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Archive for the ‘Misconceptions’ Category
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
A few months ago, I posted THIS asking for reader opinions and feedback on the subject of children with hearing loss and additional disabilities. This spurred an independent learning project, and I promised to share with you all what I learned. Here is what I found…
STATISTICS: WHO ARE THESE CHILDREN?
Approximately 40% of children with hearing [...]
Monday, March 15th, 2010
This past quarter, I took an anthropology course called, Language, Culture and Society. One of the core things that I’ve been learning about language itself is how people learn their language. As I was reading a textbook called, Language, Culture, and Communication, it gave me an excellent explanation of how infants learn language from the [...]
Monday, March 8th, 2010
My independent learning project this semester is: Listening and Spoken Language Outcomes for Children who are Deaf with Multiple Disabilities… and I need your help! My goal is to determine the current state of research as well as real-world practice in the field of LSL for children who are multiply involved. Is listening and spoken [...]
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
I just learned about a great new film, “Including Samuel”. According to the film’s website:
Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years, Habib’s award-winning documentary film, Including Samuel, chronicles [...]
Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether or not a child with a hearing loss is presenting with a true speech and/or language disorder, or if the problems in their speech and language skills are due to hearing loss alone. For some children, you think, “Wow. This kiddo probably would have had speech/language issues even [...]
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Here is a video of Rachel’s presentation at TCU. As you can tell, Rachel is the filmmaker, not me! But bear with me, because she has some great things to say — captioned, of course!
RACHEL TCU SPEECH 1/3
Then we had a little technical difficulty… Rachel showed THIS video from Cochlear Implant Online.
RACHEL TCU SPEECH 2/3
Then, [...]
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
…and I don’t just mean this stunning piece of artwork!
If you read carefully, you’ll see my name spelled out on the body of this shoe, made for me by a four-year-old student at The Hearing School with bilateral CIs. What’s so great about that? Well, aside from the fantastic fine motor practice and pre-literacy skills, [...]
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
“I don’t have my mom’s eyes, but I do have her HEART.”
November is National Adoption Month. How does this apply to a website called “Cochlear Implant Online”? Keep reading…
Those of you who know me know that, second only to listening and spoken language for deaf children, adoption is the cause of my heart. Combine the two, [...]
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
You know we have a long way to go in terms of hearing loss acceptance when you see hearing aids marketed like this…
The “Stealth SSA Sound Amplifier” is marketed as a “discrete alternative to a hearing aid”. You see, it amplifies sounds so you can hear them — but it’s a sound amplifier NOT a [...]
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