Indiana Deaf Educators and Educational
Interpreters Conference
June 13-14, 2016
Wyndham Indianapolis West2544 Executive Drive
Indianapolis, IN
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CreditCEUs will be awarded. Be sure to follow the instructions from the room monitors in each session.
Certificates of Attendance reflecting contact hours will be available for participants. A blank form will be provided in your conference packet. You will receive a sticker at the end of each session to attach to your form.
Target Audience• TeachersofDeaforHardofHearingStudents• EducationalInterpreters• Paraprofessionals• ParentsofChildrenwhoareDeaforHardofHearing• Audiologists• Diagnosticians• SpeechLanguagePathologists• Administrators• Counselors
Table of ContentsCredit ..................................................................... 2
Target Audience ....................................................... 2
Schedule at a Glance ............................................... 3
Full-Day Concurrent Sessions ................................. 4-5
Half-Day Concurrent Sessions ................................ 6-8
90-Minute Concurrent Sessions ........................... 9-10
Exhibition Hall Information ..................................... 11
Conference Schedule ........................................ 12-13
Presenter Bios .................................................. 14-15
Sponsors .......................................................... 16-21
Registration Summary ............................................ 22
Registration Form .................................................. 23
Session Selection Form .......................................... 24
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Monday, June 13, 2016
7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:15 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
8:30-11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch Buffet
12:45-4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
7:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Registration (if attending Day 2 only) and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch Buffet
12:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
4:00 p.m. Conference Ends
Schedule at a Glance
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Full-Day Sessions
Think of a Word, Quick!
Presenters:TrudySuggs
Description:Interpretersoftenmakeawidevarietyofwordand phrase choices, but don’t always respond
quicklyenoughwiththebestchoices.Thisworkshop, for the intermediate to advanced
interpreter, provides word/sign exercises, and expands lexicon and appropriate vocabulary
choiceforeitherASLorEnglish.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Interpreters
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate,Advanced
Credit: 6ContactHours,EICategory:Skills
Date and Time: June13
PartI—8:30-11:45a.m.PartII—12:45-4:00p.m.
PlantoattendPartIandPartIIofthissessionasitisintendedtobeafull-dayworkshop.
PartialCEUswillnotbeawarded.
This workshop is in ASL only and will not be voice interpreted.
Pragmatically Speaking: WHY Are We Doing This?
Presenter:Judy Cain and Carrie Moore
Description:“Why”,“How”,“What”ortop-downprocessing
in interpreting often frustrates interpreters in educational settings where it is easier at times
interpreting at the lexical (what) level, but learning andunderstandingisnoteasierfortheDeaf
students.DHHstudentsarebetterservedwheninterpreters process starting with the “Why”
pragmatically first.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Interpreters
Audience Experience Level: Beginning,Intermediate
Credit: 6ContactHours,EICategory:Skills
Date and Time: June13
PartI—8:30-11:45a.m.PartII—12:45-4:00p.m.
PlantoattendPartIandPartIIofthissessionasitisintendedtobeafull-dayworkshop.
PartialCEUswillnotbeawarded.
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Full-Day Sessions
The Path from Deaf Disempowerment to
True Allies
Presenter:TrudySuggs
Description:A historical overview of how interpreters,
educators,andotherDeafcommunitysupportershave contributed, unintentionally and intentionally, to the situational and economic disempowerment ofDeafpeopleisshared.Strategiesonhowtobeallies are shared through videos and case studies, withthought-provoking,self-examinationasallies.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,Parents,
Administrators,Diagnosticians,Audiologists,SpeechLanguagePathologists,Counselors
Audience Experience Level: Beginning,Intermediate,Advanced
Credit: 6ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June14
PartI—8:30-11:45a.m.PartII—12:45-4:00p.m.
PlantoattendPartIandPartIIofthissessionasitisintendedtobeafull-dayworkshop.
PartialCEUswillnotbeawarded.
