Deciding to move your child from a specialized school to a mainstream school can be challenging for both child and parent. Here are some helpful tips so you can be proactive as your family makes this transition.
Link: http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Making_the_Transition_to_Mainstream/
Hearing on the Hill
On February 28, AG Bell participated in the Hearing Health Forum and Reception on Capitol Hill as part of Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus coalition. The forum presented an excellent opportunity to increase awareness about listening and spoken language to the congressional community and other members of the coalition.
Link: http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Document.aspx?id=1649
Why I Participate
Nearly 18 months after Tonya Bowman gave birth prematurely,
her daughter, Jasmyn, was diagnosed with hearing loss. Thus began Tonya’s journey to becoming a professional parent
advocate and a parent partner in NICHQ’s Improving Hearing & Intervention
Systems project.
Link: http://www.nichq.org/stories/ParentStory-TonyaBowman.html
Deaf gerbils regained their hearing after stem cell injections
A study has been shown to partially restore hearing to deaf gerbils by using injections of human stem cells. The research team from the University of Sheffield transformed human embryonic stem cells into both early stage auditory neurons and hair cells found in the cochlea. Stem cell biologist Marcelo Rivolta whose leading the research team said it will be several years before human trials.
Link: http://www.hear-it.org/Deaf-gerbils-regained-their-hearing-after-stem-cell-injections
Involving fathers in auditory verbal practice
Today’s fathers are significantly
more involved in raising their children than previous generations. This
spotlight from AG Bell’s new book 101
Frequently Asked Questions about Auditory-Verbal Practice, explores the evolving role fathers play in their child’s
language development. Learn how to better involve fathers in the therapy
process and leverage their skills in helping their children by following this link.
Link: http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Document.aspx?id=1765
Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare disease
Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason for clinicians to test for the disorder.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130314085532.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fhearing_loss+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Hearing+Loss%29
World Wide Hearing Launches Hearing Express Project in Jordan
World Wide Hearing launched its Hearing Express project in Jordan and will work to fit hundreds of kids in Jordan with affordable, high quality hearing aids. The organization has partnered with the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf.
Link: http://www.wwhearing.org/our-projects
Attention: Pediatric Audiologists Do Not Miss Out! It is time to enroll your facility in EHDI PALS
EHDI-PALS is a
web-based directory and search engine designed to help parents, hospital
personnel, and physicians identify pediatric audiology facilities that will
meet the individual needs of a child and his or her family. Facilities listed
in EHDI-PALS must have the appropriate equipment and be able to provide
audiology services to evaluate and treat children who are younger than 5 years
of age. Create your facility’s online profile today by following this link.
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/ncham_news/docs/EHDI-PALS.pdf
Sensitivity of Mothers Helps Language Development in Children With Hearing Loss
University of Miami (UM) Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants. The findings indicate that mothers who are most sensitive in their interactions with their children receiving cochlear implants have kids that develop language faster, almost “catching up” to their hearing peers. The report is published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130308103414.htm
The Changing Landscape of Deaf Education
Legislative, technological, and pedagogical innovations have
greatly impacted the field of deaf education in the United States. These
changes have provided children who are deaf and hard of hearing with a greater
range of options for educational experiences that were not available
historically. This article highlights some of the major changes in the field of
education for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, along with some of the
future opportunities and challenges that result from such rapid change.