Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center

The Early Intervention Provider’s Guide for Children with Hearing Loss
VA Department of Health

When a child has been identified with a hearing loss, the parents may have many questions and there will be decisions they will need to make. You are one of the people to whom they will turn for help. This Guide will assist you in providing the best possible services to the family following the diagnosis of hearing loss. Together the Guides for Families, Early Intervention Providers, Physicians and Audiologists comprise a shared plan of care to help parents navigate the first part of their journey with their child with hearing loss.

Small Steps (PDF)
VA School for the Deaf and the Blind

This free parent-infant education program is managed by VSDB and is designed for families raising children who are deaf, hard of hearing, who have low vision and who are blind.

Virginia Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (external website)

The goal of the Virginia Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program is to identify congenital hearing loss in children before three months of age and to assure enrollment in appropriate early intervention services before six months of age.

The Virginia Deafblind Project
Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU

The Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness is committed to supporting families, early intervention providers, and service providers as they work to improve outcomes for infants and toddlers who experience both vision and hearing loss. For information about this project, visit the website using the link above or click here to review a flyer.

Part C Eligibility Considerations for Infants & Toddlers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (PDF)
IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association and National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management at Utah State University. January 2011.

This document discusses issues related to eligibility determination for infants and toddlers with hearing loss.

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eLearning

Deaf-Blindness for Early Intervention Practitioners
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU

This course offers Early Intervention providers with content that focuses on (1) the identification of infants and toddlers with combined vision and hearing loss (deaf-blindness), (2) key instructional strategies, and (3) developmental domains. The selection of resources was guided by the Council of Exceptional Children’s Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended Practices. Time to complete: 1 hour

Three Part Training: Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Early Intervention
Judy Alonzi M.Ed. Developmental/Hearing Impaired Specialist
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention(EDHI) – VA Department of Health

This series covers information about VA’s EDHI program, the early identification process and confirmation of hearing loss, amplification, different modes of communication, and how to support children with hearing loss and their families throughout the EI process.

Webinars

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Newborn Hearing Screening Risk Factors for Recommended Follow up Testing (external website)
VA Department of Health

In this video presentation, Cynthia Clarke, Au.D, CCC-A, shares information about newborn hearing screening, hearing loss, risk factors, and recommendations.

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