How Do I Improve My Voicing Skills When I Never
Get to Voice?!
Presenter:HilaryHardin,Ph.D.
Description:Sign-to-VoiceInterpretingisoftenviewedas
one of the most challenging aspects of our field. Thisworkshopwillchallengeyoutoreexamine
yourownapproachtosign-to-voiceworkand is designed for all skill levels.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,
Parents,Administrators,Audiologists,SpeechLanguagePathologists
Audience Experience Level: Beginning,Intermediate
Credit: 6ContactHours,EICategory:Skills
Date and Time: June14
PartI—8:30-11:45a.m.PartII—12:45-4:00p.m.
PlantoattendPartIandPartIIofthissessionasitisintendedtobeafull-dayworkshop.
PartialCEUswillnotbeawarded.
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Half-Day Sessions
Innovative Practices: Integrating Listening and
Spoken Language (LSL) and Academic Goals
Presenter:EllenEstesandMelissaMcDonald
Description:Itisnecessarytodevelopuniquewaysofteaching
where listening and spoken language goals are practiced within the context of academic
standards. We will demonstrate ways to do this in prekindergarten-2ndgradeclassrooms.
Content Focus: P-2
Intended Audience: Teachers,Administrators,SpeechLanguage
Pathologists
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate
Credit: 3ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June13
8:30-11:45a.m.
K-12 Interpreters and the Code of Professional
Conduct
Presenter:HilaryHardin,Ph.D.
Description:ApplyingtheCodeofProfessionalConduct(CPC)toEducationalInterpreterscanbechallenging.
AspectsofthejobcanconflictwiththeCPC,andit is imperative for interpreters to understand their
roles and responsibilities.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,
Parents,Administrators,Audiologists,SpeechLanguagePathologists
Audience Experience Level: Beginning,Intermediate
Credit: 3ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June13
8:30-11:45a.m.
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Half-Day Sessions
Beginning Writers: Independent from the Start
Presenter:KristinDiPerri
Description:Writing instruction that results in independent and grammatically correct use is often a topic thatfrustratesteachersofDHHstudents.Thisworkshop takes advantage of student’s visual
strengths to build independent writing skills from the beginning.
Content Focus: P-8
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,Parents,Administrators,Diagnosticians,
SpeechLanguagePathologists
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate
Credit: 3ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June14
8:30-11:45a.m.
How to Apply and Use Twelve Interpretation Strategies with Deaf
Students
Presenter:Cara Barnett
Description:TheworkshopwilldiscussSusanLivingston’sbook“RethinkingtheEducationofDeafstudents”andthe participants will learn how to interpret or sign
informationinASL.Theparticipantswilllearn12differentinterpretationstrategiesandhowtoapply them in classroom or interpretation of text/
information.Participantswillexperiencehands-onpracticehowtointerpretthestrategieswithDeaf
students.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Interpreters
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate,Advanced
Credit: 3ContactHours,EICategory:Skills
Date and Time: June14
8:30-11:45a.m.
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Half-Day Sessions
Visually Based Literacy Strategies for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Students
Presenter:KristinDiPerri
Description:Inthispresentationwewilllookat“how”toteach
DHHstudentstodevelopfoundationalliteracyskills that are conceptually and developmentally
designed. Activities are student focused, engaging and promote independent abilities.
Content Focus: P-8
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,Parents,Administrators,Diagnosticians,
SpeechLanguagePathologists
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate
Credit: 3ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June14
12:45-4:00p.m.
Interpreting Health Class: Not Just Body Parts
Presenter:Judy Cain and Carrie Moore
Description:Healthclasshasevolvedfromfocusingon
traditional body systems into teaching children to develop healthy interpersonal relationships
andsounddecision-makingskills.Thispresentsadditional challenges for interpreters above and
beyond the body systems which present their own complexities.Thisworkshopwillhelpinterpretersgain the tools necessary to tackle the complicated linguistic concepts such as Nutrition and Fitness, PeerPressure/Decision-Making/RefusalSkills/ManagingConflicts,MentalHealth,Substance
Abuse and of course, the traditional body systems.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,Parents
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate
Credit: 3ContactHours,EICategory:Skills
Date and Time: June14
12:45-4:00p.m.
