19th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 8-10, 2020 • Kansas City, MO
Using Social Media as a Tool to Spread Awareness of Deaf Education Services
Social media is an effective tool that is routinely utilized to develop connections, obtain information, and identify available services to meet a variety of needs. Studies have shown that use of social media has steadily increased over the past decade, especially for marketing and informative purposes, and is an essential mechanism for communication. This presentation will 1) discuss the importance of using social media in deaf education services and how it can be used as an effective avenue of disseminating information and promoting awareness of deafness, 2) provide suggestions for connecting families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing who would benefit from opportunities to learn of others’ experiences, and 3) strategies for spreading awareness of programs and service delivery options (both in-person and via tele-intervention). Examples will include highlighting useful materials for professionals and parents available on USU’s Hear To Learn website. In addition, this presentation will present suggestions and recommendations for participants to develop or expand a social media presence in their program or community. The Utah State University (USU) Listening and Spoken Language social media account was created to inform prospective students and families of the breadth of LSL services available, such as campus-based and distance graduate training program options, and tele-intervention therapy services for families who would benefit from a distance service delivery option. Information from the USU social media presence will be utilized as an example in this presentation.
- Participants will discuss how social media can be an effective tool in spreading awareness and information for deaf education program options available to families, professionals, and students.
- Participants will discuss the value of social media to create and promote parent connections.
- Participants will discuss suggestions and recommendations of how to implement social media in an effective and useful way for their own programs.
Poster:
21060_12706HayleyMcBride.pdf
Presenter: Hayley McBride
Hayley McBride is a graduate student at Utah State University studying Deaf Education with a Listening and Spoken Language Emphasis. Her interests are in the linguistic and academic achievement of young children who are DHH and developing listening and spoken language as they prepare for successful entry into K-12 settings. She will graduate with her Master of Education in May 2020.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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Kaytie Cook Ward is an early intervention provider in the Sound Beginnings Program at Utah State University. Her interests are in the linguistic and academic achievement of young children who are DHH and developing listening and spoken language as they prepare for successful entry into K-12 settings.
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Lauri Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. She is the Deaf Education Division Chair, the Director of the Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education graduate training program and Sound Beginnings. She was one of the co-founders of the Hear to Learn website. She has a dual background as both a pediatric audiologist and LSL deaf educator.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.