June 1, 2020
Support to Parents/Carers
As professionals working in an early intervention (EI) center for children with hearing loss, we know that parents/carers are essential to the successful outcomes of children who are deaf...
May 29, 2020
Empowering Early Intervention Practices During Better Hearing and Speech Month
The month of May has arrived, the month in which we are called to raise awareness of the field of speech and hearing. This May is going to be a little...
May 27, 2020
Learning How to Teach A Child’s First Teacher
When I meet someone for the first time, the conversation invariably turns to occupations. I typically respond to queries about what I do for a living by indicating I am a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) who...
May 22, 2020
Online Learning for Kids with Hearing Loss: Considerations for Professionals
As the COVID-19 pandemic spans across the world, we know it is impacting the lives of professionals and students, adults and children alike. Professionals are limited to their home offices, while students are asked to...
May 21, 2020
Writing a Story of Resilience: What’s My Role as a LSL Professional?
What would happen if we enter radical relationships, pursue relentless collaborations, commit to dismantling harmful systems and structures, and envision an equitable future for all children who are deaf/hard of hearing...
May 8, 2020
The Power of Giving Back
My hearing loss was only picked up when I was seven years old, in the absence of a Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in the U.K. at that time. I went through school and university without...
April 21, 2020
How Collaboration Impacts Early Intervention and EHDI Systems
On March 7, the National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management (NCHAM), Hearing First, and the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) collaborated to present The Linguistic Genius...
March 17, 2020
Accessibility Strategies for Deaf / Hard of Hearing People in Remote Meetings
Like many of us in response to COVID-19, your home is now your office and/or classroom. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing like me, you may be scrambling to figure out the best way...
November 25, 2019
Five Strategies to Guide Families on Their Educational Journey
As a school-based audiologist and previous clinic-based audiologist, my career has provided me with a unique view of several sides of the “story.” During the last several years...
November 11, 2019
Hearing the World with Elroy
It was that time of year again. The time when we, as clinical faculty, were ready to welcome our new (Au.D.) and speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students. The weather was still warm with a few...