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platform fit into the overarching idea behind the new resource? The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines the time of transition as the year the student turns 16. Hands & Voices recognizes that parents need to be familiar with and considering transition well before this time. The Ida Transitions Management [...] three until the time the child becomes a young adult. Strong self-determination leads to competent self-advocacy skills, which will support students as they transition into either the workforce or post-secondary education. The Ida Transitions Management platform is a fantastic resource to share with families, and the targeted ages within the platform that [...] 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 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

to receive the scholarship and to begin a three year course of study the following year. Towards the end the first year of studies, my hearing loss was picked up on by a lecturer and, after a series of hearing tests and interviews, my scholarship was withdrawn. I was considered to be unfit for teaching and in the words of the Dean of the College, I [...] such as the birds tweeting in the trees around our home, leaves rustling and my children’s breathing. I felt I was able to be more part of group conversations, and for the first time I realized what I had been missing. That one hearing aid also provided me with the confidence to undertake a casual night course of study over the next couple of years – designed [...] mature age students who had begun the course at the same time and we supported each other throughout those years. One had been a stenographer and her shorthand skills came in pretty handy in some lectures, particularly if I missed hearing a few things. We are all still really good friends 30 years later! After four years, I graduated with a teaching degree

Published: 20-02-2018 14:04

The Ida Community We work with hearing care professionals, academics, and people with hearing loss from all over the world to advance person-centered care. Through our community's insight and input, we develop initiatives that share information, spread awareness, and keep on top of the latest trends in hearing healthcare. An Ida Institute membership [...] care change in the next five to ten years? What implications will we see? And how can we get ready? We at Ida wanted answers to these questions – so, together with our global community, we embarked on an ambitious and pioneering Future Hearing Journey. Learn more Raising awareness for hearing WORLD HEARING DAY Every year we celebrate the WHO’s World Hearing [...] campaigns. IDEAS WORTH HEARING Our Ideas Worth Hearing provide inspiration for hearing professionals, individuals and organizations who want to get involved. Ida resources around the web WATCH PRESENTATIONS Learn about Ida tools and earn CEUs at Audiology Online. MAYO CLINIC CONNECT Mayo Clinic Connect is a platform for people with hearing loss to meet online

Published: 01-03-2018 13:52

significantly from the traditional biomedical model, where the hearing condition is seen only as a medical issue that must be diagnosed and fixed. The person-centered approach instead is holistic, engages the person in their own care, and combines amplification with communication strategies for the best outcomes. Since 2007, the concept and practice [...] Inspired by the anthropological approach, we travel to hearing care clinics all over the world to speak with people with hearing loss and clinicians and identify the most pressing needs. We then invite key experts and stakeholders from across the global hearing care landscape to innovation seminars to design solutions together. Every year, the resources [...] Looking ahead In recent years, we have expanded our operations into new and growing markets, including Brazil and China, and together with our partners, turned our eyes to the future. Employing proven methods from the field of futures studies and gathering insights from across our networks, we mapped the hearing care landscape 5-10 years ahead and created

held each year on March 3 to promote hearing care and raise awareness of hearing loss prevention across the world. This year the World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen the theme “Hear the future” to draw attention to the worldwide trend that hearing loss is on the rise. Hearing Loss, and Its Impact, on the Rise According to data from the WHO released [...] Community In May of 2017, the decision-making body of the WHO, the World Health Assembly (WHA), unanimously passed the Resolution on Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss . It was the first time a resolution on hearing loss had been adopted by the WHA in 20 years. The resolution invites the WHO to prepare its first ever world report on ear and hearing [...] hearing care, develop a toolkit for Member States, and support the development of safe listening standards. A progress report on implementation is expected at the WHA next year. How Can You Get Involved? This year the WHO has issued a series of recommendations for how people can prevent hearing loss and promote hearing health in their communities: Hearing

