The Midwest Conference on Deaf Education
July 11-12, 2011 at Augustana College Madsen Center in Sioux Fall, SD.
http://www.augie.edu/academics/continuing-education-and-workshops/midwest-conference-deaf-education
Webinar Series
This email is to inform you of a webinar series which may interest you. If you are involved in the field of deafness you will be keenly aware of the change in the population of children who are deaf and hard of hearing due to the increase in the number of children with hearing loss and additional disorders such as: autism, cognitive delay, processing disorders, executive function disorders, learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral problems. Many professionals serving children who are deaf and hard of hearing are puzzled by the complexity of these problems and it is for them that we initiated this series.
This is an introductory series of four webinars which will lay the ground work for the continuing series which will deal with such disorders in depth. Attached to this email you will find a flyer giving you further details and the information on how to register at: http://icodaarts.org/
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Goodbye to an Old Friend!
We are now announcing final end of repair dates for the SPrint™ Sound Processor. Repairs will cease on SPrint Sound Processors July 1, 2011.
Obsolescence update: As previously communicated, we have now begun the end of life process for both the ESprit® 3G and SPrint Sound Processors. As a reminder, we are no longer offering these sound processors for sale, and we are now confirming that we will cease repairs for the Sprint Sound Processor effective July 1, 2011.
Now is a great time to consider upgrading to new technology. Talk to your clinician, visit us online www.CochlearAmericas.com/Upgrades, or call the upgrade team at 800-587-6927 to discuss your options.
We continue to monitor the global parts availability for the Esprit 3G, and in the interim, will continue to service that sound processor until further notice.
Obsolescence update: As previously communicated, we have now begun the end of life process for both the ESprit® 3G and SPrint Sound Processors. As a reminder, we are no longer offering these sound processors for sale, and we are now confirming that we will cease repairs for the Sprint Sound Processor effective July 1, 2011.
Now is a great time to consider upgrading to new technology. Talk to your clinician, visit us online www.CochlearAmericas.com/Upgrades, or call the upgrade team at 800-587-6927 to discuss your options.
We continue to monitor the global parts availability for the Esprit 3G, and in the interim, will continue to service that sound processor until further notice.
Join the Cochlear™ Nucleus® 5 zoom challenge today and receive a FREE t-shirt
"Restaurants are always challenging with the noise of ongoing conversations and dishes clattering. With zoom, I was able to understand server and not have her repeat herself when conversing." -Dave Q.
The Nucleus 5 Sound Processor features dual microphone zoom technology designed to "zoom in" on the person you are talking to and make it easier than ever to hear in noisy situations. Cochlear is recruiting 1,000 people who use the Nucleus 5 Sound Processor to try the Nucleus 5 zoom technology in noisy listening situations for four weeks. After this time, participants will share their experiences by completing a short survey. Once Cochlear receives the results from your survey, you will receive a free t-shirt as a token of our thanks! Learn more about how to access the zoom technology in your Nucleus 5 Sound Processor and register for the zoom challenge today by visiting the zoom challenge website.
The Nucleus 5 Sound Processor features dual microphone zoom technology designed to "zoom in" on the person you are talking to and make it easier than ever to hear in noisy situations. Cochlear is recruiting 1,000 people who use the Nucleus 5 Sound Processor to try the Nucleus 5 zoom technology in noisy listening situations for four weeks. After this time, participants will share their experiences by completing a short survey. Once Cochlear receives the results from your survey, you will receive a free t-shirt as a token of our thanks! Learn more about how to access the zoom technology in your Nucleus 5 Sound Processor and register for the zoom challenge today by visiting the zoom challenge website.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
AUDITORY REHABILITATION PRESENTATION
The Koss Cochlear Implant Team will be bringing all three cochlear implant manufacturers together for another evening this spring. Each manufacturer will present their auditory rehabilitation materials that are available to educational professionals.
Look for more information to come.
Tuesday, May 24th, 3-7 pm. The location is the Educational Classroom Suite 220 at Children’s Corporate
The Koss Cochlear Implant Team will be bringing all three cochlear implant manufacturers together for another evening this spring. Each manufacturer will present their auditory rehabilitation materials that are available to educational professionals.
Look for more information to come.
Tuesday, May 24th, 3-7 pm. The location is the Educational Classroom Suite 220 at Children’s Corporate
Thursday, January 20, 2011
9TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE FAMILY CONFERENCE
9TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE FAMILY CONFERENCE
For families of children who are hard of hearing, deaf,
deafblind, and deaf with additional disabilities
“FROM CATERPILLARS TO BUTTERFLIES”
MARCH 11-13, 2011
Madison Concourse Hotel
To register and for more information, families can go to: http://www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov/wesp/out_famcon.cfm
The registration deadline is February 18, 2011 - no exceptions!
FINAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, March 11, 2011
1:00 – 7:00 p.m. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Second Floor)
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ASL Cafe (Beginner and Intermediate Classes)
4:45 – 6:15 p.m. DINNER (Wisconsin Ballroom)
6:45 – 7:00 p.m. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (Wisconsin Ballroom)
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CONCERT BY RACHEL COLEMAN, SIGNING TIME! (Wisconsin Ballroom)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
6:30 – 7:45 a.m. BREAKFAST
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Late Arrival Check-In (Second Floor)
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. CHILDCARE DROP-OFF (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wisconsin Ballroom
8:15 – 9:45 a.m. GETTING TO KNOW YOU DISCUSSION GROUPS
Kids Ages 0-6
Kids Ages 7-11
Kids 12-14
Kids 15-21
Dads Group Only - All Ages
Combined Vision and Hearing Loss Families Only
Spanish Speaking Families Only
Grandparents/Extended Family Only
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ONE DEAF CHILD by Rachel Coleman
Keynote Presentation - Wisconsin Ballroom
11:30 a.m. – noon EXHIBITORS/SILENT AUCTION
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. LUNCH (Wisconsin Ballroom)
12:45 – 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP SELECTIONS – SESSION I
ABCs of Audiology
The View – Parent Perspective thru Transitions
Auditory Learning
Real Life Skills for Real Life Success
Language & Literacy in the Secondary Setting
Highly Effective Strategies for Children with Multiple Impairments
What You Should Know About Your Child’s IEP (Presented in Spanish)
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. BREAK – EXHIBITORS/SILENT AUCTION
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. WORKSHOP SELECTIONS – SESSION II
Love, Language & Lullabies
From Challenges to Charms: Kids Proud of Their Hearing Aids
Thru the Eyes of the Deaf Student: Learning to Read Using Visual Strategies
Teaching Your Kids about the Red Flags of Dating
Transition: From High School to Post-Secondary Schools with Resources
Available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Highly Effective Strategies for Children with Multiple Impairments (Part II)
What You Should Know About Your Child’s IEP – Part II
(Presented in Spanish)
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. BREAK – EXHIBITORS/SILENT AUCTION
Madison Ballroom
4:15 – 5:30 p.m. WORKSHOP SELECTIONS – SESSION III
ABCs of Audiology
The View – Parent Perspective thru Transitions
Common Core Writing Standards
Real Life Skills for Real Life Success
Establishing a Dating Timeline
Highly Effective Strategies for Children with Multiple Impairments (Part III)
What You Should Know About Your Child’s IEP (Presented in Spanish)
5:30 – 5:45 p.m. CHILDCARE PICK-UP (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
ALL KIDS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 5:45 P.M.!
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. DINNER
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. FAMILY FUN TIME
Scrapbooking Activity , Beading Activity, Cartoonist
Sunday, March 13, 2011
(Daylight Savings Time – Set Your Clocks Ahead!)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. BREAKFAst
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. CHILDCARE DROP-OFF (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. MY JOURNEY AND MY CROWN
Michelle Koplitz, Miss Deaf USA - Wisconsin Ballroom
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. BREAK
CHILD CARE PICK-UP (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
10:45 – 12:15 p.m. SIGN SONG DANCE TROUPE
Wisconsin Ballroom
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH/FAREWELL/SLIDESHOW
For families of children who are hard of hearing, deaf,
deafblind, and deaf with additional disabilities
“FROM CATERPILLARS TO BUTTERFLIES”
MARCH 11-13, 2011
Madison Concourse Hotel
To register and for more information, families can go to: http://www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov/wesp/out_famcon.cfm
The registration deadline is February 18, 2011 - no exceptions!
FINAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, March 11, 2011
1:00 – 7:00 p.m. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Second Floor)
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ASL Cafe (Beginner and Intermediate Classes)
4:45 – 6:15 p.m. DINNER (Wisconsin Ballroom)
6:45 – 7:00 p.m. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (Wisconsin Ballroom)
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CONCERT BY RACHEL COLEMAN, SIGNING TIME! (Wisconsin Ballroom)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
6:30 – 7:45 a.m. BREAKFAST
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Late Arrival Check-In (Second Floor)
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. CHILDCARE DROP-OFF (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wisconsin Ballroom
8:15 – 9:45 a.m. GETTING TO KNOW YOU DISCUSSION GROUPS
Kids Ages 0-6
Kids Ages 7-11
Kids 12-14
Kids 15-21
Dads Group Only - All Ages
Combined Vision and Hearing Loss Families Only
Spanish Speaking Families Only
Grandparents/Extended Family Only
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ONE DEAF CHILD by Rachel Coleman
Keynote Presentation - Wisconsin Ballroom
11:30 a.m. – noon EXHIBITORS/SILENT AUCTION
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. LUNCH (Wisconsin Ballroom)
12:45 – 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP SELECTIONS – SESSION I
ABCs of Audiology
The View – Parent Perspective thru Transitions
Auditory Learning
Real Life Skills for Real Life Success
Language & Literacy in the Secondary Setting
Highly Effective Strategies for Children with Multiple Impairments
What You Should Know About Your Child’s IEP (Presented in Spanish)
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. BREAK – EXHIBITORS/SILENT AUCTION
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. WORKSHOP SELECTIONS – SESSION II
Love, Language & Lullabies
From Challenges to Charms: Kids Proud of Their Hearing Aids
Thru the Eyes of the Deaf Student: Learning to Read Using Visual Strategies
Teaching Your Kids about the Red Flags of Dating
Transition: From High School to Post-Secondary Schools with Resources
Available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Highly Effective Strategies for Children with Multiple Impairments (Part II)
What You Should Know About Your Child’s IEP – Part II
(Presented in Spanish)
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. BREAK – EXHIBITORS/SILENT AUCTION
Madison Ballroom
4:15 – 5:30 p.m. WORKSHOP SELECTIONS – SESSION III
ABCs of Audiology
The View – Parent Perspective thru Transitions
Common Core Writing Standards
Real Life Skills for Real Life Success
Establishing a Dating Timeline
Highly Effective Strategies for Children with Multiple Impairments (Part III)
What You Should Know About Your Child’s IEP (Presented in Spanish)
5:30 – 5:45 p.m. CHILDCARE PICK-UP (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
ALL KIDS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 5:45 P.M.!
