The Abbott Family Story: Facts & Impacts of Postnatal Hearing Loss on Language, Literacy, and Life

Sponsored by Northern Illinois Speech-Hearing-Language Association (NISHLA)

Presenter: Valerie James Abbott, co-founder of the Late Onset Hearing Loss Awareness Campaign

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (sign-in starts at 8:00

Location: NIU (Rockford)

Contact: speechhearinglnaguage@gmail.com 

Cost $99 for members / $140 non-members

Pay via:
Email at speechhearinglnaguage@gmail.com
Zelle: 815-233-3252
Mail: NISHLA, P.O. Box 10143, Loves Park, IL 61131

Registration deadline: April 10, 2024

Description: We will learn about prevalence, risk factors, and common signs of early childhood hearing loss and real-life consequences of late-identification, discuss the mission, vision and scope of the Illinois EHDI program, and explore the socioeconomic, demographic, cultural and clinical factors that often impact family access to follow up screening, pediatric hearing health monitoring and evaluation, and enrollment in Part C and Part B programs. We will discuss risk factors associated with postnatal hearing loss, including the top genetic, non-syndromic cause, and the top non-genetic cause of hearing loss in infants and young children and the benefits, challenges, and current protocols associated with genetic testing for Connexin 26 and screening for cCMV.