2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | What is Language Deprivation? Does It Apply to My Child/Family? | DECC 232
What is Language Deprivation? Does It Apply to My Child/Family?
In raising a deaf or hard of hearing child, families and professionals are always attuned to the importance of promoting language access. That has been true since the first ever deaf baby was born, but now we have even more data and observations to explain the language experiences of deaf babies and children, including multiple studies on the critical period hypothesis. The term “language deprivation” is buzzworthy, but it does not fully reflect all children’s experiences, as it actually is a spectrum of experiences influenced by multiple factors. The presenters, both Deaf Studies scholars will share the latest relevant research and statistics. One scholar is also a mother of a Deaf five-year old, who will share her unique insights from both observing her daughter’s peers and university-age students. Together, they will discuss both short-term and long-term implications for families, along with strategic recommendations for professionals and programs.
- List and describe top research findings related to language deprivation
- Identify the actual and anticipated impacts of not having full access to language.
- Prepare an action plan to promote language access at home and in your program.
Presentation:
3420032_15646TawnyHolmes Hlibok, Esq..pdf
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Transcripts:
3420032_15646TawnyHolmes Hlibok, Esq..docx
Presenters/Authors
Genie Gertz
(), Gallaudet University, genie.gertz@gallaudet.edu;
Dr. Genie Gertz, a professor of Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, having been in the field for over 25 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from Gallaudet University, a master’s degree in organizational development in higher education from New York University, and a doctorate in cultural studies in education with an emphasis on racial/ethnic studies. Her dissertation coined the term of dysconscious audism. She also co-edited the Deaf Studies Encyclopedia and has served in several capacities, as a faculty, administrator, researcher and activist. Born Deaf to hearing parents, Genie emigrated to the United States from St. Petersburg, Russia when she was eight years old and her upbringing deeply instilled in her the values of diversity in language and culture, that is instrumental in her teaching and scholarship and is also passing on to her six-year old Deaf child.
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Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq.
(), Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf, director@ceasd.org;
Tawny Holmes Hlibok serves as Language Policy Counsel at Gallaudet University along with being an Associate Professor in the Department of Deaf Studies. She graduated from University of Baltimore School of Law. In addition to her law degree with a family mediation & law certification, she has a Master of Arts in Family Centered Early Education. Ms. Holmes Hlibok has worked four years in teaching deaf and hard of hearing students, mainly in the early childhood education field. As part of her position, she focuses on improving/establishing federal and state policy related to early intervention and education of deaf and hard of hearing children. Ms. Holmes Hlibok strongly believes in the power of collaboration and has contributed a significant amount of her work towards this endeavor, in varying ways, from promoting parent resources to inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing adult professionals.
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