Representatives from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) will attend the 9th annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Conference March 1-2, 2010 in Chicago, IL. NAD participation in this year’s EHDI Conference is a part of an ongoing effort to educate EHDI professionals on the importance of American Sign Language (ASL) in the language acquisition of deaf and hard of hearing babies.
EHDI programs have a critical responsibility to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing babies get the equal access to language that they deserve. The NAD will stress the importance of involving deaf and hard of hearing people in all aspects of EHDI programs and services. Such participation is essential to ensure that every family gets the appropriate care, balanced information/resources, and support services that they need…