care,” says Lise Lotte Bundesen, Managing Director of the Ida Institute. The Advantages of the Label The philosophy behind Inspired by Ida is that people are more satisfied with their care when they receive person-centered care. Evidence that demonstrates the benefits of person-centered care is growing. Person-centered care allows people to better articulate [...] The Ida Institute has launched Inspired by Ida , a new program that allows hearing care professionals to enhance their counseling skills and differentiate their practice through person-centered care. The program was revealed this week at the 2018 American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. By joining the program, hearing [...] of a resume, and on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Clinics can also become members and receive the Inspired by Ida label if at least 80% of their staff has completed the required courses. Clinics that join the program get access to a marketing kit with materials and ideas for promoting their Inspired by Ida status. “This program

rehabilitation. “I became acquainted with the Ida tools at a seminar organized by the Ida Institute a few years back. The encounter with the Ida Institute community was a ‘wow’ experience. Finally, I got to meet people who shared my view on the importance of the human aspects of hearing loss. To me, this should always be the natural point of departure for hearing [...] train students in how to use the tools, Sarah has recorded a series of video reenactments together with a colleague to demonstrate how the tools can be used with patients. “These videos have been a valuable addition to the Ida tools,” she explains. The students also get to test the tools in practice at the education unit at the Audiological Clinic, Örebro [...] can’t just ask the patient how motivated they are Sarah is using Ida tools to promote person-centered care in Sweden through her academic activities and contact with clinics. She uses the Ida Motivation Tools and the Living Well tool to teach students how to interact with patients. "When you don’t have any counseling experience, driving the first conversation

The Ida Institute is pleased to announce the projects that have been awarded grants through our Research Committee . The following three projects headed by Caitlin Barr, Deborah Viviane Ferrari, and Karina Swanepoel have each been awarded funds to further research regarding Ida tools and person-centered care: Learning to “Walk the Walk” with “Time and [...] individuals in South Africa. Individuals who fail the hearing test will be linked to their nearest hearing care professional; the project will look at uptake of the recommendation. Principal researcher: Karina Swanepoel Co-investigator: De Wet Swanepoel, Ph.D., David Moore, Ph.D. The purpose of the Ida Research Grant is to further research and build [...] Assessment of the Online Course “Client Engagement and Ida Motivation Tools” for Brazilian Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Undergraduate Students This project will translate the Ida Learning Hall course, “Client Engagement and Ida Motivation Tools,” into Portuguese in order to train students enrolled in the Brazilian university system. The project

some of the lessons. I joined the Ida community and began exploring all of the great resources. I have been using the Ida tools for almost five years now. The amazing thing is that I just keep finding new tools to use all the time.” From theory into practice The Ida tools Jennifer uses most often in her teaching are the Dilemma Game and the Patient [...] Lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Senior Audiologist at the National University Hospital in Singapore. She hails from the United States, and encountered the Ida tools for the first time when she began teaching at NUS. “When I first began teaching at the NUS MSc Audiology Program, the curriculum already contained a few of the Ida Institute [...] listening and apply the information they just learned,” Jennifer said. “The students practice analysis, reflection, and critical thinking as they work through difficult patient situations in the Dilemma Game. We also use the Patient Journey alongside the Ida ethnographic videos . We watch the videos and outline that patient’s journey using the tool. I think

Published: 11-07-2018 18:07

support in the form of a tutorial or a family member to sit in on the appointment. The Box The Box is useful for resolving ambivalence. It is built around two sets of questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking action? What are the advantages and disadvantages of staying as you are today? The questions help narrow down the source of [...] using hearing technology. The Circle can be used by hearing care professionals as a personal reflection tool to assess where their clients are on their hearing journey and what interventions make the most sense at the time of the appointment. The Circle can also be used in the appointment to explain the different phases of the hearing journey and to [...] fitting the technology? Hearing loss can be considered a journey and the needs and perspective of the person experiencing the hearing loss will change along the way. Understanding where a person is on that journey makes it possible to make recommendations that are appropriate for the individual – and not necessarily directly related to what the audiogram