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betty unregistered |
posted 05-01-2001 09:50 PM
We have a nine year old hearing impaired child who is moderately hearing impaired who wears hearing aides. She received her hearing aides when she was five and we recently went through the extensive testing at the Clarke School in MA. Our daughter has been in an inclusion program and from the tests we realize this has been a mistake since her language is still delayed and now I am searching for other parents in the D.C. area who are in an oral program to talk to and find out about resources in this area. HELP IP: Logged |
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Annette unregistered |
posted 05-10-2001 12:06 AM
I live in Tennessee, but D.C might have this program too. There is a program in Tennessee called,"Parents encouraging Parents." Ask at your local health department and see if they have that program. I have a little boy who is 2 1/2 years old and he isn't talking yet, but an audiologist of we know, gave me a kit with a video called," Dreams spoken here." The web page for ordering this video is,www.oraldeafed.org Good luck! Don't get discouraged. IP: Logged |
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Annette unregistered |
posted 05-10-2001 12:07 AM
My little boy is hearing impaired also. IP: Logged |
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Paula Moderator |
posted 05-10-2001 01:00 AM
The Oberkotter Foundation at www.oraldeafed.org offers several terrific, free resources for parents of children diagnosed with hearing loss. Be sure to get the Parent Resource Kit. The site also lists schools around the country teaching children to listen and speak. Many of the families at the various oral schools relocated to those areas for their child. When we did it, I thought we would be the only ones. Imagine my surprise when I found out that 80% of the families at my daughter's program had moved there from another state! Some families live apart from the husbands who remain in their home states for work. Some sold their houses and relocated and found new jobs. The NY Times had an article a while back that called it "the special education migration phenomenon." Please let me know if you have questions, I'd be happy to help. --Paula ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Patience unregistered |
posted 05-17-2001 11:41 PM
Hi Betty, I am the Family Support Consultant for the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons(NVRC)and I am on the board of Northern Virginia United for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (NVU). I would be glad to talk with you about resources and activities for deaf and hard of hearing children in the DC and Northern Virginia area. Feel free to contact me any time at IP: Logged |
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dianah unregistered |
posted 05-25-2001 10:00 PM
I have a 15 year old daughter who has been aided since she was seven. She has mild to moderate in one ear and moderate to severe in the other. She has been in a private school since kindergarten. The special help that she received throughout her elementary years has helped her become a successful student now. Honors classes and all! We always expected her to the best she could and tried hard not to make excuses for her. The road has not been easy for her, there were many social challenges to face. Children are cruel. But, we always made sure that she knew that we believed in her and all that she did. Veronica has perfect speech and has managed to play sports, sing in the choir and play an instrument. We are very proud of her. When she was diagnosed, it was suggested that she repeat the grade and that we find a special program for her. Although I know that not every case is like hers, we opted to give her every opportunity before we took that path. We have never regretted it. Never feel that there are no other ways, research, talk to people and find what you feel is the best solution for you child. IP: Logged |
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