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Name: Aimee Robertson
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Aimee Robertson is the mother of five children, two of which are hearing impaired. Utilizing her own first-hand knowledge, and experience as a social worker, early childhood educator, and autism therapist, Aimee has worked to create opportunities for parents of other hearing impaired children to become empowered to take charge of their children's services. Aimee sits on the TX Leadership Council for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Birth to Three, leads training modules for early childhood educators, and acts as a parent resource for other families who are just beginning the process of aiding and assisting their hearing impaired children.
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Name: Byron Robertson
Affiliation:
Byron is the father of five children, two of whom are hearing impaired. Byron has had the unique experience of learning to juggle the demands of being a primary bread-winner while still taking an active role in the services provided for his children. Byron was the first student in the pilot program for Family Signs. Byron now joins his wife in speaking at a variety of venues to assist other families in taking charge of their hearing impaired children's services. He provides an open and honest first-hand perspective of a parent struggling to make the best possible decisions on behalf of his children.
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Name: Joanna Gallegos
Affiliation:
Joanna is an bilingual Early Intervention Specialist with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She is a Service Coordinator, Developmental Service provider, and trainer for the ECI Texoma program in North Texas. Joanna has been with the program for 14 years.
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Name: Donna Francis
Affiliation:
Donna is the supervisor for the Sherman Regional Day School Program for the Deaf. She also serves as a deaf ed. teacher and has served as a parent advisor. She has been with the Sherman RDSPD for 12 years.
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Name: Linda Daniel
Affiliation:
Linda Daniel is a Licensed Audiologist and Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist. She owns and directors HEAR In Dallas, a private practice in aural rehabilitation. She is a member of the Dallas Otolaryngology Associates Cochlear Implant Team. Her professional mission is to help individuals with hearing loss participate in the mainstream of society to the greatest extent possible. Ms. Daniel participates in research and trains college students and professionals to provide Auditory-Verbal services. She is a well-known presenter at local and national conferences.
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