{"id":40793,"date":"2020-06-11T15:35:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=40793"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:35:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:35:26","slug":"free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Free WEBINAR Q\/A: Providing Early Intervention to D\/HH Babies during COVID-19 (Spanish interpretation available)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/webinar-covid-by-nad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"webinar covid by nad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?fit=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?resize=160%2C90&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/webinar-covid-by-nad.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE WEBINAR Q\/A: Providing Early Intervention to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies during COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 3 &#8211; 4:30 PM EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The webinar will share best practices on how to provide early intervention (EI) services for deaf and hard of hearing babies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you are new to the field or an experienced EI service provider, this webinar will give you different tools and resources to consider. This webinar is also to support families to be better informed on how to ensure that their deaf and hard of hearing baby receives the best services. [NOTE: Spanish interpretation available.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 3-4:30 PM EST<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>No CEUs will be offered for this webinar<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a free webinar and will be streamed to Facebook Live with the exception of those requesting Spanish Voice interpretation which will be available via Zoom Webinar with a provided private link emailed to you before the webinar.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Seminario web (Webinar) con sesi\u00f3n de preguntas y respuestas: Proporcionar intervenci\u00f3n temprana a beb\u00e9s sordos o hipoac\u00fasicos durante la pandemia COVID-19<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Mi\u00e9rcoles 17 de junio, 3 &#8211; 4:30 PM (ET)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>El seminario web compartir\u00e1 las mejores pr\u00e1cticas sobre c\u00f3mo proporcionar servicios de intervenci\u00f3n temprana (EI) para beb\u00e9s sordos o hipoac\u00fasicos durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Si usted es nuevo en el campo o un proveedor de servicios de EI con experiencia, este seminario web le brindar\u00e1 diferentes herramientas y recursos para tu consideraci\u00f3n. Este seminario web tambi\u00e9n sirve para ayudar a las familias a estar mejor informadas sobre c\u00f3mo garantizar que su beb\u00e9 sordo o hipoac\u00fasico reciba los mejores servicios. [NOTA: interpretaci\u00f3n de voz en espa\u00f1ol disponible.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; FECHA: mi\u00e9rcoles 17 de junio de 2020, 3 &#8211; 4:30 PM EST<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211; No se ofrecer\u00e1n Unidades de Educaci\u00f3n Continua (CEUs) para este seminario web.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211; Este es un seminario web gratuito y se transmitir\u00e1 a Facebook Live con la excepci\u00f3n de aquellos que soliciten interpretaci\u00f3n de voz en espa\u00f1ol que estar\u00e1 disponible a trav\u00e9s del Zoom con un enlace privado enviado por correo electr\u00f3nico antes del seminario.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nad.org\/webinar-providing-ei-to-dhh-babies-during-covid19\/\">https:\/\/www.nad.org\/webinar-providing-ei-to-dhh-babies-during-covid19\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSarah Honigfeld (Moderator)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/sarah-honigfeld\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld.jpg?fit=248%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"248,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarah Honigfeld\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld.jpg?fit=248%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40797 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld.jpg?resize=160%2C161&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sarah-Honigfeld.jpg?w=248&amp;ssl=1 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Sarah is the Director of the Parent Infant Program and Toddler ASL Immersion Program at the Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts, where she has been for the past four years. She is a 2017 graduate from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and Families: Collaboration and Leadership (ITF) Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program, as well as a 2018 graduate from the Masters in School Counseling from Gallaudet University. Her areas of specialization include family centered services and supporting early language acquisition through language planning. She has been in the field of early childhood and early intervention for over ten years; she enjoys supporting each family in their unique journey of raising a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nJodee Crace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/jodee-crace\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace.jpg?fit=248%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"248,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jodee Crace\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace.jpg?fit=248%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40798 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace.jpg?resize=160%2C161&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jodee-Crace.jpg?w=248&amp;ssl=1 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Jodee carries with her a motto in her daily lives: Adapt. Resilience. Acceptance. Celebrate! This personal motto has carried Jodee throughout her professional career in providing resources for families learning the world of raising their deaf babies and young children. Currently, Jodee coordinates ASL Connect: Families at Gallaudet University as well as coordinating the Deaf Mentor Program in Indiana, where she resides with her family. In addition, she serves as adjunct instructor for Gallaudet University&#8217;s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and Families: Collaboration and Leadership Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program. Jodee holds a B.A. in American Studies and an M.A. in School Counseling with Deaf Students, both from Gallaudet University. Jodee then began her professional career as a therapist for a mental-health agency in Indianapolis, where she worked with deaf children and their families. From 1992 to 2013 she performed several counseling and early intervention roles at the Indiana School for the Deaf, her high school alma mater. Throughout her career, she has served in a number of roles dedicated to enhancing Early Intervention services for families with Deaf children. She is one of three national trainers for the SKI-HI Deaf Mentor program. Also, Jodee participated on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, representing the Council on Education of the Deaf. She was instrumental in ensuring that the JCIH Best Practice document reflected a holistic approach for the families and that the ASL is included as a visual language in its publication. For self-reflecting moments, Jodee enjoys walking, reading and being with her family.