Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids

Raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids--Together

This group is for parents of deaf and hard of hearing kids to connect with one another and share the journey.

Captioning on the Web-- HR 1301

Folks, we need your help to pass a bill that would provide captioning on the web:

HR 3101, Contact your Representative today!

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Karen Putz

Introductions 38 Replies

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drayden's mommie

i need some help 3 Replies

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Move to Florida, Or Not?

Last week, we had to contemplate a decision of whether to move to Florida so that I could work as a VCO Account Executive or stay put in Chicago: At a Career Crossroads. Yes, I know I’m going to regret Florida in the middle of a brutal Chicago winter and y’all can razz me about that in [...]

Fashionable Hearing Aids

I came across a post this morning, The Shame of Wearing Hearing Aids and it brought back memories.  I was one of those kids who hid a hearing aid under long hair.  It wasn’t until I was in college that I finally wore my hair up and my hearing aid perched for all to see.  [...]

Dad Beats Cancer!

We were standing at the edge of the pier, looking at the water that lapped over the brick wall in front of my parent’s house.   The lake water was at a record high and it threatened to creep into the crawlspace if it rose any higher.  Every day, Dad was climbing down the rickety crates [...]

The American Sign Language Journey

I’m sitting in a restaurant in Northbrook as I type this.  I have just dropped off my daughter at the International Center for Deafness and the Arts (ICODA) and I’m passing the time as she practices for the upcoming Peter Pan play.  Three, sometimes, four times a week, we make the one hour trek from our [...]

Wordless Wednesday– It’s a Slam Dunk!

Wordless Wednesday:  It’s a slam dunk off the side of the boat! Bookmark me! More »
 

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SUSAN E GRAVES Hi, I just joined! Our oldest deaf child is 22; the youngest deaf child, 11. We also have three hearing children. We're hearing.
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Joey Lynn Resciniti added a blog post
In the time since Julia’s hearing loss was diagnosed I’ve learned much about assistive technology. Here in PA, the county provides her with an FM System that transmits the teacher’s voice directly to her hearing aids. The teacher wears a necklace-...
November 13
November 13
Hi, I'm not a parent of a deaf or hoh kid; I am one. I'm 23 years old and have progressive SNHL that is severe to profound now. I graduated from college in 2008 and I'm taking the last two classes needed before medical school. I use ASL and I talk...
November 13
Karen Putz added 2 blog posts
November 13
Cynthia Lancaster, Clare Patterson, SUSAN E GRAVES and 3 more joined Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids
November 13
Kathleen Kaufman Waiting for insurance company to respond about bilateral implantation...oh, the anxiety!
October 20
October 20

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Joey Lynn Resciniti

The FM fight

In the time since Julia’s hearing loss was diagnosed I’ve learned much about assistive technology. Here in PA, the county provides her with an FM System that transmits the teacher’s voice directly to her hearing aids. The teacher wears a necklace-type transmitter that they simply power ON to use. It’s handy in noisy classrooms or when they sing songs with background music. It really helps her. Unfortunately, a great deal of my newfound knowledge pertains to the resistance/inability of preschool… Continue

Posted by Joey Lynn Resciniti on November 13, 2009 at 1:37pm

Karen Putz

Recent Post on Hearing Aids

Hi All!

Just wanted to share my recent post on Fashionable Hearing Aids from my blog, A Deaf Mom Shares Her World.

Posted by Karen Putz on November 13, 2009 at 6:43am

Karen Putz

Recent Post on Hearing Aids

Hi All!

Just wanted to share my recent post on Fashionable Hearing Aids from my blog, A Deaf Mom Shares Her World.

Posted by Karen Putz on November 13, 2009 at 6:43am

Lucky Day

Free booklets to teach kids to read

I came across this page "Hubbards Cupboard" and it has so many awesome resources to print and use in teaching a wide range of subjects.

I print them out changing the layout to be 4 pages per printed page, to save paper and make it a cute mini book. We go through the pages, reading the words, and he colors the pages. Then we staple it into a booklet and show/read it to everyone we can.

This is exactly what I was feeling like… Continue

Posted by Lucky Day on May 14, 2009 at 11:13pm

Lucky Day

Reading and Writing

This is such an exciting time for us. My deaf 4 year old is reading and writing! We knew he could sight read a few words and he was even writing some of his favorite words, like his name and Goodyear ;)

On Tuesday night we were trying to get him to pray for dinner. He didn't want to, as usual, so I thought it would be funny to write it down and ask him again.

Who
Pray?

He looked at the note, we told him what it said (since Who and Pray aren't in his reading vocab).
Then I wrote his name. He s… Continue

Posted by Lucky Day on April 30, 2009 at 8:26pm

 
 

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