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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY Technology plays a very large role in your DHH child’s life. In fact, for most of your children it is technology that allows them to have access to sound and hear the world around them. Bluetooth, all but unheard of 10 years ago, now dominates hearing loss technology and has allowed for incredible advances […]
Amplified – A mini-series podcast about growing up with hearing loss
Katie Radasevich AuD CCC-A (Associate Board Co-Chair) and her parents, Rudy (Board Co-Chair) and Eileen Radasevich discuss Katie’s hearing loss diagnosis on its 30-year anniversary. Katie Radasevich already demonstrated a speech and language delay when she was identified with a significant hearing loss at age two. Listen to Katie and her family share the journey […]
ASL Stages of Development
For those that use sign language as their primary approach to language access, there are language development milestones to consider that are specific to sign language. These milestones can be used to monitor ASL development in young children. One such checklist used by the California School for the Deaf in Fremont is listed below. 2 […]
What can parents do to help prepare their toddler for a hearing test?
Does your toddler have an upcoming hearing test with an audiologist? Here are some things you can do ahead of time to help prepare them for the experience. 1. Desensitize your child’s ears. During the audiology appointment, there is going to be a lot of attention placed on your child’s ears. If they […]
A Move for the Kids Interview with Mal and Jen Evangelides
FHSR sat down with the amazing Mallory Evangelides, team captain for Mal’s Pals, and her mom Jennifer Evangelides, to chat about the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Move for the Kids 5K Run/Walk event. Please join us at Move for the Kids on Sunday, May 19th at 9:00 am on the Chicago Lakefront!
