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2010 Deaf Youth Camp of Color |
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The 2010 Deaf Youth Camp of Color takes place at Camp Taloali, in Stayton, Oregon, June 13 - 27, 2010.
This camp is the first of its kind, focusing on issues relating to forty-eight high school aged deaf and hard of hearing youths of all ethnic/racial backgrounds: African-American, Latino, Asian, and Native American Indian, bi-racial, multi-racial.
The purpose of the DYCC is to give youths of color an opportunity to seek practical tools and to learn and grow as strong self-advocates. Futhermore, the goal of the camp is to strengthen the educational, cultural, social, civil, and economic advancement of deaf and hard of hearing youths of color. In addition, they hope to increase cultural and personal awareness and inform campers of the importance of continuing their education as a means of empowerment.
For more information about this camp visit their website at www.deafpeopleofcolor.org or contact Laurene Simms at laurene.simms@gmail.edu |
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Discovery Camps & Camp Giddy-Up |
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The National Ability Center anounces two upcoming summer camps.
Discovery Camps are available for youths with physical disabilities, cognitive disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. There is also Camp Xtreme which is specially designed for teenagers with physical disabiliites who are up for the challenge of an overnight camp and other unique activities.
Camp Giddy-Up is a week long day camp that offers excellent instruction to campers just learning to ride as well as providing the experienced rider with finer skills of equitation and horsemanship skills in a safe and fun environment. The last day of camp, a skills demonstration will be presented by all of the campers for friends and family. Personal achievement awards will be given to the campers who participate.
For more information about any of these camps visit the National Ability Website at www.DiscoverNAC.org |
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National Youth Leadership and Literacy Camp |
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CSD and the National Leadership and Literacy Camp (NLLC) are now accepting deaf and hard of hearing students for their annual summer camps. The NLLC, which brings together gifted deaf and hard of hearing students to sharpen their literacy and journalism skills along with their leadership abilities, offers two separate programs. The NLLC program for 9th - 12th graders will be held from June 27th - July 10th, and the NLLC program for 5th - 8th graders will be from July 11th - 24th, both located at CSD's Camp Lakodia, in Madison, South Dakota.
The camp's mission is to prepare, through a challenging learning environment, each child for a meaningful an dproductive life in a competitive and every-changing world. Daily program activities are carefully planned so as to develop a social-educational climate specific to the development of basic personal autonomy, appropriate future aspirations and positive participation in society. Located on the shores of Lake Herman, there is also plenty of outdoor and water activities available to the youth while they experience this unique and innovative camp.
To find out more information or to fill out an application for the NLLC, visit their website at www.nllcamp.com. for those in financial need, CSD and the NLLC also have a limited number of scholarships available. These scholarships are based on both scholastic achievement and family's income level. The scholarship form can also be found at the NLLC Website.
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Windsor Mountain International Summer Camp |
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Windsor Mountain International Summer camp is located in New Hampshire, on a beautiful lake, and is a general activity summer camp. They specialize in attracting a large number of international children. Teaching children tolerance, understanding, and an appreciation of other cultures is one of their strong points, and they are proud to include Deaf culture in the program. Every year they includ 8 - 12 deaf children, several deaf counselors, and a team of intern interpreters in the August session. The hearing children love the opportunity to learn about ASL and Deaf culture, and the deaf children thrive in an environment where they are considered cool, and amazing, and can teach about their culture. Every activity in camp is either interpreters or done in ASL.
The cost is $4,150.00 for the month, however scholarships are available.
More information can be found on their website at www.windsormountain.org or contact Elle Langevin at ellelangevin@gmail.com |
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| Conferences |
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2010 Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf International Symposium |
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Mark your calendars to attend the June 2010 Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf International Symposium. Plans are well underway for an exciting conference. Look forward to capitalizing on the positive momentum established by the previous 4 symposia. A Symposium 2010 flyer and description can be found at: http://www.rit.edu/ntid/vp/techsym/2010announcement.pdf. |
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Cal Ed 2010 Conference |
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March 12 - 14, 2010
Connecting, Collaborating and Celebrating ASL & English
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Sacramento, CA
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Gallaudet Leadership Institute |
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The Early Education Professional Development Leadership Program is a 12-credit certificate program that includes four courses on leadership in early intervention/education. The program is designed for individuals who have current or prospective employment in an early intervention/educational program or a related position. The coursework is provided through two summers that include three days of fact-to-face interaction with an online component and fall and spring semester courses offered online. All courses are offered for Professional Studies credit (PST).