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90 Minute Sessions
Students Leading the Way with Student-Led IEPs and
In-Services
Presenter:SarahKiefer
Description:Thissessionwillfocusondevelopingskillsto
empowerandself-motivatestudentsbyallowingthem to take ownership of their education.
ParticipantswillgainresourcesonStudent-LedIEPsandIn-Servicestoaddtotheirinstructional
toolboxes.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,
Parents,Administrators,Audiologists,SpeechLanguagePathologists,Counselors
Audience Experience Level: Beginning,Intermediate,Advanced
Credit: 1.5ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June13
12:45-2:15p.m.
The CDHHE Tackles Effective Communication
Presenter:CindyLawrenceandChristineMoody
Description:PolicyclarificationfromtheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeandtheU.S.DepartmentofEducationregarding“EffectiveCommunication”willbeshared and discussed along with a tool for
discussing individual communication needs of DeafandHardofHearingstudents.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,Parents,
Administrators,Diagnosticians,Audiologists,SpeechLanguagePathologists,Counselors
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate
Credit: 1.5ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June13
12:45-2:15p.m.
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90 Minute Sessions
3 X 4—Three Variations on Four Listening and Spoken
Language Techniques
Presenter:TeriOuelletteandSusanSehgal
Description:Thisworkshopisanintroductiontofourbasic
AuditoryVerbaltechniques.Byaddressingthreevariations on each technique, we explore what the techniques address, and how they can be applied
across settings and age groups
Content Focus: P-2
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Administrators,
SpeechLanguagePathologists
Audience Experience Level: Intermediate
Credit: 1.5ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June13
2:30-4:00p.m.
Who Does What? Roles and Responsibilities of
Audiologists and Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing
Presenter:SarahKiefer,DanaRamsey,and
MichelleWagner-Escobar
Description:Thissessionwillreviewtherolesandcollaboration
of educational audiologists and teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing in supporting children
who are deaf or hard of hearing in the classroom.
Content Focus: P-12
Intended Audience: Teachers,Paraprofessionals,Interpreters,
Administrators, Audiologists
Audience Experience Level: Beginning,Intermediate,Advanced
Credit: 1.5ContactHours,EICategory:Knowledge
Date and Time: June13
2:30-4:00p.m.
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Visit our Exhibit HallJune 13, 2016
7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.Golden Preconvene
ExhibitorsAdvanced Bionics
AudiologySystems
CenterforDeafandHardofHearingEducation
Cochlear Americas
DeafCommunityServices
HarrisCommunications
HearIndiana
IndianaChapterofRegistryofInterpretersfortheDeaf
IndianaDeafBlindServicesProject
IndianaHandsandVoices
IndianaVocationalRehabilitationServices
InTrac/RelayIndiana
LUNALanguageServices
MetLife—CenterforSpecialNeedPlanning
PASSProject
SorensonCommunications
St.JosephInstitutefortheDeaf
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Innovative Practices: Integrating LSL and
Academic Goals
Presenters:EllenEstesand
MelissaMcDonald
8:30-11:45a.m.
K-12 Interpreters and the Code of Professional
Conduct
Presenter:HilaryHardin
8:30-11:45a.m.
Think of a Word, Quick!Part I
Presenter:TrudySuggs
8:30-11:45a.m.
Pragmatically Speaking: WHy Are
We Doing This? Part I
Presenters:Judy Cain and Carrie Moore
8:30-11:45a.m.
Morning
Concurrent
Sessions
7:00-8:00 a.m.
Educator / EI —Knowledge
Strand
Educator / EI —Knowledge
StrandEI —Skills
StrandEI —Skills
Strand
Afternoon
Concurrent
Sessions
Pragmatically Speaking: WHy Are
We Doing This?Part II
Presenters:Judy Cain and Carrie
Moore
12:45-4:00p.m.
