EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
Café con Lenguaje: An Online Resource for Families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddlers in Puerto Rico
The rise of COVID-19 around the globe has created a unique opportunity for providers to digitally share resources with families and professionals alike. While there are several websites dedicated to early intervention services in the United States, few have been geared towards Spanish-speaking families of deaf and hard of hearing infants and toddlers in Puerto Rico. It is estimated the number of deaf and hard of hearing adults on the island is 218,495 (about 8.4% of the population[CDC, 2018]) For my graduate capstone project in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and Families certificate program, I developed a free, accessible website in which Puerto Rican families can find reputable resources related to the development of their deaf and hard of hearing infant or toddler. The website includes information related to Puerto Rican sign language, Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening, early childhood Deaf education, early intervention services, socioemotional development, and spoken language development. While information related to these topics are available in the United States, few websites have been designed in Spanish with the needs of the Puerto Rican community at its forefront. This project will address the lack of resources related to sign language and potential Deaf adult contacts in Puerto Rico by connecting families with resources related to sign language classes offered by Deaf adults.
References
Bowen, S. K. (n.d.). Early intervention: A multicultural perspective on d/Deaf and hard of
hearing multilingual learners. Retrieved September 09, 2020, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27156916/
BRFSS Prevalence & Trends Data: Explore by Location. (n.d.). Retrieved September 09, 2020, from https://nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSSPrevalence/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=DPH_BRFSS.ExploreByLocation
Disdier-Flores, O. (2019). Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico. Gobierno de Puerto Rico.
https://estadisticas.pr/files/Memoriales/RC-del-S-409-Memorial-Instituto-Estadisticas-Dr Disdier-041019.pdf
- The participants will be able to identify at least three challenges involved in supporting families with D/HOH children in Puerto Rico, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The participants will learn more about online resources that are available to families with Deaf and HOH children in Puerto Rico.
- The participants will better understand the needs of families with D/HOH infants and toddlers in Puerto Rico.
Poster:
23278_13730AmandaMedina Padilla.pdf
Presenter: Amanda Medina Padilla
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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Natalie Delgado is a Deaf Latinx ASL user, and English and Spanish speaker born to hearing parents. Delgado is the Director of Outreach at a residential school for the Deaf and has worked in Deaf education for ten years. She received her doctoral degree from Lamar University in the Deaf Studies and Deaf Education department. Delgado’s research interests include Deaf Latinx people, early childhood/early intervention, identity, and language development.
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ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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