I came across a brief article written by by Brain Alper called “Guide or Rule?”. I am grateful for his thoughts and perspectives. I posted his article at the end of my comments because it makes me think of the many hearing health and habilitation ‘guides’ that become perceived as ‘rules’. Guides are written to […]
About twenty years ago a friend of mine told me that I make the best of a situation. Within one year, I graduated with a masters degree, moved to Massachusetts, got married, and had a baby girl born with cranifacial abnormality and then later diagnosed with hearing loss. Twenty-three months later my son was born […]
Partners for A Greater Voice (PGV) completed an online parent survey in 2014 that was predominantly marketed through list-serves and email groups to families throughout the New England (U.S.A.). Of 256 responses to 22 questions, 90% were mothers and 9% were fathers. Nearly 80% had a college or advanced degree. Approximately 80% were parents with […]
January 20, 2014/in News /by Greater Voice Over 70 volunteer teachers, parents and audiologists have partnered with Greater Voice since 2002. From introductory workshops on hearing health and oral deaf education to specific professional development initiatives in listening and spoken language development, early identification, classroom acoustics, audiology services, hearing aid donations, cochlear implants, literacy development, mainstream inclusion, […]
