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KEYNOTE

The Changing Landscape of Deafness: The Sky is the Limit for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Learning to Listen for Spoken Language

Speaker:
donald.jpgDonald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert. AVT

Dr. Goldberg is currently the Co-Director of the Hearing Implant Progam (HIP) in the Section of Audiology at the Cleveland Clinic's Head and Neck Institute. Goldberg earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1985. He has held several university/college teaching positions prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic in 2005. Dr. Goldberg was the former Executive Director of the Helen Beebe Speech and Hearing Center prior to moving to Ohio.

Dr. Goldberg has published on the topics of Auditory-Verbal Therapy, the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language, cochlear implants, communication assessment, educational audiology, and the clinical efficacy of AVT. A frequent lecturer, he has presented throughout the United States and Canada, along with China, India, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Malaysia, the Phillipines, and Australia. Dr. Goldberg is a co-author of Educational Audiology for the Limited Hearing Infant and Preschooler: An Audiotry-Verbal Approach (Pollack, Goldberg, and Caleffe-Schenck, 1997).

Currently he serves as President of the AG Bell Academy of Listening and Spoken Language, he is also on the AG Bell Board of Directors.

Abstract:

Due to the adoption of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening programs, hearing loss is being identified at much younger ages. The prompt fitting of personal hearing aids and FM systems and implementation of early intervention programs that emphasize the parents' role as a child's first and most important teacher (Pollack, 1970) have resulted in impressive outcomes for many children who are deaf or hard of hearing. And for those children for whom personal hearing aids do not amplify the entire speech spectrum sufficiently, cochlear implants have become an efficacious option, especially for the youngest patients we serve.

This presentation will review early identification practices, describe the auditory-verbal approach including practical teaching techniques for parents and clinicians to utilize, detail the host of hearing sensory technologies available, and conclude with a description of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language certification programs and our upcoming web-based "Knowledge Center." The future is bright and the "sky is the limit" for our children being provided access to the full range of educational, occupational, and social choices in life.


 
 

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