17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Serving Spanish Speaking Families in Chicago: Our Experience and Resources.
Serving Spanish Speaking Families in Chicago: Our Experience and Resources.
Serving Spanish speaking families of children with hearing loss continues to be a challenge for many health providers and support agencies. Although many hospital and government programs provide translation and interpreters, many families still struggle to fully access and benefit from services provided. While we applaud the current efforts to provide more accessibility to information to those for whom English is not a language that they can speak, read, or write, there is a long road ahead. Minorities are still more likely to suffer from disease and disability, and health disparities are not decreasing. What can we do to further improve accessibility? First, we should acknowledge that translating materials is not enough. Quality, grammar, cultural perspectives, and distribution channels matter. During this presentation participants will learn: 1) Ways to improve accessibility from a cultural standpoint, 2) Ways to create different channels to share resources and how to track them, and 3) Ways to access our current webinars and other materials in Spanish. Our current efforts show a positive trend on how resources can be created, shared and tracked. At Illinois Hands & Voices we continue to improve the quality of services we provide to Spanish speaking families. We hope we can connect with more bilingual professionals to continue to develop and share resources that will benefit families across the nation.
- Learn different ways to improve accessibility from a cultural standpoint
- Learn how to create different channels to share resources
- Learn about our webinars and other resources in Spanish
Presentation:
15805_8058AlejandraUllauri.pdf
Handouts:
15805_8058AlejandraUllauri.pdf
15805_8058AlejandraUllauri_x.pdf
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Alejandra Ullauri
(), Illinois Hands & Voices, alejandra@chicagohearingcare.com;
Alejandra is an audiologist with extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders in the pediatric and adult population. She holds a Doctorate degree in audiology from University of Florida, a Master’s degree in audiology from Flinders University of South Australia, and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Universidad San Francisco de Quito. She is certified by the American Board of Audiology in Cochlear Implants. She held audiology positions in Australia, England, Ecuador and the United States. Her latest position was as Manager of Audiology at the University of Chicago Medicine. Currently, she is the director of Audiology at Chicago Hearing Care, and she participates in the team of experts reviewing the WHO Ear and Hearing Survey Protocol, a collaboration between the World Health Organization and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She serves on the Board of Directors for both Illinois Hands and Voices, an organization which offers supports to parents and families of children with a hearing loss, and Child’s Voice, a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Alejandra is bilingual (English/Spanish), and deeply committed to the field of Audiology and Hearing Sciences.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
Has a Professional,Institutional (I own an Audiology practice Chicago Hearing Care) (I serve at the board of directors at Child's Voice (a Listening and Spoken Language Program for children with hearing loss), I also serve at Illinois Hands & Voices board of directors.)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional,Institutional (I own an Audiology practice Chicago Hearing Care) (I serve at the board of directors at Child's Voice (a Listening and Spoken Language Program for children with hearing loss), I also serve at Illinois Hands & Voices board of directors.)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional,Institutional (I own an Audiology practice Chicago Hearing Care) (I serve at the board of directors at Child's Voice (a Listening and Spoken Language Program for children with hearing loss), I also serve at Illinois Hands & Voices board of directors.)
relationship for Board membership.
Lydia Hernandez
(), Guide By Your Side, hernandezlydiaj@gmail.com;
Parent Guide – Brown & Statewide
Lydia is the mother of three children one who has hearing loss. She assists
families as one of our Spanish speaking Parent Guides. Lydia and her family
live in Cook County.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Nonfinancial -
Lucia Espinoza
(), Guide By Your Side, lcespinoza@gmail.com;
Parent Guide – Red & Statewide
Lucia is the mother of two children one who has hearing loss. She assists
families as one of our Spanish speaking Parent Guides. Lucia and her family
live in Will County.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Nonfinancial -