Advocacy

= GOALS =

**Understanding hearing loss **
Anatomy, audiogram, conservation, causes Save your ears. Measuring sound. etc. || Other Communication Disorders || @http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx || Lots of information. Try the interactive sound ruler. || @http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/hearing_loss_simulator/index.cfm || Hearing loss simulators, second one has pictures ||
 * ====Technology to help teach the goals==== ||  ||
 * All kinds of knowledge about hearing || Phonak || Look under "Teens & Young Adults" and under "Professionals" includes classroom teacher tips ||
 * [[image:http://www.bluetreepublishing.com/images/openImages/printed.jpg width="201" height="135" caption="Printed Media" link="http://www.bluetreepublishing.com/printed.cfm"]] || @http://www.bluetreepublishing.com/ || Videos & images for ipad, posters, models and more ||
 * || How the Ear Works || How the ear works ||
 * Virtual Exhibit
 * //A GREAT SITE//** || Dangerous Decibels || How do we hear? What is sound? How loud is too loud?
 * National Institution on Deafness &
 * || @http://www.utdallas.edu/~thib/rehabinfo/tohl.htm || Types of hearing losses ||
 * || [] || Audiogram & speech banana lyrics ||
 * [[image:http://www.turnittotheleft.com/educational/humanEar.jpg]] || Turn it to the Left || Look under educational resources for free downloads like the picture to the left. ||
 * || @http://appl.phonak.com/hearinglossdemo.htm
 * || @http://www.positscience.com/science/how-training-works/program-design/auditory-system || The auditroy system -- hearing ||
 * || Med El Kids' Corner || "How Hearing Woks", "About Hearing Loss", "How Well Do You Hear?", "What is a CA", etc. ||
 * App || @http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decibel-ultra/id410139517?mt=8 || Measures the volume and helps you figure out how loud the noise level is ||
 * App || @http://appfinder.lisisoft.com/app/hearing-check.html || Check your hearing. ||

**Technology **
Aids, implants, assistive listening devices // Look under Equipment. //

**Functional listening skills **
Phonology, decoding, integration, retelling // Look under the topics: Phonology and Comprehension. //

**Emotional impact **
Self knowledge, group activities, challenges
 * ====Use Issues==== || Success for Kids with Hearing Loss.com/resources-for-professionals/social-needs-i-hate-my-hearing-aids [] || Student's social needs and "I hate my hearing aids". ||
 * Heros || Blue Ear Marvel deaf superhero || Comic book character with a hearing aid. ||

**Social interaction **
Interaction, social language, feelings about hearing loss Access support, IEP & legal process
 * Communicate about hearing loss || http://talk-it-out.wikispaces.com/My+hearing+loss || Students can talk about their hearing loss or respond to others. ||
 * Tell your story || http://talk-it-out.wikispaces.com/My+story || Use PhotoStory to make pictures, captions, sounds, and/or voice to tell your story. ||
 * Others with hearing loss || Athletes with hearing loss.docx || A list of football and maybe one ot two other sport personalities with hearing loss. ||
 * Others with hearing loss || Better Hearing || A list of all kinds of people with hearing loss and a description about them. The above came from this list. ||
 * Rights **
 * ====Legal Rights==== || AG Bell || Disabilities, education, IDEA, employment rights ||

**Emergency procedures **
Hazard identification, emergency planning Grab the box when there is an emergency like a tornado warning. ||
 * ====Ideas==== || __Emergency Box__ || Have young students decorate a box. Put in batteries, a flashlight, and a hearing aid case. Keep it in the same location. Keep hearing aids in it when not in use.