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Janet DesGeorges lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Joe and is mom to three daughters, including Sara, who is hard of hearing. She is a co-founder and part of the national/international staff at Hands & Voices, serving as the Executive Director. Janet has presented to groups nationwide and internationally about the experiences of families as they journey through life with a child with deafness or hearing loss. Ms. DesGeorges is the author on the chapter for Family Support in the NCHAM e-Book, the co-author of a chapter on Educational Law for Deaf/hh students, and many other publications. She serves on the national faculty for the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) EHDI Learning Collaborative, as well as the Marion Downs Center Advisory, co-chairs the CDC Parent-to-Parent Committee, and chairs the NCHAM Parent Advisory Committee.
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Cheryl is currently a self-employed consultant in the areas of deaf education and audiology. As a former supervisor with the Colorado Department of Education, she was responsible for developing policy and providing technical assistance to deaf and hard of hearing students, their teachers, and other supportive staff statewide. Drawing upon her own experiences raising a daughter with hearing loss, Cheryl enjoys assisting families as they face similar issues and challenges. Dr Johnson has frequently presented nationally and internationally on topics related to Educational Audiology.
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Leeanne is mom to three kids, including Dane, her eldest son who is profoundly deaf. She sits on the Advisory Board for the National Center on Low Incidence Disabilities, the American College of Educators/DHH Joint-Together Executive Advisory, the Quality of Life-DHH Research Advisory Board, and for AFB/Bridge Multimedia. Leeanne's particular interests lie in advocacy and special education law.
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Katherine is a parent of two young children with hearing loss, Henry (age 7) and Richard (age 1). Her husband, Robert, is also hard-of-hearing. She has served on several boards and committees related to deafness/hearing loss. Katherines' interests include socialization
issues as they pertain to children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. More info about Katherine...
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Karen Putz is a deaf mom of three deaf and hard of hearing children. She holds a B.S. in Counseling and an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Northern Illinois University. Karen mentors families in her state's early intervention program and she brought the initial push for the GYBS program to Illinois. She is a writer for the Chicago Tribune TribLocal and Chicago Now blog. Karen sits on the board for Hands & Voices and is the founder and board member of Illinois Hands & Voices. In her spare time, Karen can be found competing at barefoot water skiing tournaments and has been featured on espnW, Growing Bolder, AOL That's Fit, The Waterskier, Waterski, and Suburban Woman. She is the recipient of the 2011 Hot Momma's Project Award and is one of twenty deaf women honored as The Pearls. Karen has been published in several books, including "On the Fence, The Hidden World of the Hard of Hearing" and an upcoming Chicken Soup of the Soul book.
Karen has spoken at numerous conferences and shares her unique insight on life, both as a parent of teenagers and as a deaf individual. Her topics include Social Bluffing, self-esteem, advocacy, and "Life on Spin Cycle." |
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Elizabeth is currently the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB) Program Director. WSB is the name given to the statewide Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program in the Division of Public Health.
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An engaging and uniquely qualified presenter, Susan Elliott shares her unique perspective as a Deaf individual and award-winning educator on a range of topics, notably our Hands & Voices Deaf Cultural Sensitivity Training workshop.
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Candace is the mother of a profoundly deaf son, and for the past 6 years, developed and coordinated services for the Family Support Connection/MN Hands & Voices at Lifetrack Resources in Minnesota. For 5 years, Candace has also served as a parent consultant for the MN Dept. of Health's Newborn Hearing Screening Program. She also serves on the MN Dept. of Health's Newborn Screening Advisory Committee, representing parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. More Info on Candace ... |
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Terri Patterson
Terri is both a parent of a child with a hearing loss as well as having been a professional Early Intervention Parent Educator. An author, parent leader and speaker, Terri is also Director of Georgia Hands & Voices.
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Dane Seaver
Dane Seaver is a bilingual (Oral English/ASL) Deaf college student who brings his insight as a mainstreamed public school student and deaf child in a hearing family to groups who seek a better understanding of communication access and self advocacy for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Keith Garrett, M.A.
Keith is a Parent as well as a Founding Board Member/Treasurer for Arizona Hands & Voices
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Martha has been a Regional Parent Coordinator with Colorado Families for Hands and Voices since 2002. She has recently contributed to the Parent Funding Tool Kit as well as the What Parents Need to Know Series. She is the parent of two children with hearing loss both of whom were late identified and experience a progressive, fluctuating loss and have successfully transitioned to a college environment. Martha has a proven perspective on parenting.
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