Check out the Coffee Break Webinar Series Being Offered!
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/BSHMwebinars2018/
ASL Club: Opening up doors to communication and helping people understand Deaf culture
Despite the Deaf population standing at one million people in the U.S., the American Sign Language (ASL) department at Uconn is small. ASL club is a group of students committed to learning about Deaf culture and studying ASL.
Link: http://dailycampus.com/stories/2018/4/18/asl-club-opening-up-doors-to-communication-and-helping-people-understand-a-culture-often-left-forgotten
Baby’s First Test Webinar
Webinar: Health Equity in Newborn Screening
Tuesday, April 24th at 11 AM EDT
On Tuesday, April 24th at 11 AM EDT, Baby’s First Test is hosting a webinar to discuss health equity and how it relates to newborn screening. During the webinar, participants will be joined by Carol Johnson, Iowa’s Newborn Screening Follow Up Coordinator, and Jennifer Marcy and Jaclyn Kotlarek, Iowa Genetic Counselors, to learn about their experience with health equity. The webinar will be hosted through GoToWebinar, a free, online meeting platform. To register for the meeting, simply click on the link below.
Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2175225815891042561
National ASL Day – April 15th
Did you know that yesterday was National ASL Day? On April 15, 1817, the first school for the deaf in the United States opened. National ASL Day is a day of observance celebrating American Sign Language.
Link: http://www.aslday.org/?page_id=2
The April Edition of Probes and Tips is Now Available
“Spring into a Self-Guided Learning Option for Hearing Screener Training”
Link: https://conta.cc/2GTeCj1
Hear to Learn Tip
To help your child learn how to listen and talk you need to fit new routines into your daily life. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to set yourself up for success in developing these new routines.
Link: http://heartolearn.org/tutorials/family-wellbeing/routines.htmlLink: http://heartolearn.org/tutorials/family-wellbeing/routines.html
Link: http://heartolearn.org/tutorials/family-wellbeing/routines.html
On My Game: Jonathan Shares at EHDI 2018
Read about one teenager’s perspective on growing up D/HH.
Link: http://thelittleplace.web.unc.edu/omg-on-my-game-jonathan-shares-at-ehdi-2018/
Dually Diagnosed: Autism and Hearing Loss
Sign language relies on same area of brain as verbal speech, says study
Their report is the first of its kind to prove the association between the two communication forms.
Link: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/050418/sign-language-relies-on-same-area-of-brain-as-verbal-speech-study.html
It’s National Public Health Week
Join us in celebrating National Public Health Week and become part of a growing movement to create the healthiest nation in one generation. We’re celebrating the power of prevention, advocating for healthy and fair policies, sharing strategies for successful partnerships and championing the role of a strong public health system.