Think of a Word, Quick!Part II
Presenter:TrudySuggs
12:45-4:00p.m.
The CDHHE Tackles Effective Communication
Presenters:CindyLawrenceand
Christine Moody
12:45-2:15p.m.
3 X 4—Three Variations on Four Listening and
Spoken Language Techniques
Presenters:TeriOuelletteand
SusanSehgal
2:30-4:00p.m.
Students Leading the Way with Student-Led IEPs and In-Services
Presenter:SarahKiefer
12:45-2:15p.m.
Who Does What? Roles and Responsibilities of Audiologists and
Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Presenters:SarahKiefer,Dana
Ramsey, and Michelle Wagner-Escobar
2:30-4:00p.m.
Welcome and Announcements8:00-8:15 a.m.
Lunch Buffet11:45 a.m-12:45 p.m.
Exhibit Hall7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Conference ScheduleDay One—Monday, June 13
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The Path from Deaf Disempowerment
to True Allies Part I
Presenter:TrudySuggs
8:30-11:45a.m.
Beginning Writers: Independent from the
Start
Presenter:KristinDiPerri
8:30-11:45a.m.
How to Apply and Use Twelve Interpreting
Strategies
Presenter:Cara Barnett
8:30-11:45a.m.
How Do I Improve My Voicing Skills When I Never Get to Voice?
Part I
Presenter:HilaryHardin
8:30-11:45a.m.
Morning
Concurrent
Sessions
Educator / EI —Knowledge
Strand
Educator / EI —Knowledge
StrandEI —Skills
StrandEI —Skills
Strand
Afternoon
Concurrent
Sessions
How Do I Improve My Voicing Skills When I Never Get To Voice?
Part II
Presenter:HilaryHardin
12:45-4:00p.m.
Interpreting Health Class: Not Just Body
Parts
Presenters:Judy Cain and Carrie
Moore
12:45-4:00p.m.
Visually Based Literacy Strategies for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Students
Presenter:KristinDiPerri
12:45-4:00p.m.
The Path from Deaf Disempowerment
to True AlliesPart II
Presenter:TrudySuggs
12:45-4:00p.m.
Lunch Buffet11:45 a.m-12:45 p.m.
Conference Ends4:00 p.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast7:00-8:15 a.m.
Conference ScheduleDay Two—Tuesday, June 14
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Cara BarnettCaraBarnetthasbeenteachingASLandDeafStudiessince1996.ShehastaughtattheUniversityofMinnesota,MetroDeafSchool,TexasSchoolfortheDeaf,CaliforniaSchoolfortheDeafinFremontandnowatIndianaSchoolfortheDeaf.BarnettreceivedaB.A.inASLStudieswithaminorinDeafStudiesfromGallaudetUniversity.ShereceivedanM.A.degreeinDeafEducationwithaspecializationinASLfromMcDanielCollegeinMaryland.Inherfreetime,sheenjoystraveling,aswellascreatingandperformingASLstoriesandpoems.HergoalistowriteanASLpoetrycurriculumforK-12deafstudents. Judy CainJudy,teacherofDeaf/HardofHearingfor32yearsandRIDcertifiedsince2000,wasrecipientofIndiana’sfirst“JudithCarsonOutstandingEducationalInterpreterAward”and“2012RIDRegionIIIDistinguishedEducationalInterpreterAward”;servedontheRIDEducationalInterpreterTaskForce(EITF),AffiliateChapterRelationsCommittee(ACRC),IndianaEITFandIndianaDeafEducationCommittee;servedaspresident, vice president and current secretary of IndianaRID;ispassionateaboutqualityinterpretingservicesforDeaf/HardofHearingstudents;Co-ownerofC&CConnection,LLC,focusingoneducational interpreters (training, skills evaluations and improvement plans). Judy and her husband, Gary, live inIndianapolis.
