2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/19/2024 | 1:45 PM - 2:10 PM | What if...and why not | Mineral A
What if...and why not
Families make a multitude of decisions when they have a new baby in their life. When they learn their baby has differing hearing levels they face a new world of possibilities. By reflecting back on our personal family experience and sharing the current support of Early Intervention and Family Connections for Language and Learning, available to families in our state, we hope to help other states and families better support the infants and young children experiencing differing hearing levels in their state or family. We hope our journey exemplifies that families and specifically their children can have fun on this journey and get the support they need to train for life in events like hurdles, sprints and long distance runs as they grow and change with their child. Families that get support, awareness of opportunities, education, and a team who is well trained can help their children grow, explore, engage, succeed, and exceed expectations. Plan to leave this session asking what if and why not?
- Identify three key decisions families make following the birth of their child with a hearing difference.
- Generate a list of activities for family engagement opportunities that enhance bonding and family joy,
- Explain the impact of modeling positivity on the journey with the family of a child with hearing loss.
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Anne Gaspich
(Primary Presenter), Early Intervention Technical Assistance, Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side of PA, agaspich@pattan.net;
Anne Gaspich is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. She is the parent of four children, the youngest of whom has hearing loss. Anne joined the Pennsylvania EHDI program in August 2011 as the Program Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Department of Health funded family support program, now Family Connections for Language and Learning. Anne is also a Consultant for Early Intervention Technical Assistance on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Initiative. She has attended the National Early Hearing Detection and Intervention since 2013 and received the Pennsylvania Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Award for Distinguished Service. She has presented at the annual PA state Low Incidence Institute and other statewide training.
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