2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
Representations of Early Intervention on Twitter
When a child is identified as D/deaf, hard of hearing, or with a developmental need, delay, or risk factor, early intervention is a critical support for children and families. As structured in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, early intervention requires the engagement of families in terms of attending appointments to determine needs, setting intervention goals, and applying the skills learned from professionals to daily life with their child.
One growing method of information dissemination in the medical field and among individuals of child bearing age is social media. Social media provides an avenue for information dissemination and stakeholder engagement. Specifically, Twitter is one of the widest used social media platforms during the typical age of first-born birth in the United States. However, critical analysis of the type of content being shared on Twitter about early intervention is needed to not only inform providers, programs, and policy makers about how to best connect with the families of children who may need early intervention, but also understand the current scope of education on early intervention and potential educational needs.
This study provides a preliminary assessment of the types of information accessible on Twitter about early intervention. Topics of investigation include the diagnoses discussed in tweets, the content creators, the reach of content, the engagement with the content, the linguistic make-up of the content, and the readability of the content.
- Describe the four different approaches to Twitter research that were implemented in this study.
- Compare best practice in inclusion and readability with what is currently represented on Twitter.
- Summarize the types of content that is being shared on Twitter about Early Intervention.
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Presenter: Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin
Torri Ann Woodruff, Ph.D. is the LEND coordinator for the UConn UCEDD and CT LEND. Passionate about bolstering the voices of stakeholders, Torri Ann implements qualitative methods to highlight the power and value of individual voices in making change. Torri Ann is interested in the intersection of public health, early intervention, and family support. She is currently preparing her dissertation looking at the use of family education to support early intervention enrollment.
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Kathleen M Cienkowski, Ph.D. CCC/A is an Associate Professor and Department Head of SLHS at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cienkowski studies the benefits of AR among patients with acquired hearing loss and their families. Her work has been funded by National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration. She is the Past-President of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, Past-Coordinator for the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Special Interest Group 7: Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation. She currently serves a audiology discipline coordinator for the UCONN LEND and co-investigator for the UCONN Pediatric LEND Supplement grant.
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