Apr 7, 2014 | Educators, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Raschelle Theoharis, Ph.D., Gallaudet University, Christina Yuknis, Ph. D., Gallaudet University and Deborah Griswold, Ph. D., University of Kansas have written this second article in a series of three that discuss strategies for working with children who are deaf and...
Apr 7, 2014 | Educators, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Raschelle Theoharis, Ph.D., Gallaudet University, Deborah Griswold, Ph. D., University of Kansas , and Christina Yuknis, Ph. D., Gallaudet University have written a series of articles that discusses strategies for working with children who are deaf and have autism....
Apr 7, 2014 | Educators, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Linda Twilling, Ph.D. a psychologist who works with Deaf and hearing adults at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fremont California, and as a consulting psychologist at Children’s Hospital and Research Center, Oakland CA, has written this article giving families...
Apr 2, 2014 | Audiologists, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Parents and Families, Service Providers, Visual Language
Tiara V. Malloy wrote an exciting document that provides a clear argument favoring the use of sign language with all children regardless of their hearing status. This argument is based on three basic points: Early language learning experiences affect other areas of...
Mar 28, 2014 | Audiologists, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Parents and Families
Parents of children who are deaf are often presented with the option of obtaining a cochlear implant for their child. Before this choice is made, it is important for parents to gather as much information as possible regarding the technology and to develop realistic...
Oct 9, 2013 | Educators, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Wrights Law has added a new IEP FAQs Pop-Up Resolving Parent-School Disputes webpage. From this webpage learn strategies to resolve disagreements. Steps to take if you disagree with the school and options you have if you are unable to resolved disputes. Click here...