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?”
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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 up to an acoustic nightmare for a student with impaired hearing. Even a 15-20 dB loss (as quiet as leaves rustling!) can have significant educational impact. How can you help?
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 met and how their shared interests and commitment to volunteer activities through AG Bell have strengthened their relationships through the years. One couple’s daughter became a Speech-Language Pathologist, and another couple has two deaf children of their own. The session was full of laughter — what a great way to wake up early on a Sunday morning!
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:
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Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 