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Deaf children 'hear' whales through vibrations

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Deaf children 'hear' whales through vibrations

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Deaf children in the Dominican Republic have "heard" whale song for the first time, thanks to a clever piece of kit.

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Vibrations allow deaf children in the Dominican Republic to "hear" whale song.

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Here at AG Bell we are working globally to ensure that people who are deaf and hard of hearing can hear and speak. We are here to provide support, information, resources and more to help guide you on your journey.

We want all families to be informed and supported, professionals to be appropriately qualified to teach and help children with hearing loss, public policy leaders to effectively address the needs of people with hearing loss, and communities to be empowered to help their neighbors with hearing loss succeed.

Whether you are a parent who has just learned that your child has hearing loss, or you are a young person with hearing loss yourself, there are many others in our community like you. Welcome to AG Bell.

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In the United States, a significant fraction of families with a hearing-impaired child do not have access to institutions or private therapists who specialize in teaching deaf children to talk. This is often because they live in a remote or rural area, hundreds of miles from a major city where such services may be available.

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Welcome to
The Listening Room!

Here you will find a host of free, fun activities and resources to support the development of speech, language, and listening skills in people of all ages with a hearing loss.

The Listening Room features three sections with content created specifically for their respective age groups: Infants & Toddlers, Kids, and Teens & Adults.

Log in to get started or register now to create your free account.

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Here you will find a host of free, fun activities and resources to support the development of speech, language, and listening skills in people of all ages with a hearing loss. The Listening Room features three sections with content created specifically for their respective age groups: Infants & Toddlers, Kids, and Teens & Adults.

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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

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Understanding Cued Speech and its link to language development and literacy

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Cochlear Implant Online is not endorsed by Cochlear™, MED-EL, Advanced Bionics, and AGBell. Articles and comments do not necessarily represent the views of all three companies and AGBell. This website is created by Rachel Chaikof, who is a Cochlear™ Nucleus® bilateral cochlear implant recipient, to create awareness about cochlear implants and listening and spoken language.

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Hearing Cochlear Implants w/ open captions

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A simulation of what speech sounds like when recorded first through a hearing aid, and then through a personal FM system linked to the hearng aid. The demonstration takes place in an empty classroom while the presenter walks toward and away from the "listener" and while competing voices are played in background.

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Hearing Loss Simulator: Understanding mild and moderate hearing loss.

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Hearing Loss Simulator: Understanding mild and moderate hearing loss.

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Written by Editorial Staff on . Posted in Blog, Facts, What Is Hearing Loss?

People with normal hearing - especially parents, spouses and friends of those with hearing loss - are often eager to better understand what hearing loss sounds like. While a blindfold worn around the house for an afternoon might help someone learn what it's like to live without vision, hearing loss comes in varying degrees and forms. Simply blocking out all sound won't provide the right information. To really understand the complex nature of hearing loss, you have to experience the loss of both volume as well as specific sounds.

Using computer simulation algorithms, we've put together a group of audio files that simulate what someone with sensorineural hearing loss is able to hear in specific contexts. The sound files are grouped by type, from conversations in different contexts - background noise; restaurant; traffic - to various kinds of music. For each sound clip, you can listen to what it sounds like with "normal" hearing, as well as mild and moderate hearing loss. Here's the hearing loss simulator

Hearing Loss

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About the Hearing Loss Simulator

Which sounds, and how much of each sound a person with hearing loss misses, depends on the degree of loss. For the person who still has some hearing and is listening to speech, the missing sounds are often the consonants P, K, F, H, T, and S, and the Sh sounds. Higher voices and higher-pitched sounds are harder to hear, as well, and it's more difficult to hear anything when there's background noise involved. So, unlike the blindfold experiment, wearing earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones isn't a good way for a hearing person to experience hearing loss.

If you have hearing loss, consider sharing this this page to your friends and family. It may finally show them why you need them to look at you the next time they're asking "SO HOW ARE YOU?" at a busy restaurant.

Tags: hearing loss simulator, listen, sensorineural hearing loss

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Hearing Loss Simulator - Listen to Understand Hearing Loss

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Written by Editorial Staff on . Posted in Blog, Facts, What Is Hearing Loss? People with normal hearing - especially parents, spouses and friends of those with hearing loss - are often eager to better understand what hearing loss sounds like.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Order Materials

CDC has FREE brochures, posters, fact sheets, and more for parents, health care providers, and public health professionals.

View or Print Materials

You can view, download, and print the materials.

All downloads are available in the Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need the free Adobe Acrobat® Reader Plug-in to view and print these files.

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Educational Materials from States

The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) has created a clearinghouse consisting of EHDI-related educational materials from U.S. states, territories and other jurisdictions.
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early hearing detection and intervention

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Free Materials | Hearing Loss | NCBDDD | CDC

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Hearing loss can affect a child's ability to develop communication, language, and social skills. The earlier children with hearing loss start getting services, the more likely they are to reach their full potential. If you are a parent and you suspect your child has hearing loss, trust your instincts and speak with your child's doctor.

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White Paper: Estimating the Level of Communication Effectiveness / Access

White Paper: Estimating the Level of Communication Effectiveness / Accesswas developed via an iterative process through the coordination of Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss. The document reviews the requirements for schools to ensure that students with hearing loss have communication that is as effective as peers. It further provides specific recommendations for ways in which the level of access, or communication effectiveness, can be assessed for students who are auditory learners and those who are visual learners, along with students who have expressive communication issues. July 2017

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Supporting Success For Children With Hearing Loss |

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White Paper: Estimating the Level of Communication Effectiveness / Access White Paper: Estimating the Level of Communication Effectiveness / Accesswas developed via an iterative process through the coordination of Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss. The document reviews the requirements for schools to ensure that students with hearing loss have communication that is as effective as peers.

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What is an Audiogram? - Understanding Hearing Test Results | Babyhearing.org

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An audiogram is a graph that shows the softest sounds a person can hear at different pitches and frequencies. See examples of audiogram results.

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Guide By Your Side™ is a Hands & Voices program that embodies our strong values of direct peer connections and networking. It promotes self efficacy and hinders isolation by exploring our common bond, shared experiences, challenges, wisdom and insight.

Communication Considerations A to Z™ is a series from Hands & Voices that's designed to help families and the professionals working with them access information, diverse perspectives, and further resources to assist them in raising and educating children who are deaf or hard of hearing

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EHDI-PALS (Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Pediatric Audiology Links to Services) is a web based directory of information, resources and services for children with hearing loss.
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Saturday, September 19th, 2020 10:30 - 4:00 PM MT Read Article (pdf) Have you ever met a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Teen or Adult in your journey of raising your own D/HH child? Check out these links to get some great insights from the experts.