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Play It By Ear Seminar: Day One

SETTING THE STAGE TO MAXIMIZE AUDITORY POTENTIAL: AGRESSIVE AUDIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT AND USE OF HEARING TECHNOLOGY Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A (Hearts for Hearing) The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing published its latest position statement on October 1, 2007. Some of the most significant changes are:

Don’t Wait for New Hearing Technology: The Time Is NOW!

One of the most common concerns expressed by people considering a cochlear implant is, “What about new technology? What about hair cell regeneration or fully implantable CIs? Is now really the best time to take this leap of faith?”

Tips for Improving Classroom Acoustics

Classroom acoustics are an important part of helping deaf student succeed in the mainstream. While the easy to clean tile floors and large open spaces of most elementary school classrooms make them ideal for the messy, experiential learning that is so crucial to development in the first few years of school, they also add upContinue reading “Tips for Improving Classroom Acoustics”

Chronological Age vs. Hearing Age

CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: How old a child actually is. Time since the child was born. HEARING AGE: Time since the child has been receiving auditory input through appropriate amplification. Time since the child received hearing aids and/or cochlear implants.

Why I Don’t Worry About Vocal Quality

This may sound shocking, coming from an Auditory Verbal Therapist, but I don’t lose sleep at night over whether a child’s speech sounds “deaf” or not. Yup. You read it correctly. Why???

Hearing Loss and Additional Disabilities

Did you know that an estimated 30-40% of children who are deaf or hard of hearing are not “just deaf” but have other associated challenges? I like to call these children “deaf+” or “deaf plus” — children who, in addition to hearing loss, have other conditions, disabilities, or complicating factors.

AG Bell 2008: Sunday Concurrent Sessions

LOVE DOES HAPPEN AT AG BELL So this might not have been the most informative session I attended all weekend, but it was certainly the most enjoyable! “Love Happens” was a panel discussion led by three couples, all of whom met at or through AG Bell. They told the adorable stories of how they metContinue reading “AG Bell 2008: Sunday Concurrent Sessions”

AG Bell 2008: Monday Concurrent Sessions

EMPOWERING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND OF LOW SES Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), Renate Schultz, B.A. (University of Chicago), and Dana Suskind, M.D. (University of Chicago)

AG Bell 2008: Saturday Concurrent Sessions

Oh my goodness, where to begin? Convention has been AMAZING and I am learning great new things and meeting great new people every minute of every day! There are TONS of things to write about, but here’s a quick summary of the things I learned and did on Saturday:

AG Bell 2008: Friday Concurrent Sessions

THE BIG EARLY INTERVENTION PUZZLE Susan Lenihan, Ph.D. (Fontbonne University), Catherine Schroy, M.S., CCC-A (Central Institute for the Deaf), Christine Clark, M.A.Ed., C.E.D. (Central Institute for the Deaf), Mary Daniels, M.A.Ed. (St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf)