We have a page on Facebook for Arkansas Hands & Voices. You may
access it by joining at www.facebook.com and doing a search for Arkansas Hands & Voices. There is no charge to join. The page is new but our hope is that it will be a great resource for families needing advice, looking for answers or just wanting to chat about issues related to hearing loss/deafness.
February 6, 2010
We will have the opportunity to hear from adults who are deaf/hard of hearing and learn from their experiences. In addition, there are opportunities to attend break-out sessions on Assistive Technology, Strategies for Promoting Positive Behavior and Parent to Parent Connections. There will be activities for children but we will need to know who is coming. In the past, the children have loved this time - and so have the family members!!
Please register soon! Lunch is provided.
Click here to download the registration flyer.
Chicago - March 1st - 2nd.
More info can be found at www.ehdiconference.org. REGISTER NOW!
Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Topic: "Cyber Communication: Progress or Problem?"
The Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is for young people up to and including grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Quebec and grade 13 in the Caribbean, who are identified by a qualified audiologist as deaf or hard of hearing. Students interested in participating in the contest must submit an audiogram completed within 24 months of the date of the contest by a qualified audiologist. Students must have a hearing loss of 40 decibels or more to be eligible to compete. Students may use sign language, oral presentation or a combination of both. Contests run at various times in each state/province but conclude by late May. The Arkansas Optimist District CCDHH contest will be held on May 1, 2010 at the Clarion Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas
The scholarship awards are:
1st from District - $2,500
2nd from Hearing Foundation - $1,000
3rd from Hearing Foundation - $500
If you meet the criteria listed above for the 2009-2010 school year, please click here to find an application and complete contest rules. Or you can go to www.Optimist.org and click on visitors and then scholarships you will find a section on Communication Contest for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. You can click in that article for contest and rules as well as an application form. In Arkansas the entry level is with the Arkansas Optimist District - not the individual clubs.
For more information about the contest, contact:
Cindy Bess
3 Thousand Oaks
Conway, AR. 72032
(Res) 501-327-8352
(Cell) 501-733-4633
(Fax) 501-327-2504
cmbess@conwaycorp.net
For more information about the Optimist Hearing Foundation of Arkansas, contact:
Desi Ledbetter
2225 Jennings Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72206
(501)888-1743 home
(501)804-6834 cell
(501)888-5976 fax
desiledbetter@yahoo.com
Rochester, NY - High school sophomores and juniors who are deaf or hard of hearing can use the power of words to express their feelings and win prizes in the 5th-annual SpiRIT Writing Contest sponsored by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to the Explore Your Future (EYF) program at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), or a $500 cash prize. EYF is a 6-day summer career exploration program that gives them the opportunity to sample different careers as well as college life.
Entries will include creative writing such as a short story or poem, a short writing sample, and a personal reflection.
Last year's winners were Evan Brown, of Guilford, Conn, Zach Jodlowski, of St Louis, Thomas Debraggio, of Clinton, NY, and Francesca Hurley, of Indianapolis.
The deadline to enter is March 15. For complete contest guidelines and entry information, visit the contest page of the RIT Web site http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContestNR.
SOURCE: Rochester Institute of Technology http://www.ntid.rit.edu
Scholarships for College-bound Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Sources of Financial Assistance for Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
It is known that newborn infant screening, followed by effective early intervention has had significant and positive impact on the school age performance of children who are deaf/hard of hearing (d/hh). What is less well understood is the impact of early identification upon parents of children who are d/hh. In light of this need, the JDSDE Author's is pleased to announce that the research of Dr. Alys Young/Professor - Manchester University is now available for review and discussion. Dr. Young's research, entitled "UNHS and early identification of deafness: Parents' responses to knowing early and their expectations of child communication development," (http://jdsde-author-corner.wiki.educ.msu.edu/UNHS) will be featured on the JDSDE Author's Corner from 1/11/2010 through 1/31/2010. You are encouraged to participate in this research discussion, a discussion that will serve to enhance our ability to effectively understand and communicate with families of newly identified children who are d/hh.
To participate in the discussion simply:
Have Established a Logon/Password
1. Go to http://jdsde-author-corner.wiki.educ.msu.edu (Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education: Author's Corner)
2. Click on "Sign In" (in the upper right-hand corner), enter the appropriate information, and click on the "Sign In" button
3. Click on "2. Current" (in the left hand menu bar)
Need a Logon/Password
1. Go to http://www.wiki.educ.msu.edu/ and click on the word "Join" (in the upper right-hand corner). Enter the appropriate information.
2. Once you have established a logon and password, click on Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education: Author's Corner (http://jdsde-author-corner.wiki.educ.msu.edu/)
3. Once you are on the JDSDE Author's Corner home page, click on "2. Current" (in the left hand menu bar)
That is it, "1 - 2 - 3" and you will be able to read and participate in an interactive learning opportunity concerning a learning opportunity that is of critical importance to us all. (Note: You will need to "Sign In" to the JDSDE Author's Corner prior to posting in the discussion threads.)
Harold A. Johnson, Professor
Deaf Education Teacher Preparation
Michigan State University/College of Ed
Dept. of Counseling, Ed. Psy. & SPED
343A Erickson Hall
East Lansing MI 48824-1034
Aim High Camp - June 20-24, 2010
iTransition College Camp - July 27-31, 2010
