2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/06/2023 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | The Joys of Raising a Deaf Child | DECC 207/208
The Joys of Raising a Deaf Child
In raising a deaf child, it’s sometimes hard to know what to expect as it’s often part of a new world- a new language/approach, a new world, a new set of expectations, new everything! There are challenges, yes, but there are plenty of joys. This presentation will share unique highlights of seeing language and identity develop in very young deaf children from the perspectives of two seasoned educators, who are also a mother and a godmother. Deaf children do develop innovative techniques (including self-talk, facial analysis, using mirrors, reading body language) in accessing languages that surprise everyone around them, including seasoned speech language pathologists and home visit teachers! Come find out by coming to this presentation chock full of videos, pictures, and good old tales that will inspire all. In addition, the examples will be aligned to grounded theories in language development and milestones currently in use with early intervention programs. Positive identity development will also be discussed in terms of nurturing those techniques to the benefit of the deaf child and family.
- The participants will be able to identify two different techniques in language acquisition by a young deaf child.
- The participants will be able to list three benefits of promoting early language.
- The participants will be able to share specific examples of promoting identity development through language acquisition techniques.
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Presenters/Authors
Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq.
(), Gallaudet University, tawny.holmes.hlibok@gallaudet.edu;
Tawny Holmes Hlibok serves as Language Policy Counsel at Gallaudet University along with being an Associate Professor in the Department of Deaf Studies. She graduated from University of Baltimore School of Law. In addition to her law degree with a family mediation & law certification, she has a Master of Arts in Family Centered Early Education. Ms. Holmes Hlibok has worked four years in teaching deaf and hard of hearing students, mainly in the early childhood education field. As part of her position, she focuses on improving/establishing federal and state policy related to early intervention and education of deaf and hard of hearing children. Ms. Holmes Hlibok strongly believes in the power of collaboration and has contributed a significant amount of her work towards this endeavor, in varying ways, from promoting parent resources to inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing adult professionals.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Gallaudet University.
• Receives Salary for Employment from National Association of the Deaf.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Genie Gertz
(), Gallaudet University, genie.gertz@gallaudet.edu;
Dr. Genie Gertz, a professor of Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, having been in the field for over 25 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from Gallaudet University, a master’s degree in organizational development in higher education from New York University, and a doctorate in cultural studies in education with an emphasis on racial/ethnic studies. Her dissertation coined the term of dysconscious audism. She also co-edited the Deaf Studies Encyclopedia and has served in several capacities, as a faculty, administrator, researcher and activist. Born Deaf to hearing parents, Genie emigrated to the United States from St. Petersburg, Russia when she was eight years old and her upbringing deeply instilled in her the values of diversity in language and culture, that is instrumental in her teaching and scholarship and is also passing on to her five-year old Deaf child.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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