wave of the future may 13, 2006 voice for hearing impaired children guelph, ontario
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Wave of the Future
Wave of the Future
May 13, 2006
Voice for Hearing Impaired Children
Guelph, Ontario
Wave of the Future
CHHA presents…
• Developing Self-Advocacy and Leadership Skills to Surf the Wave of the Future
• By Michel David, MSW
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Today’s Agenda
• The 2005 CHHA Surveys
• Going to College/University?
• Tips for Parents and Professionals
• Game Show and prizes
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The CHHA 2005 Surveys
• Lack of information
• Lack of devices
• You can succeed !
• How do you communicate?
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Lack of Information
• No audiograms and reports
• No time to ask questions
• Beyond the hearing aid
• No financial support
• Where to go for help
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Who Uses Devices?
– 63% use Telephone Devices
– 47% use ALDs
– 29% use Signalling Devices
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You Can Succeed!
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How do you Communicate?
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Tips for Success in College / University
• Support Services
• Classroom Strategies
• Assistive Listening Devices
• Hearing Accessible Environment
• Self-Strategies
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Support Services
1. Documentation for Special Needs Coordinator
2. Prepare a letter of introduction
3. Notetaking
4. Oral interpreting
5. Tutoring
6. Speech and hearing services
7. Advocacy assistance
8. Use the Services Framework Chart
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Classroom Strategies
1. Choose courses carefully
2. Introducing yourself
3 Tips for your professor
4 Tips for hard of hearing students
5. Exam or other accommodations
6. Learning and Delivery Styles
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Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)
1. What kind do you use?
2. Know how they work and how to use them
3. Know where to get them
4. Other devices: Telephones, TVs, Signalling Devices, Email
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Hearing Accessible Environment
1. Size and shape of the room may interfere with your ALD or view
2. Too Much Echo, Echo, Echo, Echo…
3. Report problems to Special Needs Coordinator and negotiate changes
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Self-Strategies
1. Letting Others Know
2. Self-Advocacy
3. Know Your Rights
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Tips for Parents and Professionals
• Voice your Concerns
• Form partnerships
• Be a role model
•Give them opportunities to GRow
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Voice Your Concerns
1. To municipal, provincial and federal politicians
2. Funding for:
- Educational support services
- Affordable devices
- Accommodation of facilities
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Form Partnerships
• Include consumers
• Involve the public
• Endorsements from legitimizers
• Support of decision makers
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Be a Role Model
»Volunteer
»Lead
»Participate
»Fundraise
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Opportunities to Grow
• Send them away!
• Commitment through volunteering
• Responsibility through real work
• Teach them to drive
• Sponsor leadership workshops
• Teach them to relax
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Real Life
1. My College experience– Buddy system– Notetaking– Volunteering
2. My University experience- Introducing myself- Notetaking- Course outlines
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Game Show
• Were you Listening?
• Lets play a game and find out!
• Team (1) = Youth
• Team (2) = Parents/Professionals
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Next Steps
• Take control of your education and life
• Obtain a copy of “Hearing the Learning”
• Prepare yourself: – obtain resources– know how devices work– practice asking
• Visit the college/university
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And now…
Questions anyone?
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For more information please contact:
Michel David, Project Coordinator
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
2435 Holly Lane, Suite 205
Ottawa, ON
K1V 7P2
(Voice) 613-526-1584; (TTY) 613-526-2692
(Fax) 613-526-4718
(Canada Toll Free) 1-800-263-8068
e-mail: [email protected]
web site: www.chha.ca