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Senator Olympia Snowe Co-Sponsors Hearing Aid Tax Credit
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 1019). As an influential member of the Senate Finance Committee, which reviews all tax legislation, Senator Snowe’s sponsorship of the bill is significant. AG Bell has been actively supporting this legislation with the help of its Chapters with in-district events and meetings with key members of the U.S. House and Senate. Upcoming events include:
- Brunch with Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-Nev.) on Saturday, August 22, in Henderson, Nev. Click here for more information or to RSVP.
- Lunch with Congressman Ron Kind (D-Wisc.) on Friday, August 28, in La Crosse, Wisc. Click here for more information or to RSVP.
| AG Bell Mourns the Passing of Lifetime Member and ODAS Co-founder Dr. James C. Marsters
On July 28, 2009, AG Bell lifetime member and co-founder of AG Bell's Oral Deaf Adult Section Dr. James C. Marsters passed away in his sleep at his home in Oakland, Calif. He was 85.
Click here for an official obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle. Click here for an official press release issued by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
| Get Connected - Join AG Bell's Social Networking Communities
AG Bell is pleased to offer online communities for members and supporters through popular social networking Web sites:
- Click here for more information about AG Bell's Shared Interest Groups or to find out about becoming a SIG leader .
- Click here to view the AG Bell Facebook group.
- Click here for Twitter updates.
- Click here to join the AG Bell LinkedIn network.
- Click here to view AG Bell videos on YouTube.
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| AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention Call for Short Course Proposals
 A call for proposals for Short Courses has been issued for the AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention to be held June 25-28 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla. Short Courses should be designed to inform education and hearing health professionals, parents and adults with hearing loss about trends and current practices in the field of deafness and spoken language. The deadline for proposals is September 24, 2009. A call for proposals for Concurrent Sessions will be issued September 17. Click here for more information about submitting a proposal for a Short Course.
| New Issue of The Volta Review Now Available
The latest issue of AG Bell's premier 110-year-old research journal, The Volta Review, will arrive in mailboxes this week. This issue features research on the development of speech in children who use cochlear implants, commentary on the advances of hearing technology and a thoughtful book review of a new text, "Literacy and Deafness: Listening and Spoken Language." Click here for more information about The Volta Review.
| Parent-Infant Financial Aid Program Applications Now Available!
AG Bell’s Parent-Infant Financial Aid Program was established in 1986 to provide financial aid support to families of infants who have been diagnosed with a moderate to profound hearing loss who are in pursuit of spoken language education for their child. Grants are awarded to attenuate expenses associated with obtaining services such as auditory support services, speech-language therapy, tuition, etc. Families who apply should be committed to a listening and spoken language outcome for their child. Click here for more information or to download an application. Applications must be received at AG Bell by 5 p.m. EDT on October 1, 2009. |
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Hearing Loss Resources
Hearing loss affects 12,000 children born in the United States each year, making it the most common birth defect. Babies and young children learn to talk by listening to the voices of family members from the time they are born. Any degree of hearing loss has the potential to interrupt speech and language development.
Today, thanks to recent advances in infant hearing screening, hearing technology, family education and appropriate educational intervention, infants and toddlers with hearing loss now have the opportunity to learn to listen and talk on par with their hearing peers. Early identification of hearing loss during infancy and early childhood is critical to a child’s successful language development.
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