2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/15/2022 | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Professionals In Early Intervention | Room 1
Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Professionals In Early Intervention
In their 2019 position statement, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) notes the benefits of Deaf and hard of hearing adult involvement with Early Intervention for deaf and hard of hearing children, and advises Deaf and hard of hearing professionals to participate in the development and implementation of EHDI systems as the “heart” of these systems (JCIH, 2007). The 2017 reauthorization of EHDI also includes specific requirements for collaboration with “individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing” and “other qualified professionals who are proficient in deaf or hard-of-hearing children’s language” (EHDI, 2017). With these refined expectations and the recent increase in the number of deaf and hard of hearing professionals working in the field of Early Intervention at the national, state, and local levels with stakeholders and families, a clear understanding of the nature of collaboration between deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing professionals becomes essential to this field.
This panel of deaf and hard of hearing professionals will discuss the challenges and successes of the panelists' collaboration efforts with hearing professionals, as well as strategies for promoting collaborative experiences. The first half will focus on panelist discussions while the second half will allow for open discussion with the audience. The full panel workshop will be facilitated by two deaf-led organizations, Suzanne Mattox from the Regional Early Acquisition of Language (REAL) Project and Sarah Honigeld from the National Association for the Deaf (NAD).
- Participants will gain a better understanding of deaf and hard of hearing professionals’ shared experiences of working in the field of Early Intervention.
- Participants will be able to name barriers for deaf and hard of hearing professionals working in Early Intervention.
- Participants will be able to identify strategies to support effective collaboration within Early Intervention teams with deaf and hard of hearing professionals.
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Presenters/Authors
Sarah Honigfeld
(Co-Presenter), National Association of the Deaf, sarah.honigfeld@nad.org;
Sarah is a Deaf adult who works in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education. Currently she is a university Faculty and Program Director at Gallaudet University, where she oversees the Infants, Toddlers, and their Families Graduate Programs. She provides consultation services for various schools, programs, and agencies to support bilingual ASL-English, family-centered, evidence based programming for deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers and their families. Another role she holds is as the Education Policy Specialist for the National Association of the Deaf. Her academic background includes a BS in Human Services from Northeastern University and a MA in School Counseling from Gallaudet University. She is currently a doctoral student studying Leadership in Educational Equity in Early Childhood at the University of Colorado Denver. Sarah’s special interests include ASL/English bilingual language planning and professional development for providers working with deaf or hard of hearing infants, toddlers, and their families.
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Suzanne Mattox
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), Regional Early Acquisition of Language (REAL) Project, mattox.suzanne@aidb.org;
Suzanne Mattox is the South - Regional Early Acquisition of Language (REAL)
Project’s director. She was born deaf and attended mainstreamed schools with interpreters. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood/Elementary Education
from Samford University, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching in Deaf Education from Valdosta State University. For 13 years, she taught deaf and hard of hearing children in preschool through third grade, as well as serving as a parent advisor for three years. She completed the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and Families (ITF): Collaboration and Leadership Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program at Gallaudet University. She received an Educational Specialist (EdS) degree at Gallaudet University.
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