Kristin Di PerriKristinDiPerri,Ed.DhasworkedinthefieldofDeafEducationforover30years.Shehasbeenateacher,literacy coordinator, and an instructor at Boston University.Sheistheauthorof5workbooks,theBedrockcurriculumandco-authoroftheBilingualGrammarCurriculum.Dr.DiPerriiscurrentlyanIndependentEducationalConsultantworkingwithDHHschools and programs across the country.
Ellen EstesEllenL.Estes,M.S.,LSLS,Cert.AVEdisateacherofthedeafandhardofhearingatCobbCountySchoolDistrictinGeorgia.SheservesontheBoardofDirectorsoftheAGBellAcademy.Sheco-authoredHelpingDeafandHardofHearingChildrenUseSpokenLanguage(CorwinPress).
Presenter Bios
Hilary HardinHilaryHardin,Ph.D.,CI,CT,NICMasteristheProgramManagerfortheOnlineBachelorofScienceinInterpretationStudiesinASL-EnglishatWilliamWoodsUniversity.Shehasexperienceinvarietyofinterpretingsettings and travels the country providing trainings to interpreters, teachers, and parents.
Sarah KieferSarahKieferhasherBachelor’sinDeafEducationandherMaster’sinAdministration:CurriculumandInstruction.SarahhasbeenanitinerantTeacherfortheDeaf/HardofHearingandthenhadherownconsultingcompanyforDHHservicesbeforebecomingtheSchool-AgeCoordinatorattheCenterforDeafandHardofHearingEducation(CDHHE)whereshecontinuesherworktoimproveoutcomesforDeafandHardofHearingstudentsacrossIndiana.
Cindy LawrenceCindyLawrenceisalicensedEducationalAudiologistandaformerDeafEducator,fromIndianapolis,hasservedasanItinerantTeacher,EducationalAudiologist,InterimSuperintendentofIndianaSchoolfortheDeaf,DirectorofOutreachandaSKIHIParentAdvisorforearly intervention and is currently the Assessment CoordinatorattheCenterforDeafandHardofHearingEducation.CindyisfacilitatingthePepenet2IndianaTransitionAlliance,aswellasworkingwithtransitiontoPartBservicesfromFirstSteps.
Melissa McDonaldMelissaMcDonald,M.Ed.,LSLS,Cert.AVTisateacherofthedeafandhardofhearingatCobbCountySchoolDistrictinGeorgia.ShehasanundergraduatedegreeinEarlyChildhoodEducationandamaster’sdegreeinEducationfortheDeaf/HardofHearing.
Christine Moody ChristineMoodyistheExecutiveDirectorfortheIndianastatelegislatedCenterforDeafandHardofHearingEducation.Sheandherhusbandof28yearshavea24yearoldDeafsonwithadditionalchallengesanda20yearoldhearingson.ShehasbeeninvolvedinDeafEducation,EarlyIntervention,andParentSupportforthelast18yearsinfivemajorcitiesandnowlivesintheIndianapolisarea.Priortomovingback
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Presenter Bios
toIndiana,shewastheStatewideCoordinatorfortheTexasHands&VoicesGuideByYourSide(GBYS)Program.AsaformerPresidentandBoardMemberofIndianaHands&VoicesandaGBYSParentGuide,she has a strong belief in support and education for parentswhilehonoringparentchoice.InPittsburgh,sherantheParentInfantProgramattheWesternPennsylvaniaSchoolfortheDeaf.InLasVegas,shewasthePresidentofacollaborativegroupthatappliedforandreceivedapprovaltoestablishaCharterSchoolfortheDeaf.Shehassubstitutedasbothateacherand an educational interpreter in classrooms with deafandhardofhearingchildren.Throughallofherexperiences, she has valued parent involvement and supportaswellastherichcontributionsoftheDeafCommunity to parents raising deaf and hard of hearing children.
