2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH

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3/10/2015  |   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM   |  Family Signs: You've Heard of Us? Now Come Learn with Us!   |  Segell   |  4

Family Signs: You've Heard of Us? Now Come Learn with Us!

Family Signs offers free sign language classes to Texas family members of deaf/hard of hearing children (birth to age 21) using Internet based videoconferencing programs such as Skype and Google+ hangouts. The goal of this presentation is to provide a brief explanation of the program, discuss technology issues of the program (challenges, successes, and adaptations), and provide a live demonstration of a class. The success of this live presentation will be dependent upon variables with which the Family Signs program and other Tele-intervention providers continually deal (such as bandwidth issues, internet traffic competing for bandwidth). In the event that the demonstration call is unsuccessful, a backup recorded class session will be available. The videoconference call during the session will provide the audience a true-to-life experience of programs, like Family Signs, that use Tele-intervention for service delivery. We anticipate that this experience will benefit states wishing to set up a Tele-Intervention Sign Language program, as well as to parents wishing to request such classes in their home state.

  • The participant will be able to identify various videoconferencing programs that may be used with Tele-Intervention.
  • The participant will be able to identify various approaches to solving technology challenges, such as low bandwidth.

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Presenters/Authors

Lynn Reichert (Primary Presenter,Author,POC), Family Signs , familysigns@tsd.state.tx.us;
Lynn Reichert is the Coordinator of the Family Signs program at the Statewide Outreach Center (SOC) at Texas School for the Deaf (TSD).


ASHA DISCLOSURE:

Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.

Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.