Learn more about an exciting D/HH Adult Mentor or Role Model Program through an NCHAM hosted webinar on August 24th.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/mentoring-needs.html

Link: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/August-Probes---Tips---Share-Hearing-Health-Goals-and-Responsibilities-with-Health-Care-Providers.html?soid=1102782899287&aid=S9PRl-8hhkY

Link: http://highschool.latimes.com/champs-charter-high-school-of-the-arts/deaf-performers-are-finally-seen-and-heard-on-the-stage-and-screen/

Those can be some of the most powerful words in the development of any child’s ability to read and write. For children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and living in bilingual homes, the “come read with me” invitation becomes even more crucial to their literacy development.

That’s why the USC Caruso Family Center for Childhood Communication is getting creative in tackling challenges that children with hearing loss face in learning to listen, talk, read and write. Its innovative program – called “Come Read with Me” – is an intensive three-week summer intervention and grant-funded research project designed to help develop early literacy skills in oral deaf and hard-of-hearing children from bilingual (Spanish-English) homes.

Link: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20160727/Innovative-program-shows-promise-in-helping-deaf-hard-of-hearing-children-gain-literacy-skills.aspx

The neural architecture in the auditory cortex — the part of the brain that processes sound — is virtually identical in profoundly deaf and hearing people, a new study has found.

Link: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/07/auditory-cortex-nearly-identical-in-hearing-and-deaf-people/

Early detection can make a big difference in the lives of children with hearing loss.

Link: http://www.theday.com/article/20160722/NWS01/160729740

Early intervention in a stimulating environment – even during infancy – can help expand your child’s development.

Link: http://www.omaha.com/momaha/extras/expert-advice/worried-about-your-child-s-speech-and-language-development-here/article_538203a4-4de3-11e6-99a0-a7219d18b457.html

Link: http://ehdimeeting.org/PresenterInfo.cfm?pg=info.

Boston’s Bobby Moakley celebrates on top of Copper Mountain during the No Barriers Summit from June 23-26. The college sophomore returns to Colorado as keynote speaker for the No Barriers “What’s Your Everest?” event in Keystone this weekend, July 22-23.

Link: http://www.summitdaily.com/news/23019173-113/take-5-deaf-hiker-bobby-moakley-keynote-speaker

The inner ear processes low-frequency sounds, important for speech and music perception, differently to high-frequency sounds, new research has found.

Link: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_13-7-2016-14-0-2