by Karen | Jan 18, 2019 | Goodies
Author: Melinda Gillinger, Advocacy Consultant 2 questions from the field – same answer: “My child was just diagnosed with hearing loss. How and where do I even start the process of getting services with our school district?” “ Our child was attending a...
by Karen | Jan 18, 2019 | For Professionals, Hearing Loss – Identification, Impact and Next Steps
About 25-30% of children identified by universal newborn hearing screening have hearing loss in only one ear. This prevalence increases with age to about 1 ½ -2% of the school-age population. Students with unilateral hearing loss are at 10 times the risk for...
by Karen | Jan 7, 2019 | Goodies
Who should be the “DHH expert” on the student’s team? Melinda Gillinger, Advocacy Consultant Our question from the field: “We recently had a student move into our district. She has bilateral cochlear implants and uses spoken language to communicate. Her...
by Karen | Jan 7, 2019 | For Professionals, Legal Issues in Serving Children with Hearing Loss, Planning to Meet Student Needs
While the educational prognosis for students with hearing loss has never been as promising as it is now, we continue to have students who are deaf or hard of hearing who have not been identified, or who have not received intervention, prior to school entry. We have...
