2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH

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4/15/2014  |   3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   |  Deaf Children and their Families in Media   |  Grand Ballroom 2   |  7

Deaf Children and their Families in Media

In the last one to two years, there has been some insightful videos shared via the internet that highlight families of deaf and hard of hearing children’s journeys and insight on early intervention. This presentation will provide an unique opportunity for parents and early intervention professionals alike to view a showcase of an assortment of professionally-made videos, ranging from parents’ interviews to examples of children’s pragmatic language, both in sign language and spoken language. Several videos also feature families' perspectives on early intervention services and what they learned about their young deaf children, along with early intervention professionals and researchers sharing their inspiration and knowledge. This presentation will enable families and early intervention professionals to enjoy watching the inspiring videos together for the first time and participate in a discussion together on what they see in the videos, and what they benefited from hearing about.

  • Discuss what common factors appear in the videos, particularly the interviews with parents and what they see as similar or different in approaches by early intervention professionals
  • Relate to other families shown in the video and see how early intervention services have impacted others.
  • Distinguish what early intervention services appear to be key to the families or children despite coming from different backgrounds and locations.

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Presenters/Authors

Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq. (Co-Presenter,Author), 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:

Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from Gallaudet University.
• Receives Salary for Employment from National Association of the Deaf.

Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.

Melissa Herzig (Primary Presenter), Visual Language and Visual Learning, NSF Funded Science of Learning Center, melissa.herzig@gallaudet.edu;
Dr. Melissa Herzig is the Director of the Translation in the Science of Learning Center of the Visual Language and Visual Learning and the Co-Founder and Assistant Director for the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience program at Gallaudet University. She is responsible for leading assessments and evaluations of the Center’s resources—both for VL2 and for her work with schools. She has a BA in Biology from Gallaudet University. She received a MA and her Doctoral Degree in Teaching and Learning at University of California, San Diego. She worked at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla California, Language and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at San Diego State University, and at Center for Research in Language at UCSD. She was a teacher at a mainstreamed high school for 8 years, and a supervisor for student teachers and interns at UCSD and National University. She has published numerous articles about language learning, bilingualism, and motivation for reading.


ASHA DISCLOSURE:

Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.

Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.