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Supporting Families Of A Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing Child: Key Findings From A National Needs Assessment, Alyson C. Ward, Vicki Hunting, Diane D. Behl

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

This article reports findings from a national needs assessment to ascertain the needs of families of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), and what supports, resources and opportunities Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs and EHDI-contracted Family-based Organizations (FBOs) were providing to families. Results were intended to guide the activities of a federally funded technical assistance center charged with promoting Family Leadership in Language & Learning for families of children who are DHH. There were 458 completed surveys by parents of children who were DHH between the ages of 0-6. Surveys were completed by 56 …

Evaluating Data Quality Of Newborn Hearing Screening, Maria C. Sanchez Gomez, Kelly Dundon, Xidong Deng

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Scope

Jurisdictional-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information Systems (EHDI-IS) collect data on the hearing screening and follow-up status of infants across the United States. These systems serve as tools that assist EHDI programs’ staff and partners in their tracking activities and provide a variety of data reports to help ensure that all children who are deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) are identified early and receive recommended intervention services. The quality and timeliness of the data collected with these systems are crucial to effectively meeting these goals.

Methodology

Forty-eight EHDI programs, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), …

Engaging Parents Of Children With Mild Bilateral Or Unilateral Hearing Loss: Counseling Considerations, Karen F. Munoz, Clarissa W. Ong, Michael P. Twohig

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

A notable percentage of children identified with hearing loss through newborn hearing screening have mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss (MB/UHL). Caregivers’ appropriately strong emotions, fears, and personal struggles may inadvertently interfere with their engagement with audiologists and other professionals, as well as adherence to jointly determined intervention protocols. Researchers have shown variable outcomes for children with MB/UHL, counseling that includes addressing emotional and cognitive factors is essential for effectively engaging parents. The aim of this article is to describe counseling attributes and strategies that providers can incorporate when working with parents of children with MB/UHL to improve parent engagement …

Social Validity Of Technology Assisted Spoken Language Intervention For Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Children, Sandra Grether Phd, Lisa L. Hunter Phd, Robert C. Gibler M.A., Susan Wiley, Bethany Wysocki Au.D., Rajvi Desai Msw, Jareen Meinzen-Derr

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) are at-risk for language delays and associated developmental challenges that impact academic, social, and communication skills. Technology Assisted Language Intervention (TALI) is a novel approach that focuses on using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as an intervention for children who are DHH. Results from a recent pilot study suggested that TALI may be a viable approach for enhancing spoken language and communication. In this study, we examined the social validity of TALI using interviews and focus groups. We collected qualitative data from parents, caregivers, and professionals working with children who are DHH to …

Assessment Of Factors Involved In Non-Adherence To Infant Hearing Diagnostic Testing, Anita Shanker, Marcia Vanessa Rojas-Ramirez, Julie A. Jacobs, Jennifer B. Shinn, Cathy Lester, Philip M. Westgate, Matthew L. Bush

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Abstract

Introduction: Delayed diagnosis of pediatric hearing loss can cause delays in cognitive and social development. This study described the sociodemographic factors associated with delayed timing of a final hearing diagnosis after an abnormal newborn hearing screening (NBHS). Methods: Parent-infant dyads were recruited after being referred for further audiologic testing on an abnormal result from the NBHS. Results: Of the 53 participants, 55% (n=29) did not receive a final diagnosis by the recommended 3 months of age. Of those with a delayed diagnosis, 45% (n=13) had their first appointment within 3 months, but a delay was caused by an inconclusive …

The Journal Of Early Hearing Detection And Intervention: Volume 4 Issue 3 Pages 1-118

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

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Grassroots-Initiated Policy Advocacy In A Transitional Democracy: A Case Study, Cho Myint Naing

Capstone Collection

While it is acknowledged that public participation in the policy-making process is a cornerstone of democracy, it is unclear how this takes shape in transitioning democracies. Myanmar is currently transitioning from over five decades of military rule to a civilian-led, democratically-elected government. Consequently, public space has opened up, allowing Myanmar citizens to express their opinions and needs vis-à-vis policies in multiple sectors and to engage with policymakers. The majority of these advocacy efforts has been spearheaded by civil society actors, who have been supporting citizens in expressing themselves and facilitating opportunities for direct engagement. This paper is a case study …

Fish Assemblages Of The Withlacoochee River Basin In South Georgia, Usa, Matthew J. Cannister, David L. Bechler

Georgia Journal of Science

An ichthyofauna review of literature prior to 2008 on the Withlacoochee River basin in south-central Georgia, USA, indicated that the fish fauna was underrepresented compared to other rivers, such as the Suwannee River basin in Florida of which the Withlacoochee River is a tributary. A survey would provide the state of Georgia potentially valuable additional information on the fish fauna within the basin. A 45-site survey within the eastern portion of the Withlacoochee River basin was conducted from 2008 to 2010 employing seines, gill nets, fish traps, trotlines, and creel surveys. Surveys yielded 51 fish species of which three, the …

Interworking Between Legacy And Next-Generation Multicast Virtual Private Network (Mvpn) Transports, Arvind Venkateswaran, Rishabh Parekh, Ijsbrand Wijnands, Jayashree Subramanian

Defensive Publications Series

Proposed herein is a technique that allows next generation (next-gen) Provider Edge (PE) devices with minimal investment in legacy transports to interwork with legacy multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) PE devices.

