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Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference in Overland Park, USA, in September. The hour-and-a-half presentation covered the broader concept behind transitions for children and teens with hearing loss, how to discuss options and opportunities for families going through transitions, as well as introducing the Transitions Management platform as [...] education and senior lecturer at the Ear Institute at University College London and is in the process of setting up a private practice focusing on rehabilitation in adults and children. Cheryl is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona and Salus University, a co-founder and board member of Hands & Voices, and contributed to the development of the

resource to support parents further along in their parenting journey. Many parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing report post-secondary transition as a time that is difficult to navigate and understand. Hands & Voices chapters are led by parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing and many of our parent leaders also reported the time [...] Hands & Voices , an advocacy group for parents of Deaf and hard of hearing children, recently launched their new Post-Secondary Transitions Online Module for Parents. The resource is targeted at parents of teenagers who are deaf or hard of hearing moving on to higher education or out into the workforce. As part of the resource, Hands & Voices have included [...] included elements from Ida’s Transitions Management platform to help parents understand what challenges their children should expect as they move on to the next phase in their lives. Lisa Kovacs, Hands & Voices’ Director of Programs, answered a few questions for us about the Post-Secondary Transitions module and their goals for the resource. Why was

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Glasgow, UK Jessica Vitkovic, PhD, Soundfair Australia Tori Kok, MSc, University College London, UK Click here to read an article about this research. 'My Hearing Explained for Children': An evaluation of the tool in NHS clinical practice Jacqueline Young, PhD, University Hospitals Southampton NHS Trust, UK Luise Marino, PhD, University Hospitals Southampton

otoscopy, audiometrics, impression-taking and hearing aids calibration. My office is colorful. Blue and orange are the predominant colors. Since it is a space in which adults and children get together, we tried to make it fun and with a unique ambiance. What are some challenges of implementing person-centered care? Unfortunately, there is a lack of prevention

give the presentation, “Helping Children and Teens Navigate Transitions Successfully.” The Transitions Management platform offers a suite of resources for children, young adults, and their families, to help them navigate shifts between different school levels and life after school. It looks at the milestones children with hearing loss should reach at [...] at different ages – including developmental, academic, and social – and suggests how children and their families can most effectively advocate for themselves to make these transitions smoothly. The hour and a half presentation will introduce the Transitions Management platform, how it was developed and how to use it, and will cover the basics of se

Ida Institute aimed at bringing My World to a broader audience, including speech-language therapists and teachers of the deaf. My World is an online tool designed to help children express their experiences with hearing loss, uncover information about the child’s communication patterns and develop strategies for daily challenges. The training sessions

Day. In 2014, we ran a competition to find a new logo for World Hearing Day. The winning design was submitted by a team at the China Rehabilitation Research Center for Deaf Children . Visit the WHO website for more information and stay tuned to Ida for the launch of our campaign.

World of… : Short videos of different school, work, and play environments highlight noise in those spaces and the skills children and young adults will need to cope with the situations. Be Inspired by Others: Short videos in which children, their parents, and young adults reflect back on the experiences with hearing loss. They share their challenges and [...] The Ida Institute is proud to announce the launch of our Transitions Management framework. The framework offers a wealth of resources for children and young adults ages 3-18, focusing on the different milestones they cross. The framework is designed for young people to use at home – either on their own or with their families if they are younger – to [...] transitions, what they are currently doing well, and what new skills will help them as they go into new environments. We hope these resources will provide useful information to children, young adults, and their families in terms of skills that are needed, resources that should be available, and how young people can grow to become self-sufficient and successful

web editor Amanda Farah Cox visited Laycock Primary School in London, Grantham College in Grantham, and met with recent graduates at the Ear Foundation. There they met with children ages 7-11, teenagers from 16-18, and young adults aged 23 and 24, who all shared their experiences in education with a hearing impairment. Ida also had the opportunity to [...] themselves and were able to reflect on their own experiences with transitions. The videos will be a part of the Transitions Management platform, which will help parents, children, and young adults prepare for the changes involved in moving from one school to another, or from school out into the work force. Thank you to everyone who made Ida’s visits

member Christine Yoshinaga-Itano chaired and presented on the final session of the week, looking at relationship between language and social skills of deaf and hard of hearing children aged 3-5 years. We are honored to continue to work with such an esteemed group of professionals, and are always excited to learn about their work. Thank you to our collaborators