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. DINNER
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. FAMILY FUN TIME
Scrapbooking Activity , Beading Activity, Cartoonist
Sunday, March 13, 2011
(Daylight Savings Time – Set Your Clocks Ahead!)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. BREAKFAst
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. CHILDCARE DROP-OFF (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. MY JOURNEY AND MY CROWN
Michelle Koplitz, Miss Deaf USA - Wisconsin Ballroom
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. BREAK
CHILD CARE PICK-UP (Schedule of assigned rooms in folder)
10:45 – 12:15 p.m. SIGN SONG DANCE TROUPE
Wisconsin Ballroom
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH/FAREWELL/SLIDESHOW
Monday, December 13, 2010
Wisconsin Youth Conservation Corps, Inc
WisCorps Inclusive Crew - Now Hiring!
WisCorps is currently hiring Corps Members for its Inclusive
Crew Program. Through this program, youth with and without
disablities will work together to complete conservation
projects under the guidance of an experienced adult Crew Leader.
Application www.wiscorps.org/files/.../Inclusive%20Crew%20Application%202010.pdf
WisCorps is currently hiring Corps Members for its Inclusive
Crew Program. Through this program, youth with and without
disablities will work together to complete conservation
projects under the guidance of an experienced adult Crew Leader.
Application www.wiscorps.org/files/.../Inclusive%20Crew%20Application%202010.pdf
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
WESP-DHH 9th Annual Statewide Family Conference
WESP-DHH's 9th Annual Statewide Family Conference will be held March 11-13, 2011 at the Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club in Madison. They are proud to offer an event specifically FOR families of children with hearing loss and is planned BY family members.
The theme is "From Caterpillars to Butterflies." Please check their site periodically because they will have updates regarding the keynote presenter, workshops, childcare activities and entertainment planned for all families!
http://www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov/wesp/out_famcon.cfm
Our very own Educational Consultant, Karen Knopf, will be presenting Auditory Learning, during one of the break out sessions. A session designed to help parents realize how easy it is to incorporate auditory skills into their everyday activities.
Beginning and advanced level breakout sessions and discussion groups on practical topics are scheduled and tentatively include:
SCHOLARSHIPS: Partial Scholarships for families are available through Wisconsin Families for Hands & Voices, http://www.handsandvoiceswi.org/. All families with children who are hard of hearing, deaf, have combined vision and hearing loss, or are deaf with additional disabilities are encouraged to attend!
The theme is "From Caterpillars to Butterflies." Please check their site periodically because they will have updates regarding the keynote presenter, workshops, childcare activities and entertainment planned for all families!
http://www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov/wesp/out_famcon.cfm
Our very own Educational Consultant, Karen Knopf, will be presenting Auditory Learning, during one of the break out sessions. A session designed to help parents realize how easy it is to incorporate auditory skills into their everyday activities.
Beginning and advanced level breakout sessions and discussion groups on practical topics are scheduled and tentatively include:
- ASL Café - Friday afternoon (THIS IS A CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR)
- Getting to Know You Discussion Groups
- ABCs of Audiology
- Love, Language and Lullabies
- From Challenges to Charms: Kids Proud of their Hearing Aids
- Auditory Learning
- Thru the Eyes of the Deaf Student: Learning to Read Using Visual Strategies
- Real Life Skills for Real Life Success
- Telecommunications Technology - Accessibility to Empower Independence for People Who are D/HH
- Teaching Your Children the Red Flags of Dating
- Establishing a Dating Timeline
- Language & Literacy in the Secondary Setting
- Transition: From High School to Post-Secondary Schools with Resources Available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- The View - Interactive Discuss with Parent Panel to Support Various Transitions
- Effective Strategies for Working with Children with Multiple Disabilities - with or without combined vision and hearing loss
- Well-supervised and fun-filled children’s activities while parents are in workshops
- Opportunities to meet other families around the state
- Opportunities to meet and learn from Hard of Hearing and Deaf adult role models
- Silent Auction to raise money for scholarships
- Workshops which are accessible to Deaf, Hmong and Spanish-speaking families.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Partial Scholarships for families are available through Wisconsin Families for Hands & Voices, http://www.handsandvoiceswi.org/. All families with children who are hard of hearing, deaf, have combined vision and hearing loss, or are deaf with additional disabilities are encouraged to attend!
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