For more information or to register contact Tracey Kempton at Tracey.Kempton@gallaudet.edu or 202-448-4978 (VP) |
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| Deafness and Hard of Hearing Websites |
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Another Path |
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Another Path is a comprehensive guide to homeschooling for parents who are considering homeschooling, or who have decided to homeschool, a deaf or hard of hearing child.
Chiromeme A Deaf community resource. They aim to bring deaf memes and ideas out to the mainstream. They have Deaf news, FAQs, Links, and more.
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ASL Think Tank |
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A website whose mission is to bring a better understanding to parents, advocates, policymakers and educators on promoting dual languae use (ASL and English) in the deaf person's everyday life at home, school, and community. |
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Captioned Media Program |
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The mission of the Captioned Media Program (CMP) is to provide all persons who are deaf or hard of hearing awareness of and equal access to communication and learning through the use of captioned educational media and supportive collateral materials. |
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Center for Accessible Technology |
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The Atlanta Area School for the Deaf /Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS) is dedicated to providing accessibility to media via sign language |
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Childcare for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children |
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This is a free website designed to help parents of deaf and hard of hearing children find appropriate child care providers who can not only communicate with their children, but also have the skills and desire to care for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Cued Speech Info |
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Cued Speech site for parents. Great background and introduction to cued speech. Has links to other sites that provide training and other languages. |
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Deaf Children and Parents |
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A nice website that talks about signing with children. Many questions can be answered by visiting this website. |
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Deaf Connect |
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The first Deaf Business Directory in the WORLD that allows you to Click on a Button to speak to the business of your choice For Free through text relay |
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Deaf Culture Online |
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Everything you've wanted to know about Deaf Culture, and then some.
This website was created to bring you as many perspectives on the deaf and hard of hearing experience as possible. This websites primary focus is to promote awareness of Deaf culture, it is all-inclusive and covers a wide range of topoics such as:
American Sign Language, parent resources, Deaf topics, hard of hearing topics, baby sign language, current trends, communication preferences and stress management and wellness. |
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Deafwave.com |
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A premium aggregator for the deaf community, they collect all feeds, updates and events from different websites worldwide and puts them all in one convenient place. |
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Project N.A.D.I.N.E. |
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Project N.A.D.I.N.E. is a not for profit organization begun in 2008, N.A.D.I.N.E. has set a goal of providing comprehensive and collaborative resources for parents with deaf children, fostering leadership and advocacy within the Deaf community and educating the general public about the beauty and value of Deaf culture and its natural language, American Sign Language (ASL). |
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Terp Topics |
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A website launched in July, 2008. Offers an introduction to the world and work of sign language interpreting and to become a valuable resource of particular use to persons interested in learning Amrican Sign Language (ASL) and becoming professional ASL/English interpreters. |
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World Deaf Information Resource Project |
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Enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October, 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international, national and local level organizations and schools globally. The website also links to on-line reports about the human rights conditions and living situations of deaf people around the world and other information and resources for deaf individuals and organizations.
The new website can be accesed at http://cips.gallaudet.edu/wdi.xml |
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| Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children |
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Clerc's Children |
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A web-based bilingual language development curriculum/service that targets deaf and hard of hearing infants and toddlers, ages 0-3 and their parents. |
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Raising and Educating a Deaf Child |
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International experts answer your questions about the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. |
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The Center for Accessible Technology In Sign (CATS) |
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The Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS) is a joint project between the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
CATS is dedicated to providing accessibility to learning via sign language. CATS' goal is to enhance language, literacy and general world knowledge by providing tools which make text, captions, video, web pages, and multimedia accessible to deaf users, particularly children |
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| Especially for Children and Teens |
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Deaf Scientist Corner |
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This website is devoted to the biographies of 35 famous deaf scientists. The website includes biographical information such as the scientist's preferred mode of communication, early education, hobbies, family, higher education, career choice, and information regarding the science behind the scientists. |
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World Around You |
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A magazine published 5 times a year, by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, especially for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teenagers |
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| Hearing Aid Funding |
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AUDIENT Alliance for Accessible Hearing Care |
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The AUDIENT Alliance for Accessible Hearing Care Program is designed for individuals whose income is above the government's established poverty levels, but still find it difficult to afford quality hearing care. |
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Hear Now Program |
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The Hear Now Program of the Starkey Hearing Foundation has provided over 47,247 hearing aids to 27,500 individuals since 1999. Hear Now is a national program providing assistance, to those permanently living inthe US, to acquire hearing aids through an application process. All applicants must meet the program's financial criteria, complete the application process and be approved for hearing aids.
