Education

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Confident Living Program for Senior Adults who are Hard of Hearing and Blind or Visually Impaired

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Helen Keller National Center, Senior Adult Services, is pleased to announce the dates for the 2014 Confident Living Programs on

April 6-11, 2014. (Cut-off date to receive completed forms: Monday March 10.)

and

October 19-24, 2014 (Cut-off date to receive completed forms: Monday, Sept. 15.)

These one-week programs are specially designed for Senior Adults (age 55 and better), who are hard of hearing and blind or visually impaired, and do not use sign language as their primary means of communication

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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference

One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas:

-  special education law, rights and responsibilities
-  tests and measurements to measure progress & regression
-  SMART IEPs
-  introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy

Wrightslaw programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children with disabilities regarding special education. The program is not disability specific.

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Speech and Lipreading Classes

The purpose of this class at Bridges will be to teach the skills needed for optimal lip reading and provide practice for those individuals wanting to improve their lip reading.  Students should understand the importance of practice outside of class in order to gain the maximum benefit from the instruction.

Many people use lip reading to help fill in the gaps of what they miss with the hearing they have.  Others who have no residual or aided hearing can use lip reading to gain information from communication partners who do not use sign language.

Event

What Can I Expect when My Child with Hearing Needs Goes to Middle School?

Speakers:
Denise Yeargin, School Guidance Counselor
Sandy Cohen, Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Tracy Duncan, MNPS Hearing Services & TN Hands & Voices
Mary Hunt, Bridges for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing - Youth Program

Questions & RSVP - Tracy Duncan (see contact info above)

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Nashville BEA Chapter Meeting

Come see the new Naida CI Q70!!

Join us for lunch and socializing! 

Please RSVP to Kelly Harris, Nashville BEA Chapter Leader (info above)

The meeting will be held in the Nashville Public Library Conference Center - Room 1
 

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Deaf Thanksgiving Luncheon

Please join us for a potluck and presentation by Wymon Brown from Hamilton Funeral Home and Cremation as he talks about the costs of funerals and what we should know in order to prepare. 

For the potluck, please RSVP and bring a dish corresponding to this list: 

Last name beginning with: A-H: Bring salad/pasta & rolls, I-Q: Bring a casserole or side dish, R-Z: Bring a dessert

Everybody should bring their own drinks. 

Event

2nd International Conference on Family-Centered Intervention for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

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After a stimulating first international conference last year it is our pleasure to invite you to the 2nd conference on family-centred early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing in Bad Ischl, Austria, from June 11th to 13th 2014. The Scientific Programme Committee (Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Gwen Carr and Daniel Holzinger) as well as the local Austrian organizing committee, has started to prepare an international event that once again aims to provide a platform for Early Intervention professionals, researchers and parents to exchange evidence-based best practice.

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The Deaf Experience Family Research

If you are Deaf or hard of hearing, I need you to help me complete a survey for my school (Ph.D.) research project. It will NOT take a long time!

Please pick ONE date, location, and time!

RSVP to:  counselingdeaf@gmail.com

Sunday, October 27, 2013
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church
7777 Concord Road
Brentwood, TN  37067

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Event

The Deaf Experience Family Research

If you are Deaf or hard of hearing, I need you to help me complete a survey for my school (Ph.D.) research project. It will NOT take a long time!

Please pick ONE date, location, and time!

RSVP to:  counselingdeaf@gmail.com

Sunday, October 27, 2013
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church
7777 Concord Road
Brentwood, TN  37067

OR