MAKE a joyful noise ...
A Free Resource Kit for Parents of Hearing-Impaired Children

After several telephone conversations and emails back and forth from us to the Oberkotter Foundation we have now been permitted to let you know about a great new FREE resource for parents of newly identified deaf and hard of hearing children (infants and toddlers). Thanks to this non-profit organization, advocating oral-deaf education, this resource has been made available FREE of charge to these parents. They even cover the cost of shipping! This kit introduces families to oral deaf education.

MAKE a joyful noise provides pediatric professionals and parents with the resources and information they need to make educational and medical choices for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. MAKE a joyful noise addresses the importance of early intervention to maximize a newly identified deaf or hard-of-hearing child's ability to listen and speak. It was developed with the help of educators, speech pathologists, pediatricians, audiologists, and ENTs.

Now there is an informative kit that can help parents find the answers to many of the questions they have about their deaf or hard-of-hearing baby. Doctors, audiologists, and early interventon professionals will find this a wonderful resource to help parents get the right start. MAKE a joyful noise includes:

• A handbook to help new parents make informed choices in the first months after they learn their child has a hearing loss.
• A 20-minute video, dreams SPOKEN here, introduces parents to oral deaf education and alows them to see first hand the extraordinary results.
   
• Article reprints and a suggested parent reading list.
   

There are three videos available in total (dreams SPOKEN here is included in the MAKE a joyful noise kit). These three films are about Deaf children learning to speak. They will confirm your best feelings about what children, parents, educators and technology can achieve.
 

SPEAKING for Myself
Length: 10 minutes

Deaf children can learn to speak and this film describes how this extraordinary feat can be accomplished. It is intended for those unfamiliar with oral deaf education, those whe may not even be aware that deaf children can learn to speak. Available in English, Spanish and French. English version is closed captioned.
 

Dreams SPOKEN Here - full version
Length: 60 minutes

A detailed exploration of oral deaf education from infancy through adolescence and adulthood, focusing on the critical early years. Includes important information on educational techniques and dramatic technological advances in hearing aids and cochlear implants. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese. English version is closed captioned.
 

Dreams SPOKEN Here - short version
Length: 20 minutes

A shortened version of above film. It can be used for those wanting a brief introduction to the issues discussed in the full version of Dreams SPOKEN Here. Available in English, and Spanish. English version is closed captioned.
 

You can get your copy of these resources by clicking here.

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