Carrie MooreCarrie currently works as a community interpreter with avarietyofprofessionalexperiences:medical,mentalhealth,legal,education,andperformingarts.Shegraduated(1996)fromSt.LouisCommunityCollege,beganherinterpretingcareerinMissouri;nationallycertified(2000);hasanEIPA4.4(ASL/highschool).SheiscurrentlyservingasthesecretaryofFloridaRID.ShelivesinClearwater,Florida;theproudmomoftwobeautifulKODAs,BrookeandRyan;Co-ownerofC&CConnection,LLC,focusingoneducationalinterpreters(training,skillsevaluationsandimprovementplans);enjoys camping with her family and reading paranormal romances.
Teri OuelletteTeriOuellette,M.S.Ed,LSLSCertAVEd.isthedirectorofSt.JosephInstitutefortheDeaf–Indianapolis.TerihasdegreesinDeafEducationfromEasternMichiganUniversityandinEarlyChildhoodSpecialEducationfromtheUniversityofKentucky.Shehastaughtauditory-basedprogrammingforinfantsthroughmiddleschoolstudentsinhome-basedearlyintervention as well as private and public school settings.SheservesasPresidentElectontheA.G.BellAcademy Board. Recently she has served as adjunct facultythroughBallStateUniversityandSmithCollege/ProfessionalPreparationforCochlearImplants(PPCI).
Dana RamseyDanaRamseyearnedherBachelor’sDegreeinCommunicativeSciencesandDisordersatAugustanaCollegeinRockIsland,IllinoisandherDoctorateofAudiologyDegreeatNorthernIllinoisUniversityinDeKalb,Illinois.Shehasenjoyedworkingwithchildrenof all ages in hospital, clinical and educational settings includingNewbornHearingScreenings,assessment,monitoring and fitting of amplification and FM systems.
Susan SehgalSusanSehgal,LSLSCert.AVEd,receivedherMastersdegreeinspeech-languagepathologyfromIndianaUniversity.Sheistheleadspeech-languagepathologistatSt.JosephInstitutefortheDeaf.Shehasbeeninvolved in working with children with hearing loss since 1989.PriortoworkingatSt.JosephInstitute,SusanservedasclinicalsupervisoroftheDeVaultOtologicResearchLaboratoryatIndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicine,gatheringdataforNIH-fundedresearchinvestigations of the benefits of cochlear implantation withinthepediatricpopulation.ShewaspresidentofHearIndianafrom1999–2001andamemberofthe ad hoc committee that worked with legislatures to mandate universal newborn hearing screening in the state.
Trudy SuggsTrudySuggs,CDI,hasworkedasaneducator,administratorandeditor.TrudyoperatesT.S.WritingServices(www.tswriting.com)andmakesherhomewithher family in Maryland.
Michelle Wagner-EscobarMichelleWagner-EscobarearnedherBachelor’sDegreeinSpeechandHearingSciencesatPurdueUniversityandherMaster’sDegreeinAudiologyattheUniversityofIowa.SheiscurrentlytheleadaudiologistattheCDHHEandworkswithchildrenofall ages, birth through school exit, providing diagnostic hearing assessments, hearing aid and FM fitting and follow-up,andparticipatesinmulti-disciplinaryteamassessments.
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
DiAMonD SPonSor
The PASS Projectwww.indstate.edu/education/Blumberg/PASS
FundedbytheIndianaDepartmentofEducation,OfficeofSpecialEducation
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
GolD SPonSor
Sorenson Communicationshttp://www.svrs.com
Aproviderofindustry-leadingcommunicationproductsandservicesfortheDeaf.
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
InTRAC Relay Indiana www.relayindiana.com
TelecommunicationsRelayServicesfortheDeafandHardofHearing
SilVEr SPonSor
LUNA Language Services http://www.luna360.com
Languageservices
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
CorPorATE BooTH SPonSorS
Advanced Bionicswww.advancedbionics.com
A global leader in developing the most advanced cochlear implant
systems in the world
Cochlear Americaswww.cochlear.com
At Cochlear, it’s our mission to help people hear and be heard.
