fyi is an electronic news service of the FIRST YEARS
Certificate in Auditory Learning for Young Children with Hearing Loss at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sent quarterly, the fyinewsletter
is designed to keep you informed of current events and activities and to
provide an opportunity to hear from our instructors, former graduates, current
students, and others affiliated with the program.

Link: http://firstyears.org/fyi/2011-winter.htm

A committee convened by the
IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association and the National Center for
Hearing Assessment and Management has produced a document summarizing issues
that should be considered in deciding whether children with hearing loss are
eligible for early intervention services funded by Part C of IDEA.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/earlyintervention/part_c_eligibility.pdf

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is
pleased to announce the 2011 Research Topics of Interest (RTOIs), funded
through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD). Project title: “Improving Early Hearing Detection
and Intervention (EHDI) Loss to Follow-up/ Loss to Documentation through
Screening at Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Certification Visits”.

AUCD/CDC/NCBDD
Letter of Intent Deadline: February 25, 2011
Funding Amount: $100,000 per year
Project Duration: 2 years

Link: http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=334

Make sure that your child knows how to participate in the second annual Deafness Research Foundation drawing contest for his/her chance to be featured in the Summer 2011 edition of DRF’s quarterly publicatio, Hearing Health Magazine!

Official theme:  “What are you doing to keep your hearing Safe and Sound?”
Two categories of participants: Children, ages 5-8 and 9-13
Winners also receive a framed certificate.
See the website for rules and more details.

Link: http://www.examiner.com/children-s-hearing-loss-in-national/drawing-contest-for-hearing-health-magazine

The January 2011 edition of the EHDI newsletter from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/docs_events2011/EHDI_Email_Express_Jan2011.pdf

Global Explorers, in partnership with Phonak’s Hear the
World initiative, is excited to announce the first-ever
Sound Academy: Amplifying the Grand Canyon.

This summer, the Hear the World Sound Academy and twenty lucky students will embark on an expedition of sound and learning through one of the great wonders of our natural world.  Apply now for your chance to be a part of this exciting adventure! 

Program highlights include:

–Explore the acoustical environment of one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World while collecting data with a sound scientist.

-Raft the Colorado River, hike to waterfalls and petroglyphs, and listen to the river as it lulls you to sleep.

-Learn and practice leadership skills that will equip you to become an effective ambassador for a cause.

Apply Now!  Applications are due by Feb. 26, 2011!

Link: http://www.globalexplorers.org/programs/destinations/hear_the_world_sound_academy/

Exciting new research from the University of Sheffield has found results that could provide the basis for treating progressive hearing loss and deafness.

Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/214534.php

Cochlear implants, not just for infants.  Read about the decision by two teenage friends to get cochlear implant surgery and how they are handling their new hearing abilities.

Link: http://www.rrstar.com/carousel/x1254723978/Cochlear-implants-change-lives-of-Rock-River-Valley-teenagers

In a recent study completed by researchers at Vanderbilt University, results suggest Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may play a larger role in hearing loss among children than some have previously thought.

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/161559.html

Read this great article published in Exceptional Parent Magazine about how the Sound
Beginnings program at Utah State University is using telehealth technology in helping to bring early intervention
services to children who are deaf/hard of hearing.  

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/docs_events2011/tele-intervention.pdf