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Better Hearing and Speech Month 2017: May Coffee Break Webinar Series

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month! The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)(http://links.govdelivery.com/track…) is excited to announce collaborative efforts to celebrate this year's theme, "Communication: The Key to Connection." OSEP's Early Childhood Assistive Technology Model Demonstration grantees and Center on Technology and Disability​ will partner with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Early Childhood Hearing Ou​​treach initiative and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to bring you a series of webinars related to the goals of the month.

Throughout the month of May, ASHA partners with national and local stakeholders to engage in a multifaceted public educ​​ation campaign to raise awareness about the critical need to intervene early when young children are identified with communication disorders. The Coffee Break webinars, listed below, will focus on raising awareness about the use of assistive technology and the importance of frequent hearing screenings. There is no pre-registration required to join the webinars.

May Coffee Break Webinar Series​:

•Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 2:00–2:15 p.m. EDT

Debunking Common Myths about Usi​​​ng Assistive Technology with Young Children

Bridget Gilormini, Director, Simon Technology Center, at the PACER Center

Email: Gilormini@pacer.org

•Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 2:00–2:15 p.m. ED​T

Don't Wait to Communicate! Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (https://ncham.adobeconnect.com/bhsm/…).

Jacqueline Hess, Director, Disabilities Stud​​​ies and Services & Early Care and Education

Email: jhess@fhi360.org

•Friday, May 5, 2017, 2:00–2:15 p.m. EDT ​

Quality Hearing Screening Practices for Children Birth to 5 Years of Age (https://ncham.adobeconnect.com/bhsm/…)

Will Eiserman, Early Childhood H​earing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative

•Monday, May 8, 2017, 2:00–2:15 ​p.m. EDT

Using a Multi-Modal Approach to Support Children with Hearing Loss (https://ncham.adobeconnect.com/bhsm/…)

Karen Latimer, Assistive Technology Spe​cialist, Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative's C​​enter for Disabilities Studies​

Email: klatimer@udel.edu

•Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 2:00–2:15 p.m. EDT

Center on Technology and Disability: Free Resources to Support the Use of Assistive Technology in Young Children with Disabilities (https://ncham.adobeconnect.com/bhsm/…)

Jacqueline Hess, Director, Disabili​ties ​​Studies and Servic​es & Early Care and Education

Email: jhess@fhi360.org

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