Audiology Systemswww.audiologysystems.com
Providessalesandserviceofequipment
Harris Communicationwww.harriscomm.com
AssistiveDevicesfortheDeafandHardofHearing,aswellasbooksand
media pertaining to sign language
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
non-ProFiT orGAniZATion AnD STATE AGEnCY BooTH SPonSorS
Indiana Chapter of Registry of Interpreters
for the Deafhttp://www.icrid.org
Anon-profitorganizationofprofessionalinterpreters, consumers, and persons interested
ininterpretingwithintheDeafcommunity
Deaf Community Service
http://www.eastersealscrossroads.org/deaf-community-services
Committed to serve as a link between the Deafandhearingcommunities
Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Education
www.cdhhe.isdh.gov
Promotespositiveoutcomesforalldeafand hard of hearing children through information, services, and education
Hear Indianawww.hearindiana.org
Providinghope,education,advocacy,andresourcestoHoosierswithhearingloss,their
families and the professionals who serve them
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
non-ProFiT orGAniZATion AnD STATE AGEnCY BooTH SPonSorS
Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services
www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2636.htm
StatewiderehabilitationservicesforDeaf/HardofHearingHoosiers
Indiana Deaf-Blind Services Project
https://www.indbservices.org/
Thegoaloftheprojectistoimprovethequality of educational services available to Indiana’sinfants,toddlers,children,and
youth with deafblindness
Indiana Hands and Voices
www.inhandsandvoices.org
Supportingfamilieswithoutbiasaround communication
Metlife: Center for Special Needs Planning
www.gordonhomes.metlife.com
Planningforyourdependentwithspecialneeds
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf
www.sjid.org
St.JosephInstitutefortheDeaf—Indianapolisprovides a variety of programming including earlyintervention,pre-schoolandschool-age
support focusing on the development of spoken and written language skills in
children with hearing loss
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Participants are encouraged to register early in
order to reserve space in their preferred sessions.
Space is limited. Payment must be submitted with
Registration and Session Selection Forms.
Lodging:OvernightlodgingforthenightsofJune12and13areavailableatthe
WyndhamIndianapolisWestlocatedat2544ExecutiveDrive,Indianapolis,IN46241.
IfyouarecurrentlyemployedasateacheroreducationalinterpreterorareaparentofastudentwhoisdeaforhardofhearinginaschoolsysteminIndiana,lodgingwillbe
providedatnocostifyoulivemorethan50miles(one-way)fromIndianapolisandyourpaid registration is received on or before May 6, 2015.Thecostoftheroomandtaxeswill
bebilleddirectlytothePASSProject.Youwillberesponsibletopayforanyincidentalcostssuchastelephonechargesorroomserviceatcheck-out.
(Limitofonenightoflodgingperdayofpaidregistration.)
Ifyouqualifyandareinterestedinlodging,besuretoindicateyourneedsontheregistration form. You will be sent a room confirmation number no later than
one week before the conference.
Meals:A continental breakfast and lunch buffet will be provided each day.
Questions?Contact: Bonnie Bunch
Email: [email protected] Direct Line:812-237-2830
Cancellation Policy: Norefundswillbemade;however,registrationcanbetransferred.
registration Summary
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registration Form
Full Name ______________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________
City __________________________________________________
State ______________________Zip ______________________
PhoneNumber_________________________________________
Email Address ________________________________________
Title _________________________________________________
School Corporation(s)/Organization _______________________
_______________________________________________________
Other Information and Special Needs
All sessions will be interpreted unless otherwise specified in the sessiondescriptions.Pleasespecifyadditionalneedsand/oraccommodations below. (Must be requested by May 6.)
