2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/10/2020 | 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing: A Statewide Resource | New York A
Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing: A Statewide Resource
Established in 1978, the Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (LSDHH) program serves as an information resource on all aspects of hearing loss, including deafblindness, to all residents of Tennessee. In partnership with the state of Tennessee and the Nashville Public Library (NPL), it includes a collection of more than 12,000 items (including a children’s collection, parenting and teaching resources, and FM systems) available free of charge for loan to the public; an assistive device display area; a website (https://tndeaflibrary.nashville.gov) that features a Statewide Directory of Services, Events Calendar, links to organizations and agencies, and employment opportunities; and a staff that includes both Deaf and hearing professionals. LSDHH provides educational workshops and accessible children’s programming. We co-founded and continue to facilitate a statewide Deaf Literacy Initiative, host Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind cultural events, and provide in-service training programs to libraries statewide. The professional staff networks extensively with countless organizations of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind to identify unfulfilled needs and create programming and resources to meet those needs.
Funding support has come from the Nashville Public Library, Tennessee State Legislature, and grants through the TN State Library and Archives. As a public institution, our goal is to provide a spectrum of information and resources in an unbiased manner.
This session will focus on the Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, its evolution, and how cities and states can work to create similar resources, focused in the areas of early intervention that include useful resources for parents and professionals alike.
- To share information about the Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing program in Tennessee, including its evolution.
- To discuss ideas on how parents and professionals can collaborate with public libraries to create a support system for early intervention
- To guide participants in developing 3 ideas they can take home to begin using public libraries as a common resource for language development and literacy with EHDI stakeholders.
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Presenters/Authors
Sandy Cohen
(), Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Nashville Public Library, sandy.cohen@nashville.gov;
I have been active in the field of hearing loss for the past 45 years, having served in numerous roles, as both a professional in the field and as a volunteer. Most notably...
- developed and serve as the Director of the Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing program
- co-founded and currently serve as Secretary of the Board of the Emergency Awareness and Readiness Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (EARS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit
- co-founded a statewide Deaf Literacy Initiative
- serve on the Advisory Board for the Tennessee Deaf-Blind Project
- serve on the Advisory Board of Tennessee Hands & Voices
- served as the Advisor to the Nashville Chapter of HLAA for 9 years
- Past President, League for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Past President of the Nashville Chapter, TRID
- Past Member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities (Nashville)
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