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nJoseph Lopez III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Joseph-Lopez-III.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/joseph-lopez-iii\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Joseph-Lopez-III.jpg?fit=250%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,245\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joseph Lopez III\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Joseph-Lopez-III.jpg?fit=250%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40799 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Joseph-Lopez-III-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>JoJo was born and raised in Riverside, graduated from California School for the Deaf Riverside attended Gallaudet University. He has a B.A. in Communication Studies and M.A. in Sign Language Education. JoJo lives in New Mexico. He loves swimming, hiking, enjoys drinking coffee, taking pictures of landscaping, and spending quality time with family. Currently, he is working as a Deaf Mentor at the New Mexico School for the Deaf under Early Intervention &amp; Developmental Service Dept. He is also an ASL Instructor at New Mexico State University. JoJo has 10 years of experience in supporting families learning ASL in the homes. He also has six years of experience teaching ASL in the classrooms (and online, too). His favorite part of his job is interacting with family members and the family is able to communicate with their Deaf and\/or Hard of Hearing child\/ren. Being a Deaf Mentor with the SKI-HI Institute has given him a strong foundation to partner with families learning ASL. He has been strong advocate in his community and is on the Board for Ra\u00edces del Rio Grande, New Mexico Mano A Mano, and Council de Manos.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nKimberly Sanzo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/kimberly-sanzo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kimberly Sanzo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40800 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg?resize=260%2C260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kimberly-Sanzo.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Kimberly is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and the founder of Language First, an organization that advocates for ASL-English bilingualism for deaf and hard of hearing children. She has been working at a school for the Deaf for six years, almost exclusively with deaf and hard of hearing children who experienced a period of language deprivation. She is passionate about changing the way that SLPs and other professionals see, understand, and work with deaf and hard of hearing children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Laurene Simms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/dr-laurene-simms\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr. Laurene Simms\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40801 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png?resize=260%2C260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Laurene-Simms.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Laurene is Chief Bilingual Officer at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. After graduating from the Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis, Indiana, she received a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and a M.Ed. in Deaf Education from Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland. She received a Ph.D. Degree in Language, Reading, and Culture from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. She has been Professor in Department of Education at Gallaudet University for twenty years. As an ASL and English Bilingual Education consultant and a former elementary teacher, Laurene has hands-on experience in the implementation of a bilingual and multicultural educational environment for diverse Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners with the ages of 0-21 and is an acknowledged expert on the topic of using ASL and English as the languages of instruction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREE WEBINAR Q\/A: Providing Early Intervention to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies during COVID-19 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 3 &#8211; 4:30 PM EST The webinar will share best practices on how to provide early intervention (EI) services for&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/free-webinar-q-a-providing-early-intervention-to-d-hh-babies-during-covid-19-spanish-interpretation-available\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[87,26776,24,26874,6682,26871,21061,26873,26875,100,630,26872,63,8808],"class_list":["post-40793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-children","tag-covid-19","tag-deaf","tag-dr-laurene-simms","tag-early-intervention","tag-interpretation","tag-jodee-crace","tag-joseph-lopez-iii","tag-kimberly-sanzo","tag-nad","tag-national-association-of-the-deaf","tag-sarah-honigfeld","tag-spanish","tag-webinar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-aBX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40716,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/05\/28\/free-webinar-q-a-accessible-remote-education-during-covid-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":40793,"position":0},"title":"Free Webinar Q\/A: Accessible Remote Education During COVID-19","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"May 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Free Webinar Q\/A: Accessible Remote Education During COVID-19 Dark teal background with the NAD logo in white faded transparency. 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