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10/08/2015 |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Pre-Conference Session
Tour of River School and Georgetown University Audiology
Early identification, audiology, and educational services all play an important role in helping children with hearing loss develop communication skills and language. This tour will begin at the River School. The River School was founded in 1999 as a model for the inclusive education of young children with hearing loss who can access the listening environment using cochlear implants or hearing aids. At the River School, children with hearing loss learn alongside a classroom majority of peers with normal hearing in acoustically modified classrooms. Conference delegates will learn about the River School programs and approach and have the opportunity to observe its early intervention program in action. We will then visit Georgetown University Hospital Department of Audiology Services to explore its diagnostics and hearing aid fitting programs. This will be followed by a lunch presentation about the hospital's EHDI (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) program for newborns in Washington DC and Maryland. The day will conclude with a group discussion about the services provided by River School and Georgetown University Hospital and how they collaborate to best serve young children with hearing loss across education and hearing healthcare in the region.
- Describe the history of the River School
- Describe at least one positive impact from early identification
- Describe at least one way that Georgetown University Hospital serves young children with hearing loss
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