Even parents who have chosen a listening and spoken language outcome for their children often ask, “Should we use baby signs?” just to fill the gap during the time from identification to cochlear implantation, or […]

In this recap: Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases and Evidence Based Data to Support Early Cochlear Implantation   Complicated Cochlear Implant CasesTed Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.Meredith Holcomb, Au.D., CCC-A  Meyer, a surgeon, and Holcomb, and audiologist, both […]

Jessica, my sister who is also a bilateral cochlear implant recipient, has been mainstreamed at a local public high school that just so happens to have a large program for deaf students in metro-Boston area. […]

“The solution for “Switched at Birth” was to make sure every scene included a deaf character: ‘The truth is, when you’re around people who are deaf, it’s considered rude not to sign if you know […]

Check out this fantastic TED talk by Karl White at Utah State University on the importance of early identification and intervention for children with hearing loss.  He thoroughly explains the differences in raising children with […]

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on bilingual speech-language pathology.  As the United States becomes more diverse, more and more SLPs and other professionals are facing caseloads with clients who are […]

Some important new legislation is coming to the House of the Indiana State Legislature this session: HB 1367.  This bill proposes the creation of local, independent, non-biased resource center to provide children identified with hearing […]

This post is written by a Deaf parent of a deaf child with bilateral cochlear implants. How?? One may wonder how a child from a signing household is able to develop listening and speaking skills. […]