Hear Now works with licensed practitioners, in the applicant's area.
For more information please call the Hear Now program at 1-800-328-8602 ext. 2358 or visit their website. |
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Listen Up |
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Sources of hearing aid and cochlear implant funding. |
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Oticon Pediatrics |
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Oticon Pediatrics offers a loaner bank program. The program will provide hearing aids for children, birth to three, who are in need of immediate amplification when amplification is not readily available. |
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The HIKE Fund |
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The purpose of the Fund is to provide hearing devices for children with hearing impairments between the ages of newborn and twenty years whose parents are unable to meet this special need financially. |
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| Interpreting |
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Terp Topics |
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A website that addresses interpreter topics, answers questions about interpreting and lots of resources. |
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| List Serv |
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Harrah Sign Studio |
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This is a support group for parents and families with deaf and hard of hearing children, although anyone working with deaf or hard of hearing children may join. This is an un-biased group focusing on supporting, advocating, and educating parents to make individual decisions that are right for their families. |
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| Minimal or Unilateral Hearing Loss |
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| Newborn Screening Information |
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Baby Hearing |
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This website explains what the next steps are if a baby does not pass the Newborn Hearing Screening test. |
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| Organizations |
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AG Bell Society |
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The Parent Section (PS) is committed to extending emotional support and
information to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing
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Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf |
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CEASD provides an opportunity for professional educators to work together for the improvement of schools and educational programs for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The organization brings together a rich composite of resources and reaches out to both enhance educational programs and influence educational policy makers
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Deaf Bilingual Coalition |
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The main purpose of the Deaf Bilingual Coalition is to emphasize the importance of American Sign Language in social, emotional, linguistic, and cognitive development pertaining to early visual language acquisition in deaf infants and young deaf children.
The secondary purpose is to make the general public aware of the prevalence of misconceptions and misinformation that devalues ASL."
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Hands and Voices |
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Hands & Voices is a nationwide, parent driven, non-profit organization dedicated to providing unbiased support to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. |
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John Tracy Clinic |
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Its mission is to offer hope, guidance and encouragement to families of infants and preschool children with hearing losses by providing free, parent-centered services worldwide. (En Espaol busque aqui) |
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Join Together Project |
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ASDC sits on the Executive Advisory Board for Join Together, which is focused on designing and implementing a Virtual Professional Development School for deaf educators. |
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Marion Downs Hearing Center |
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The Marion Downs Hearing Center provides services, resources, education and research to support the needs of individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing and their families, as well as other hearing health care professionals. |
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National Association of the Deaf |
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The mission of the National Association of the Deaf is to promote, protect, and preserve the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America |
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National Cued Speech Association |
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The National Cued Speech Association supports effective communication, language development and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Cued Speech is a mode of communication based on the phonemes and properties of traditionally spoken languages. Cueing allows users who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have language/communication disorders to access the basic, fundamental properties of spoken languages through the use of vision. |
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Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) |
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The postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) of regional centers provides resources, information, in-service training, and expertise to enhance educational opportunites for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. They work with service providers in:
Two- and Four-year Colleges
Universities
Secondary Education Programs
Community Rehabilitation Programs
Continuing Education Programs
Adult Basic Education Programs
Vocational and Technical
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The 2009 Toys?R?Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids |
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The 2009 Toys?R?Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids Has Arrived
Toys?R?Us, Inc. today announced that the 2009 Toys?R?Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids, an easy-to-use toy selection guide that matches specific skill sets with a wide range of everyday playthings, is available now and year-round in all Toys?R?Us and Babies?R?Us stores nationwide and online, in English and Spanish, at Toysrus.com/DifferentlyAbled. Whoopi Goldberg, mother and grandmother, Oscar?, Tony, GRAMMY? and Emmy? Award-Winner and child advocate, is featured on the cover along with Grace Kurowski, a five-year-old girl from Skillman, NJ.
