by Kristy Miller | May 9, 2023 | Bicycle, Deaf, Exercise, Free, Recreation
Does your D/HH child need a new bike? Don’t miss this opportunity to grab a FREE bike, helmet, and lock. Families must be able to pick up their bikes at the event on June 9th at 2:00 p.m. Interested families, please email us at GBYS@co-hv.org We are excited to...
by Kristy Miller | Nov 10, 2022 | Deaf, Hearing, School
Attached is an article on resources for students who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing and planning to attend college. Although it is geared toward older students, there is a lot of great information on technology and web resources that may be helpful for those who are just...
by Kristy Miller | Sep 19, 2022 | Balance, CHARGE, Deaf, Hearing, Vestibular
Deafness usually refers to hearing loss that is so severe that there is very little or no functional hearing. Someone who is deaf may or may not use amplification such as a hearing aid or cochlear implant. Whereas people diagnosed as hard of hearing usually have...
by Kristy Miller | Jun 19, 2022 | Awareness, Cytomegalovirus, Deaf, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Visually Impaired
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus which not many people have heard of. However, nearly 1 in 3 children are infected by age five and by 40, over 50% of adults carry the virus. Many newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) are born without symptoms. These...
by Kristy Miller | May 3, 2022 | Awareness, Deaf, Hearing, Sign Language, Speech Therapy
Every year we spend the month of May raising awareness of the challenges those with communication difficulties have and celebrating the speech therapists who help make their lives better. Speech Therapists (STs), also called Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs), play...
by Kristy Miller | Apr 18, 2022 | Awareness, Deaf, Hearing, Sign Language
In 1997 the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) introduced National Deaf History Month running from March 13-April 15th. It centered around 3 key dates in history: April 15, 1817 when the first public school for the deaf, now called the American School for the...
