SLIDE 3 The CEID Team
Toddler & Preschool Pediatric Residency Training Sunshine Preschool & Childcare
First Step: California NHS Program: Legislation
AB2780 (passed 1998 – December 2002 full implementation) NHSP: Assembly Bill 2780, Chapter 310, Statutes of 1998. Required: Establishment of a comprehensive hearing screening program for the early detection of hearing loss in newborns and infants, with access to diagnostic evaluations and follow‐ up services, and provisions for data collection and reporting. Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), specifically the Children's Medical Services (CMS), holds responsibility for the implementation and oversight of this program 1‐3‐6 Goals 70% of babies (400,000 of 520,000 births) ** 1993: Early Start implemented in California
California NHSP
Hearing Coordination Center Staff
Director Registered Nurse Audiologist (Paneled) Administrative Support Parent Advocate IT Support
Screen all infants
FDA approved to screen hearing Must be capable of detecting
mild hearing loss (30‐40 dB)
SLIDE 4 Hearing Coordination Centers (HCCs) NHSP: 1‐877‐388‐5301
HCC (Region A & B yellow and white) 800‐645‐3616 #3
(Region D ‐ blue) 866‐609‐5439
HCC‐ Loma Linda Medical Center (pink) 877‐388‐5301
Referral and Eligibility
Ages 0‐5 who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH)
Any type or degree (including unilateral, mild,
moderate, severe, profound, auditory neuropathy, conductive, sensorineural, mixed, or fluctuating)
A child who has a severe language delay and needs a visual language A child who qualifies for IDS with ASL as their home language A child who is High Risk
Faces at CEID
8 student faces
SLIDE 5 Family Support
Home Visits
Hearing Support Early Special Education
Family Events
Swimming at Silliman; Day at Crab Cove; Camping; Deaf Plus
Family Picnic; Kindergym; Habitot
Parent Education
Sign Classes; Support Groups; Speech and Language Topics Panels: High School Students, Parents, Deaf Adults Parenting Strategies; Storytelling; Importance of Play! Understanding IFSPs and IEPs
Parent‐Identified Essentials of Appropriate Early Intervention
Contact with other parents Unbiased information Time to process information Skillful and supportive professionals
Parents and Their Deaf Children: The Early Years Kathryn P. Meadow‐Orlans ‐ Marilyn Sass‐Lehrer ‐ Donna M. Mertens – Gallaudet University Press ‐ 2003
DHH Specialized Instruction
Topics
Understanding hearing loss: cause, prognosis, and impact on the child and family Reading an audiogram Decision making regarding communication options Language instruction services including: teaching American Sign Language (ASL), Signed Exact English (SEE), Cued Speech, and auditory/oral language (IDEA 303.13(b)(12)). Visual technologies, including alerting systems, safety systems, and communication technologies Adapting the home to make it a visual environment.
SLIDE 6 DHH Specialized Instruction Topics
Hearing aid care, maintenance, tolerance, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cochlear implant decision making, candidacy process, preparation, use, care, maintenance, follow‐ up FM System use, care, decision making Cognitive development issues related to hearing loss Emergent literacy in deaf and hard of hearing children Social–emotional development and identity issues.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Specialized Instruction Topics
Deaf culture and communities Advocacy and empowerment issues related to hearing loss Current research in deaf education Special concerns related to mild, unilateral, and conductive hearing losses The synergistic effect of hearing loss and other disabilities, including visual, motor, social, or cognitive impairments
Communication Possibilities
Listening and Spoken Language Cued Speech American Sign Language (ASL) Signing Exact English (SEE) Conceptually Accurate Signed English Sign Supported Speech Total Communication (TC) Bi‐Lingual/Bi‐Cultural
SLIDE 8 Accommodations in Classroom and Therapy Sessions Salient Considerations for a child who is Deaf Plus: *
* Positioning/Motor Control Processing Time Attention Eye Contact
Peer Lead Speech Therapy‐ Preschool
Video with Ron and Izzy
Audiology Services
– For infants under 3 months old who have been referred
from an initial screening or who have never received a screening
– Preschool students (HeadStart, Private Preschools)
- Diagnostic Hearing Evaluations
– For children and adults
– Hearing aids and devices, ear molds, hearing
aid accessories
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American Society for Deaf Children: www.deafchildren.org The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) 1825 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 1‐800‐695‐0285 (V/TTY). E‐mail: nichcy@fhi360.org Web site in English: www.nichcy.org. Website in Spanish: nichcy.org/espanol/
California Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) Toll Free: 1‐877‐388‐5301
Regions A & B
Bay Area/Northern California Hearing Coordination Center (BA/NCHCC) 1501 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 Phone: 800-645-3616, Press #3 Fax Number: 800-866-1074 E-mail: hccnorthern@natus.com
Region C
South Eastern California Hearing Coordination Center (SECHCC) 1200 California St. Suite 108 Redlands, CA 92374 Phone: 909-793-1291 Fax: (909) 498-7982 Toll Free: 1-877-388-5301 Email: HCCRegionC@natus.com
Region D
Southern California Hearing Coordination Center (SCHCC) 1 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 410 La Palma, CA 90623 Phone: (661) 591-4300 Fax: (661) 244-2865 Toll Free: (866) 609-5439 E-mail: HCCRegionD@natus.com