Parents of Students transitioning to College or the workforce
For Parents Who Are Also Transitioning: For many parents, we share fear of the unknown when it comes to our children. For parents of children with disabilities, this can be a lifelong challenge. Now that our DHH children are transitioning to college, community college, trade school or the workforce, they will most likely be totally […]
Tips for IEPs & 504s
As a teacher of the deaf and school principal, I have been in numerous Individual Educational Plan (IEP) and 504 meetings and found that many people aren’t aware of their rights or information about the IEP and 504 process. I wrote this blog as an introduction to current laws (as of August, 2024) and your […]
THANK YOU TO OUR ROCK THE TOWN SPONSORS
We Are Grateful For Your Support! Thank you for attending Rock the Town for Hearing. Your support makes our work possible! FHSR is also proud to partner with our sponsors. Please see below to learn more about each of them, and the important work they do to support FHSR and the deaf and hard of […]
New Taptic app supports DHH Community
Deaf and hard of hearing mobile users never need to worry about ever missing a crucial sound again. FHSR’s Education Coordinator, Anna Tess, sat down with Taptic creators, Drushya and Micah, to learn more about the app and its extraordinary features, as well as their interest in serving the D/deaf and hard of hearing community. […]
GOING TO THE AUDIOLOGIST
GOING TO THE AUDIOLOGIST An audiogram is a graph of the softest levels at which your child can hear sound. It is a picture of the results of a test that is done by an audiologist. Your child’s audiogram will often be used to describe his/her hearing loss. The audiogram shows two things: Intensity and […]
INDIVIDUAL & GROUP INSTRUMENT CLASSES (AGE 4 -12) POST
Watch Full Video continuing your child’s musical journey Continuing a deaf or hard of hearing child’s music education, our next step in the Music to My Ears (MTME) program is instrument lessons for children ages four and above. From ukulele to piano and percussive instruments the Foundation’s goal is to deliver high quality music education […]
MUSIC CLASSES & INSTRUMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM POST
Music Classes & Instrument Scholarship Program Our MTME Early Childhood Scholarship Program focuses on children up to four years of age by focuses on engaging them in a music enrichment class both for the child and their primary caregiver. These classes provide all the benefits of music class participation such as experiencing movement, rhythm, and […]
Growing Up Together: Roselynn and FHSR
Back in 2022, we introduced you to Roselynn – a vivacious, talkative preschooler with bilateral hearing loss. With your support and FHSR behind her, Roselynn has been thriving. She’s now a happy, confident kindergartener with a song in her heart and only the sky as her limit! First diagnosed in 2018, Roselynn originally wore hearing […]
Lurie Children’s Partnership
LURIE CHILDREN’S PARTNERSHIP Seeing a need and lack of services for pediatric hearing loss, the FHSR Board of Directors created a strategic partnership with the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (formerly known as Children’s Memorial Hospital) to provide funding for a series of one of a kind services and programs the […]
TYPES OF HEARING TESTS
TYPES OF HEARING TESTS Working with an experienced pediatric audiologist is critical in getting a valid assessment of your child’s hearing. Tests of hearing function in children can be accomplished with a broad range of techniques available to pediatric audiologists. Hearing testing is done to find out what your baby can hear. Usually an audiologist […]