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
I plan to attend the following days:
lJune13,2016 lJune14,2016
Lodging:
Toseeifyouqualifyforfreelodging,pleasereadpage22ofthebrochure.PaidregistrationmustbereceivedonorbeforeMay6,2016.Ifyouqualify,pleasecheckallthatapply:
l NightofJune12 l NightofJune13
Questions?
Contact: Bonnie Bunch Email: [email protected] Direct Line:812-237-2830
registration FeesEarly Bird Registration Fee Postmarked on or before May 6 and works in Indiana school system
June13only$50•June14only$50BothDays$100
Regular Registration FeePostmarked after May 6 and works in Indiana school system
June13only$75•June14only$75BothDays$150
Out of State Registration Fee Does not work in Indiana school system
June13only$100•June14only$100BothDays$200
indiana Deaf Educators and Educational interpreters Conference
Payment—Paymentmustaccompanythe registration form. Checks and purchase ordersshouldbemadepayabletoIndianaStateUniversity(FederalID#35-6001670).
Please choose your form of payment.
lCheck.Mailwithregistrationformto: Blumberg Center ISUBayhCollegeofEducation 401N.SeventhSt. TerreHaute,IN47809
lPurchase Order.Purchaseorderand registration form may be mailed, faxed to812-237-8089orscanned/emailed to [email protected].
lCredit Card. Call812-237-2830with creditcardinformation;fax,emailor mail registration form.
Select Sessions on the Next Page
Select sessions on the next page
registration Deadline—June 3No on-site registration permitted
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Session Selection Form
June 13, 2016Monday Morning: l Innovative Practices: Integrating Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) and Academic Goals(8:30-11:45a.m.)
l K-12 Interpreters and the Code of Professional Conduct (8:30-11:45a.m.)
l Think of a Word, Quick!—Part I (8:30-11:45a.m.—Mustselectbothmorningandafternoonsession)
l Pragmatically Speaking: WHy Are We Doing This?—Part I (8:30-11:45a.m.—Mustselectbothmorning
and afternoon session)
Monday Afternoon:l Students Leading the Way with Student-Led IEPs and In-Services(12:45-2:15p.m.)
l The CDHHE Tackles Effective Communication(12:45-2:15p.m.)
l Think of a Word, Quick!—Part II (12:45-4:00p.m.—Mustselectbothmorningandafternoonsession)
l Pragmatically Speaking: WHy Are We Doing This?—Part II (12:45-4:00p.m.—Mustselectbothmorning
and afternoon session)
l Who Does What? Roles and Responsibilities of Audiologists and Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing (2:30-4:00p.m.)
l 3 X 4—Three Variations on Four Listening and Spoken Language Techniques(2:30-4:00p.m.)
June 14, 2016Tuesday Morning:l The Path from Deaf Disempowerment to True Allies—Part I (8:30-11:45a.m.—Mustselectbothmorning
and afternoon session)
l Beginning Writers: Independent from the Start (8:30-11:45a.m.)
l How to Apply and Use Twelve Interpreting Strategies (8:30-11:45a.m.)
l How Do I Improve My Voicing Skills When I Never Get to Voice?!—Part I(8:30-11:45a.m.—Mustselect
both morning and afternoon session)
Tuesday Afternoon:l The Path from Deaf Disempowerment to True Allies—Part II (12:45-4:00p.m.—Mustselectbothmorning
and afternoon session)
l Visually Based Literacy Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (12:45-4:00p.m.)
l Interpreting Health Class: Not Just Body Parts (12:45-4:00p.m.)
l How Do I Improve my Voicing Skills When I Never Get to Voice?!—Part II (12:45-4:00p.m.—Mustselect
both morning and afternoon session)
Check the name of the session that you plan to attend for each time period of the conference. The complete conference schedule can be found on pages 12-13. Submit this form with your registration.
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Promoting Achievement for Students with Sensory Loss (PASS)
The PASS grant is funded by the Indiana Department of Education, Office of Special Education, through the
Blumberg Center at Indiana State University.
www.indstate.edu/blumberg/pass