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| Presenter 1: |
Name: Cheri Dowling
Affiliation: American Society for Deaf Children
Cheri Dowling is the Director of Advocacy for the American Society for Deaf Children and Parent Coordinator of the Maryland State Family Support and Resource Center. She is the parent representative on the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Council of Maryland, she was recently appointed as the parent representative on the Maryland Advisory Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, she serves as a member of the Maryland State Parent to Parent Steering Committee and is a member of various other committees. Cheri also served as the President of the Maryland School for the Deaf PTCA for 5 years and has served as Treasurer for 2 years. Cheri lives in Woodbine, MD with her husband and their two children, 14- year old, Patrick, who is Deaf and 11- year old, Ryan, who is hearing.
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| Abstract Information: |
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Choices, Options, Opportunities ... How Does a Family Decide? |
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3-Early Intervention
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| Keyword(s): |
Choices, Decision Making, |
Abstract: |
When a family has a child who is identified with hearing loss, they suddenly find themselves facing many decisions. Families need to start thinking about how they will communicate with their child, will the child receive hearing aids or a cochlear implant, what services are needed by the child and family, where do they go to get these services. Many times these decisions are made in a very short time period. Some decisions made are beneficial to the child and family and some decisions will be changed. This session will explore how families make decisions, what are the driving forces behind these decisions, where do families get their information, what is the best way to give families information and when is the time for families to receive information. |
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