Our new blog!
December 17, 2007
Thanks for checking out ASDC’s new blog. We’re new to this, but will start posting on here very soon.
Helping families raising deaf or hard of hearing children since 1967.
Thanks for checking out ASDC’s new blog. We’re new to this, but will start posting on here very soon.
December 21, 2007 at 6:48 am
Congratulations!
If used and managed properly this blog could be of great value to families with deaf and hard of hearing children……
January 10, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Many, many thanks to our recent ASDC conference host, The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, for the enormous donation of $42,000 to ASDC. It far exceeded our hopes and expectations and will help support our day to day operations.
Thanks also to Larry Hawkins and the staff of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf for volunteering to host the 2009 conference!!!
February 6, 2008 at 9:00 am
Wasn’t the Pepsi ad great?? Makes me want to go out and buy a case….even though I’m a Coke man. Judos to Pepsi!!
February 6, 2008 at 9:16 am
I missed the ad on TV, I turned it on too late, but went to U-Tube and saw it, it was a really cute commercial. There is also an interview with one of the actors in the commercial on U-Tube, very intersting. Maybe there will be more like this.
February 6, 2008 at 11:17 pm
To ASDC: a blog’s a great idea, but please, please keep the old listserv viable - don’t let it die from attrition. Post the instructions on how to join - somewhere prominent on your site. Blogs are wonderful, but listservs go straight to an email inbox and are so convenient - and the ASDC listserv has been such a source of support and information! Please keep it active and in the forefront.
February 6, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Best of luck with the blog; it’s a wonderful idea — but may I make a suggestion? The ASDC listserv has been very helpful to a lot of people for years. Please post information about the listserv, and especially how to join, somewhere up front on the ASDC site. A blog is good as a complement to the listserv, but it’s not a substitute. Without new members the listserv will eventually die, and that would be a shame.
February 7, 2008 at 10:55 pm
My aunt has written a book for kids about the cochlear implant.
You can check it out at her website:
http://abilitybook.com/
February 14, 2008 at 9:03 pm
At a recent meeting of the “Coalition of Private Schools for Deaf Children” an official from Gallaudet University said that they expect 75% of 2-3 year old deaf children to have cochlear implants by the time they reach high school.
February 18, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Any advise,
I am very new to this (the website and the bloggin thing). But my wife and I are desperate for advice (and this semms to be an appropriate forum). In brief, our 5 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with mild-moderate hearing loss, and as we deal with the emotional aspects of this, we are “lost” as regards “what next”. We are both busy trying to educate ourselves and feel that we are playing “catch-up”.
deafchildren.org is amazing, and thank God for it. Any advice from other parents or professional, as regards assistive devices, educational needs, schooling etc. wiould be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all so very much in anticpation of your responses.
Michael.
February 19, 2008 at 10:10 pm
To Michael,
My daughter is now 23 years old and recently graduated Gallaudet. The best advice I can give you is to seek out Deaf Experts when making first contacts. We did this and the Deaf Community gave us so much information and support.
The Deaf Community is made up people with mild to profound levels of hearing loss. Contact Clerc Center on the campus of Gallaudet. You can find them on the internet. They can refer you to infinite sources of information.
In the meantime, don’t rush into decisions. Take some time to learn. If you have a Deaf School in your state, contact them for more information regardless if your daughter will attend or not. They can help you with testing, referrals, outreach, educational information, amplification, technology, etc.
ASDC will also be a good organization for you to join and connect to other families.
Our daughter was the best gift we were ever given and gave us an opportunity to see the world in a whole different light. It hss been and continues to be a wonderful journey.
February 20, 2008 at 10:36 am
Hi Michael,
Wow you do have a journey ahead of you. My son is 13 years old now and I remember when he lost his hearing. It was a time of searching and searching, some decisions we made were good and some not so good, but in the end everything worked out, my son is a successful, deaf, teenager. My suggestion to you is to really look at all your options, and get as much information as you can. It is very important to meet and talk to other parents in your area that have Deaf or Hard of Hearing children. You will learn more from them about services available than you will from anyone else. Tami also had some great advice to also talk to Deaf or Hard of Hearing adults, again you will learn so much from them. Remember every child and every family is different and decisions one family makes may not be the right decision for your family, so be sure you have all your options available and then make decisions based on what’s right for your child and your family. Wishing you all the best.
Cheri
February 22, 2008 at 11:36 am
The link to the Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children list serve has been added back to the ASDC website. It’s listed under links. Thanks to everyone for your comments and suggestions.
Cheri
March 22, 2008 at 10:08 am
Hi Michael -
My daughter is 15 now. She is deaf, uses ASL, wears a CI. Her school is great; I am very happy with it. (WPSD in Pittsburgh, PA). Not only is there this blog that will offer you support (it is just getting started) but also there is the ParentDeafHH list. If you go here you can join automatically:
http://listserv.kent.edu/archives/parentdeaf-hh.html
I also help moderate a list for parents of deaf and hard of hearing kids; you can get to that list via this website: http://www.listen-up.org
Go here to subscribe:
http://www.listen-up.org/htm2/list.htm
Everything will be fine!
best wishes
mary
April 12, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I just received the Anniversary Issue of the Endeavor Magazine in my mailbox today. Kudos to Bob Wells, the editor, for putting together such a remarkable issue! I enjoyed the journey back through time and reading the history of ASDC. Thank you for this wonderful publication!
April 14, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I’m helping my wife write a paper on families with deaf children. She had earlier come across a statistic on how many parents who have a deaf child actually learn ASL. We can’t find that statistic now. Does anybody know where we might find it? Thank you for your help. Also, any comments you might have about this subject would be appreciated.
April 14, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Hi Mark-
You probably would be able to find this from this link: http://research.gallaudet.edu/ This unit does a large demographic study every few years. If you cannot find the information from this link, send an email to the contact person, also shown when you open this link. Just keep in mind, it is hard to have this kind of information. When you asked for a percentage of children that actually learn ASL, would you consider any of them learning ASL? If we keep in mind, is there any hearing child stop learning English? Of course not, same with deaf children… I presume you mean for those who are using ASL as a language of learning and to communicate. I would be interested to know too. Good luck and many thanks for posting this website.
Beth
April 16, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Hello,
I am a graduate student in Gallaudet University’s Clinical Psychology doctoral program and am conducting research on the effect that health professional’s advice has on hearing parents’ decision-making regarding interventions and services for their deaf/hard-of-hearing child. The goal of this study is to provide an understanding of the relationship between the advice given by health professionals and parents’ decision-making processes.
Currently, I am looking for hearing parents of deaf/hard-of-hearing children between the ages of 2-6 to fill out an online survey. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
You can participate if you are a mom or dad of a deaf or hard-of-hearing child between the ages of 2-6.
Participation involves completing a 15-20 minute on-line survey at: https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=124187
Please feel free to email any questions or concerns to Lori Day at: hearingparents@gmail.com. I hope you will consider participating. I know that your experiences can offer valuable insight to other families in the future!
Sincerely,
Lori Day
April 23, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hi everyone- I am sure you have heard about everyday that families should know what the Communication Options when they first found out that their baby is deaf. I wonder if we would prefer that we use the words, Communication Opportunities instead of Communication Options. I, myself, think the word, ‘opportunities’ sounds more positive and does send a message that families can have this AND that, rather than this OR that. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Thank you,
Beth