New features to the 2009 Guide include a special section dedicated to providing critical safety tips to help parents and caregivers avoid playtime injuries and an enhanced microsite.
Toys?R?Us, Inc. has a long history of supporting the special needs community through the Toys?R?Us Children?s Fund, a public charity affiliated with the company. Organizations which receive support include: American Society for Deaf Children, Autism Speaks, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Down Syndrome Society, National Lekotek Center, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Special Olympics, Spina Bifida Association, and United Cerebral Palsy.
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| Research Opportunities |
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Hearing & Quality of Life Research Study |
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The Univeristy of Washington, and the Seattle Children's Hospital are studying the quality of life of children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing. The goal of the study is to create a new questionnaire that measures quality of life specifically for children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing. They are looking for children ages 11 - 18 years old who are deaf or hard of hearing and parents of deaf or hard of hearing children ages 5 - 10 years old.
The survey wants to know what you think and what's going on in your life, what is going well and what things may not be going well in your life.
In order to participate in the survey, visit www.project-hql.org
Participants may receive a $25 payment for participating in the survey if you qualify.
For more information contact Donald Patrick, Principal Investigator, School of Publich Health and Community Medicine, Department of Health Services at 1-800-283-5827 or at projHQL@u.washington.edu |
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Hearing Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children |
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Lori Day, a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate is looking for hearing parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children between the ages of 3 - 8 years old.
Lori is currently conducting research looking at how the relationship between hearing parents of a deaf or hard of hearing child and the health care professionals whom they consult impacts the child's well-being.
The goal of the research is to learn more about how health professionals can best help famiiles as they learn about their child's hearing loss.
If you would be interested in participating in this study you can visit the online survey at https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=127993 or you contact Lori Day at hearingparents@gmail.com |
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| Scholarships |
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American Association on Health and Disability Scholarship |
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The American Association of Health and Disability (AAHD) has announced the creation of the 2009 AAHD Scholarship Program.
The AAHD Scholarship Program will support students with disabilities who are pursuing higher education. Preference will be given to students who plan to pursue undergraduate/graduate studies in the field of public health, health promotion, or disability studies, to include disability policy and disability research.
For more information about this Scholarship opportunity please visit their website at www.aahd.us |
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| State Organizations - California |
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American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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Region II of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is the leading association in California and Nevada that provides a forum for cooperation and exchange of information among those involved in services, training, education, and research in the field of intellectual and related developmental disabilities. As a recognized leader, Region II of AAIDD represents the interests of California and Nevada on the local, state, and national levels. |
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IMPACT |
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IMPACT is a California statewide all-volunteer, non-profit organization of parents, teachers and professionals serving deaf and hard-of-hearing children. IMPACT was Established in 1986 by 12 parents who wanted to improve the quality of education for the deaf and hard of hearing children. |
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| State Organizations - Florida |
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Florida Association of the Deaf |
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Florida Association of the Deaf is a statewide customer-driven organization leading efforts to protect the civil rights of more than 2.5 million Deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened and deaf-blind individuals in the State of Florida. Since 1917, Florida Association of the Deaf has advocated for equal access and sought to remove barriers that people with hearing loss faced for many years. The Association, with over 1,300 members, provides opportunities for individuals to learn about advocacy, culture, linguistics, education, health care, and civil rights |
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Leo Club for Teenagers |
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The Lions Club in DeLand Florida is forming a Leo Club for Deaf, hard of hearing, interested in learning sign language and all of their friends. For teens ages 12 - 20. They will be meeting twice a month. For more information contact Tina Wolf-Wiley at 386-740-0068 or riseagain3@cfl.rr.com |
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| State Organizations - Ohio |
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Deaf Initiatives |
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Deaf Initiatives Mission is to provide initiatives that strengthen the potential of young adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Their vision is to ensure that all Ohio youth who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families, have access to resources, professionals and activities that will help guide them into becoming successful and contributing members of our society. |
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| State Organizations - Texas |
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Deaf Action Center |
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The Deaf Action Center serves people who are deaf and hard of hearing with a comprehensive range of services.
People of all ages participate at different levels in a variety of programs that combine commitment, caring, competence and communication in a special blend, fostering success in personal, social and professional growth. Our mission is the elimination of barriers to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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