Workshops! Workshops! Are the teachers, interpreters, parents, or administrators in your
area asking questions regarding the education of their Deaf and Hard of
Hearing children/students? If, so, call us! As the statewide resource
center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and their families. Outreach
Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, gives a variety of
workshops available year round. We are available to give presentations or
serve as a resource in your area of the state by providing: Parent Discussion Groups Professional Discussion Groups Community Open Forums on topics such as: ü
Parent/Student Rights ü
Everything you always
wanted to know about Deaf people but were afraid to ask ü
Language Foundations ü
Reading and Writing Strategies ü
Using Interpreters in a Mainstream
Environment ü
No Deaf or Hard of Hearing
child Left Behind ü
Empowering Deaf students
and their parents ü
Early Intervention for Deaf
babies ü
Raising Healthy Deaf
Children ü
Best Practices in Deaf
Education ü
Audiology for
Non-Audiologists ü
Basics on Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Children for Transportation Personnel ü
Interpreting the IEP and
Case Conference ü
Case Conferences via video
relay system We are also able to present on a wide variety of topics not listed
here. If you are interested in setting up a workshop or presentation in
your local area, contact Diane Jones at DJones@isfd.state.in.us ASL 4 Us:
Midwestern Conference ASL 4 Us, a conference for ASL
teachers, students, users, and advocates, will take place at the
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown on June 4-5, 2005. The theme “Teach All Kids
ASL” will include presentations, workshops and interactive sessions.
Interpreters with the IIC or EIC may earn up to 2.5 CEUs at the conference.
Be watching for more information or check out www.asl4us.com Hands &
Voices On September 19th,
2004. nine parents of deaf and
hard of hearing children representing varying educational philosophies met
to discuss setting up a Hands & Voices Chapter in Indiana.
Hands & Voices is a parent-driven non-profit organization dedicated to
providing unbiased support to families with children who are deaf or hard
of hearing. The group filled out the chapter application and will soon be
approved to start a chapter in Indiana by the national Hands & Voices chapter. They
are currently seeking chapter membership. For more information, see the
attached brochure, see www.handsandvoices.org
or feel free to contact Jodee Crace, chairperson, at
INHands&Voices@isfd.state.in.us Opportunities
for Peer Interaction In an effort to
encourage more interaction between deaf students in different education programs,
the Indiana School for the Deaf would like to announce that
students in any educational program can attend sporting events at ISD. Parents
will need to attend with their children but this is a great chance for Deaf
students to interact with other Deaf children and adults. Feel free to
contact Amber Bahler at ABahler@isfd.state.in.us
to get a copy of ISD’s sports schedules. Outreach Mission: To identify needs and
find the resources to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children
and their families throughout the state of Indiana. Outreach Services for
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children in the State of Indiana 1200 E. 42nd
St. Indianapolis, IN 46205 317-920-6311 October
’04 edition Located at the Indiana School for
the Deaf
