHDI Conference is now open with discounted rates available until January 31, 2023.

Register at https://ehdiconference.org/index.cfm.

#ehdi2023 #ehdi #ncham #handsandvoices #aap #hrsamchb

Volume 7, Issue 3 of the Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (JEHDI) is now available at no cost.

All previous articles published in JEHDI can also be downloaded for free at www.jehdi.usu.edu. The Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention is a scholarly peer-reviewed online publication dedicated to advancing Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) by publishing articles that describe current research, evidence-based practice, and standards of care.

The aim of the JEHDI is to promote access to current research and information about improving on all aspects of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. Taking a broad systems perspective, the JEHDI focuses on newborn and early childhood hearing screening, diagnosis, family support, early intervention, the medical home, information management, financing, quality improvement and other key factors critical for an effective EHDI system.

We hope you will benefit from the articles published in JEHDI and tell others about the availability of this information.

Registration is now open for the upcoming 5th Annual NC Parent Professional Collaborative. The presenting sponsor is NC EHDI and co-sponsored by the Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC and the NC Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The agenda is tentative and we have submitted for approval of 10 hours of continuing education.

The theme is “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Belonging”! The PPC brings both parents and professionals together for a 2 day experience and it will be in person at the Sheraton Imperial in Durham, NC. There is no charge for NC parents to attend. There is reduced registration for university students and EHDI staff outside of NC.