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Name: Gina Oliva
Affiliation: Gallaudet University
Gina Oliva is a Professor of Physical Education and Recreation at Gallaudet University. Dr. Oliva's career at Gallaudet spans more than 35 years, and has included work in student activities, outreach/community development, and health/fitness prior to her appointment to the faculty.
Gina’s hearing loss was first diagnosed as a moderate loss when she entered kindergarten. Over her K-12 years in Cos Cob and Greenwich, Ct., her hearing loss progressed to a severe loss and then to a profound loss by the time she was in her early 20’s. She started her professional career at Gallaudet in 1973 and has spearheaded many innovative ventures during her long career with the University.
Gina published her first book, Alone in the Mainstream: A deaf woman remembers public school (Gallaudet University Press) in 2004. This work led to her current interest in summer and weekend programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and cochlear implanted youth.
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Name: Summer Crider
Affiliation: Gallaudet University
Summer Crider is a graduate student in Cultural Studies in the Deaf Studies program at Gallaudet University. She is originally from Florida and spent most of her schooling years as the only deaf student. Summer created a 30-minute documentary film at the age of 17 about her experience growing up with a cochlear implant. Summer went to Gallaudet University to pursue a self-directed major in “Psychology and the Expressive Arts”. After working for a year as a college recruiter, Summer decided to get a Master’s in Cultural Studies. She hopes to get her PhD in Bicultural and Bilingual Education.
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: Gina Oliva
Affiliation: Gallaudet University
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| Abstract Information: |
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Summer and Weekend Programs for Children with Hearing Loss and their Families - Preparing Families to be Proactive for Socialization Needs |
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6-Family Issues
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Socialization, Parenting, Summer Programs |
Abstract: |
Dr. Oliva will share findings from her study of summer and weekend programs for deaf and hard of hearing youth since 2005. She has visited 15 programs, interviewed more than 50 managers and counselors, and interviewed 14 young adults about their retrospect on their summer camp experiences. These adults are either recent college graduates or upperclassmen at various universities; several of them use cochlear implants. Their stories magnify the important role these programs played in their social development. They wish they could have attended a program every summer, and thus the importance of Early Interventionists knowledge in this area, so that they can educate the families from the start to prepare to take advantage of these resources.
This session will feature two of the young adults who were involved in Dr. Oliva’s study. They will share their personal stories of how various summer programs impacted them and their families. In addition, the mother of one of these young women will share how the summer programs shaped their perspective on her daughter’s socialization needs, and what she wishes she could have learned from an Early Interventionist. Finally, Dr. Oliva will talk about specific mainstream theories that lend support to this important need, stressing developmental stages; she will also share samplings of her research findings related to the diversity of summer and weekend programs currently available. |
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