Great ideas and links to printables

Children with hearing loss love sports just as much as any other child! The fact that they wear delicate electronic devices that are HARD in or around their heads makes it necessary to protect them during activities in which a child could come into contact with something or someone else. Families remain the BEST decision …

Fabulous, family-friendly guide to Assistive Technology. Includes a video in Spanish.

Non-standardized screening to do a spot check for developmental articulation errors

Great-looking headband to keep processors secure

Skillfully made swim shirts with pockets and loops just where you need them to keep your cochlear implant safe (currently, the only waterproof cochlear implant is the Advanced Bionics Neptune) or to use with devices like iPods when out of the water

So many great stories!

Pilot caps with mesh cloth so that sounds are not blocked

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CUTE! Puppets with hearing aid(s) or cochlear implant(s)

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A world of information about deafness and children with hearing loss

Discussion thread about safety (sometimes off topic but has good info)

This is for a product from the UK

Interesting blog post and discussion thread about these (apparently) controversial signs

Another interesting article looking at the topic of "Deaf Child Area" signs

Short article with good tips

Hands & Voices is a parent driven, non-profit organization dedicated to providing unbiased support to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Fun activities (some free and some for a nominal cost) for learning handshapes and sign language

Fun website where you can customize signs. GREAT for therapy

Fantastic information based on a survey that was sent out to parents and audiologists! What is your preferred method of keeping hearing aids on little ones?

Great handouts discussing the various options to keep hearing aids on

Options for using a helmet over amplification

Great PDF of presentation from AG Bell 2012

Limits output to 80%