Universal And Automatic End-To-End Testing Of Smart Tvs, Ping Zhou, Amit Agarwal, Achal Pandey, Eric Yin

Defensive Publications Series

End-to-end testing of smart TVs has proven to be challenging due to various reasons, such as: the proprietary nature of hardware and software from different TV manufacturers; the difficulty of identifying performance bottlenecks due to visual rendering being performed by cloud-based renderers; etc. As a result, end-to-end testing of a smart TV still relies heavily on time-consuming and costly manual testing. This disclosure describes a framework for end-to-end testing of smart TVs that is automatic, e.g., uses minimal human intervention, and universal (agnostic to TV manufacturer).

Recognition Of Spelled Out Words In Spoken Queries, Felix Weissenberger, Victor Cărbune, Bogdan Prisacari

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques to enhance automated speech recognition by enabling automatic recognition of words spelled out by users. Machine learning techniques are utilized to detect explicit user intent to spell out a word as well as detect spelled out words without an explicitly stated user intent. If it is determined that the user is spelling a word, a spelling mode is triggered wherein received letters are concatenated together to form a word. If the user permits, data that includes the user context, audio of the word, audio of the user spelling out the word, and the textual representation of …

Wireless Charging Dock With Low Frequency Speaker, Luigi Zevola

Defensive Publications Series

High quality audio playback requires faithful reproduction of low, middle, and high frequency portions of audio. Low frequency sound playback on small devices such as mobile phones is difficult because of the relatively small size of the transducers used and other constraints. This disclosure describes a charging stand with a built-in speaker that receives and plays low frequency portion of audio from a phone coupled to the stand. The speakers in the phone are utilized for playback of other portions of the audio. Low frequency audio content is obtained using a low pass filter on the phone and is sent …

Automatic And Interruptible User Interface Animation, Tian Liu, Andrey Kulikov

Defensive Publications Series

User interface layouts can change due to a number of factors, e.g., resizing of windows by users, change in active application, overlay of a window by another, addition or removal of UI elements, etc. Layout changes are typically animated, e.g., there are no jump-cuts from one layout to another. During an ongoing layout animation, there can be additional layout changes that require that the animation adapt to the new target layout. Present UI frameworks or toolkits are not interruptible, e.g., they do not gracefully incorporate the new layout target; instead, they head towards the new layout target with no change …

Can We Actually Improve Resident Wellness? Pilot Data From A Longitudinal Wellness Curriculum For Emergency Medicine Residents, Anne M. Messman, Claire Min-Venditti, Elizebeth Dubey, Brian Reed, Hanhan Zhang, Hafez Bazzi, James Paxton

Journal of Wellness

Objectives/Background: The wellness of resident physicians, particularly in emergency medicine with its high rate of burnout, has become of paramount importance to residency programs. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the implementation of an evidence-based wellness curriculum on self-reported resident wellness across three emergency medicine residency programs.

Methods: This is a prospective, interventional study of the impact of a well-defined, longitudinal wellness curriculum administered to all categorical residents in three emergency medicine residency programs. Anonymous surveys incorporating the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were administered before and after implementation of the …

They Shouldn't Get To Hurt You, Diann M. Krywko

Journal of Wellness

No abstract provided.

Fifth Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Wyoming State Bar

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Liability Of The Survivor For Payment Of An Obligation Secured By Entireties Property, Donal M. Holdaway

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

What Constitutes The Practice Of Medicine In Wyoming, William A. Taylor

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Appeals From A Plea Of Guilty In Justice Court, John Crow

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Jury Trial In Wyoming Cases Containing Legal And Equitable Issues, David D. Uchner

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Creation Of Royalties Prior To Leasing, Silas R. Lyman

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Priority Between Mortgages And Mechanics Liens, Al Kaufman

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

State Authority To Tax Private Interests In Federal Property, George J. Argeris

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Closely Held Corporations: An Analysis Of Subchapter S, Charles G. Kepler

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

General Principles Of Federal Estate Tax Planning, Jack W. Burnett

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Termination Of Parental Rights, Robert A. Hufsmith

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Assessment And Collection Of The Costs Of A Criminal Prosecution In Wyoming, John R. Smyth

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Present Law On The Admission Of Illegally Obtained Evidence In Our State And Federal Courts, Harold E. Meier

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Elimination Of Preemptive Rights In A Wyoming Corporation, Jerry M. Murray

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Expanding State Judicial Power Over Non-Residents, Bob R. Bullock

Wyoming Law Journal

No abstract provided.