17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM | Transitioning from Collaborative Teams to a Community of Learning | Capitol 5
Transitioning from Collaborative Teams to a Community of Learning
For the past few years, Michigan EHDI had several collaborative teams with hospitals and community partners to facilitate better screenings and follow-up outcomes. This has led to lower referral rates and facilitated strategies to increase follow up rates among babies who failed the initial hearing screening. Moving forward, Michigan will utilize relationships with past partners while inviting new stakeholders in the Deaf Community, educational and Early Intervention areas. This will enable us to develop an enriched Community of Learning to serve families in a more efficient way. The goal is increased Early Intervention services for newly identified D/HH babies. Topics include; ensuring children receive medical clearance in order to enroll children in Part C, and publishing articles to expand the learning to others who are not in the Community of Learning group.
- • Discuss the benefits of community of learning a state EHDI program and other stakeholders.
- • Identify benefits of including other perspectives from those who have experienced it first-hand or have “boots in the street” in serving D/HH babies.
- • Identify potential new partners for the EHDI system.
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Nan Asher
(), Michigan EHDI, ashern@michigan.gov;
Nan Asher was diagnosed with a bilateral severe hearing loss at age four and has one sibling with a profound hearing loss. She has worked/volunteered in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing field for much of her professional career, Past President of Michigan Coalition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People and past Executive Director of Michigan Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She’s a member the Advocacy committee with the Hearing Loss Association of Michigan. Nan graduated from Eastern Michigan University (EMU) with a Masters in Liberal Arts in Interdisciplinary Technology, and received her BA with honors in Health Administration, also at EMU. After graduation, Nan owned her own business in Hearing assistive technology and taught classes on adapting to hearing loss, assistive technology and speechreading to people of all ages. In addition, Nan spoke on Capitol Hill on Entrepreneurs with Disabilities hosted by the Paralyzed Veterans of America. As the Program Consultant for MI-EHDI, which she had previously served on their Advisory board for a few years, Nan has frequent contact with medical providers, midwives and parents, encouraging appropriate and timely follow-up. She spearheaded the Michigan Midwives Project, now currently in its 5th year. Nan is a strong advocate for finding communication modes that work for each individual and getting each person to reach for the stars.
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