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4/14/2014  |   11:05 AM - 11:35 AM   |  Family Matters! A One Day Family Workshop Organized Through Collaboration.   |  Orlando   |  7

Family Matters! A One Day Family Workshop Organized Through Collaboration.

Family Matters! was a one-day workshop developed for families organized through collaboration between the Michigan EHDI and Sound Support Programs. Sound Support is a grant funded outreach program focused on improving outcomes for children who are deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) at the University of Michigan Medical Center. The workshop consisted of presentations for parents focused on advocacy, literacy and self-empowerment. Children of all ages who are D/HH along with their siblings also participated in the workshop through a series of fun and educational activities. This session will review the steps taken in planning this meeting, the benefits of collaboration and lessons learned along the way.

  • Discuss the benefits of collaboration between a state EHDI program and a diagnostic facility when planning a family-focused workshop.
  • Describe the steps required to organize and host a family workshop
  • List the benefits reported by families who attended the workshop.

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Presenters/Authors

Angelique Boerst (Primary Presenter), University of Michigan Medical Center, boerst@umich.edu;
Angelique Boerst is an audiologist at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital within the University of Michigan Medical Center. In addition to completing hearing assessments of children, she has been a team member of the Sound Support Program which provides outreach and support services to families of children who are deaf/hard of hearing.


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Karen Wisinski (Co-Presenter), Michigan Hands & Voices, wisinskiK@michigan.gov;
Karen Wisinski lives in Brighton, Michigan, and is mom to two teen boys. The youngest is hard of hearing. Karen is Program Director for Michigan Hands & Voices™, and part of the Michigan team that worked to build membership, an active board, a successful Guide By Your Side™ program, and an ASTra program in less than four years. Karen is the 2014 recipient of The Seaver Vision Award from Hands & Voices Headquarters.


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