17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Flowing Through an IEP | Capitol 4
Flowing Through an IEP
Families are their children’s best advocates! In order for families to better advocate for their child who is deaf or hard of hearing, it is important to be knowledgeable about how an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed. Understanding the evaluation process, IEP development, and related time frames is key for parents to be actively involved and make timely and meaningful decisions about their child’s future.
We have developed an IEP flowchart to help parents understand the IEP development process, including the transition timeline from early intervention to school age services, evaluations, and eligibility. Attendees will come away with resources on how an IEP is written and developed, how they can participate in the IEP process, and what services and placement options are available to the their deaf or hard of hearing child in preschool.
- Participants will be able to explain when the transition to preschool, from IFSP to IEP, begins.
- Participants will be able to explain how a child qualifies to receive special education services in preschool.
- Participants will be able to use a new tool, an IEP process flowchart to apply to their own child and use during their own family transition experience and IEP development.
Presentation:
15805_8000TabithaBelhorn.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_8000TabithaBelhorn.doc
Presenters/Authors
Tabitha Belhorn
(), Ohio Hands & Voices, tbelhorn@gmail.com;
Tabitha Belhorn is a parent of Deaf child. She has worked with families for 13 years, providing resources, guidance, and support to families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has experience supporting families of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf plus additional disabilities. She is the Executive Director of Ohio Hands & Voices and Ohio ASTra Coordinator. She serves as the Regional Coordinator. Tabitha has presented on a variety of topics such as special education law, educational advocacy, preschool transition, and family support and is a co-author of the Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Carrie Davenport
(), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, carrietdavenport@gmail.com;
Carrie Davenport, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Otolaryngology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Carrie is a teacher of the deaf by training with a Master's degree in Family-Centered Early Education from Gallaudet University. She earned her doctorate in special education at OSU in 2017. Prior to entering the PhD program at OSU, she was the Early Childhood Consultant for the Center for Outreach Services at the Ohio School for the Deaf. Carrie is a founding Board member of Ohio Hands & Voices. Her research interests include parental self-efficacy, parent-to-parent support, and parent-infant interaction. She is especially interested in building academic-community partnerships with families with deaf/hard-of-hearing children and other stakeholders.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.