2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
| Navigating Medical and Educational Systems: A MedEd Resource Guide to Support the Journey of those who are D/HH
Navigating Medical and Educational Systems: A MedEd Resource Guide to Support the Journey of those who are D/HH
When families or individuals receive a diagnosis related to their hearing status, it can be overwhelming. Families often seek more information and guidance to help them support their child.
Objective: This session describes an evidence-based, collaborative tool to support families from screening to service acquisition in community resources, and state agencies.
Methods: In Ohio, the MedEd Connections Resource Guide (https://deafandblindoutreach.org/meded-connections-dhh) was established to help families build their understanding and connect important medical and education information. During the vetting process, it was noted that this resource could be for doctors in training. This guide was developed in partnership with experts in the field and using evidence-based information and through collaboration with the multiple agencies that families encounter along their journey. This resource guide is currently being shared with families through state support team family engagement specialists, teachers, related service professionals, audiologists, and medical providers.
Results: This session will review the MedEd Resource Guide with a focus on preparing for your doctor visit, professional team members, early intervention, language and communication, and special education supports and rights and laws.
Conclusion: The MedED Connections Resource Guide is a state-guided resource that can serve as a model for state EHDI programs to ensure accessible information on resources, professionals, and service agencies for families. This approach supports families to make informed decisions about what’s best for their children.
- Participants will be able to support families and learners who are D/HH as they navigate the multi-system journey in Ohio.
- Participants will be able to identify resources, processes, and agencies that provide support for learners who are D/HH, their families, and those who support them in their journey.
- Participants will identify steps that an EHDI program can take to build similar resources within their state.
Presentation:
23278_13512ChristineCroyle.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkr67IJ-AQ8
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Christine Croyle
(POC,Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), OCALI, christine_croyle@ocali.org;
Christine Croyle, Ed.D., CCC-SLP provides leadership to the Outreach Center team as they work to build capacity at the local level for learners with sensory needs related to hearing and vision loss. Christine has served as a school administrator for Pickaway County Board of Developmental Disabilities and as a speech language pathologist at The Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB), and as an ASL interpreter. She has presented at state, national, and international conferences on topics including leading inclusive models of education, instructional strategies, and designing spaces with accessibility in mind.
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Susan Wiley
(Co-Presenter), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, susan.wiley@cchmc.org;
Dr. Susan Wiley is a developmental pediatrician with extensive expertise in children who are deaf/hard of hearing. She has many years of experience serving children with multiple disabilities. Dr Wiley provides leadership and guidance to the National American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ohio Department of Health Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, the Ohio Center for Deaf-Blind Education, and the Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness in the Ohio Center for Low Incidence.
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