Family Resource Group March '26

"World Hearing Day is an annual global advocacy event for raising awareness regarding hearing loss and promoting ear and hearing care, and calling for action to address hearing loss and related issues. Each year, this event is celebrated on 3 March, covering a specific theme on which the World Health Organization and its partners carry out activities based on this theme." World Hearing Day 2026 - World Hearing Day

As always, if you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to contact me at any time. We also invite the teachers, therapists and school staff who work with your child to register to receive a copy of the newsletter as well. There is a question on the registration page for professionals so that we can contact them. Please pass this on to everyone that supports your child.

Erin Campion

Family Resource Group (FRG) Editor

ecampion@pattan.net

"This year, WHD highlights the theme "From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children."

The campaign focused on two imperatives:

• Preventing avoidable childhood hearing loss
• Ensuring early identification of and care for children with ear or hearing problems

Communities and classrooms are natural entry points to reach children, parents, and teachers. By integrating hearing care into school health and child health programmes, we can help children hear, learn, and succeed."

Join EITA (Early Intervention and Technical Assistance) for an insightful session exploring how the auditory brain shapes language, literacy, and cognitive development in children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind. This webinar will highlight recent research on the brain’s connection to hearing, hearing loss, auditory neural deprivation, and the role of hearing technologies—providing practical ways to explain these concepts to families pursuing listening and spoken language outcomes for their child with a hearing difference. We’ll bridge research to real-world strategies for advancing spoken language, literacy, and even music skills, while uncovering the critical link between sleep and cognitive growth. Finally, discover cutting-edge 2026 strategies and technologies that professionals and families can use to enhance listening, language, literacy, and cognition in infants and children. Presenter: Carol Flexer, Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT, CCC-A Audiologist

PA Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
2026 Hearing Loss Expo

When: Tuesday 3/10/2026, 9:00am-5:00pm, Wednesday 3/11/2026, 9:00am-3:00pm

Where: Penn Harris Hotel, Camp Hill, PA

The PA Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing’s 2026 Hearing Loss Expo schedule is now available: Hearing Loss Expo Flyer 2026!

ASL schedule overview.

The 2026 Hearing Loss Expo will celebrate 40 years of ODHH and offer the opportunity for participants to see technology in action, learn about services and attend information sessions.

Parents and caregivers of children newly diagnosed with hearing loss are invited to participate in our CCC Family Workshop, virtual edition.

Registered attendees will receive a link to view video segments regarding the roles of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and the Integrated Psychosocial Program in advance of the workshop webinar.

During the workshop webinar, veteran families of children with hearing loss as well as CCC staff will provide information and support in an informal Q&A format.

First Steps Workshop webinars are scheduled several times each year – upcoming webinar dates are listed below.

Wednesday, April 15th – 6:30-8:00pm, register by April 10th
Requests for language interpreter or captioning services, and/or other accommodations, must be received 2 weeks in advance of webinar (by 4/1/2026).

Wednesday, June 24th – 6:30-8:00pm, register by June 19th
Requests for language interpreter or captioning services, and/or other accommodations, must be received 2 weeks in advance of webinar (by 6/10/2026).

To register, email CCCEvents@chop.edu with the following information:

· Date of webinar you’d like to attend

· Name(s) of parents/caregivers attending

· Name(s) of child(ren) with hearing loss, whether they are CCC patients

· Home address – if you would like to receive a snack pack of local favorites

"Everyone’s hearing loss story is different. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Hasbro to create an addition to our Hearing Loss 101 Toolkit, focusing on kids with hearing loss and their families.

This exciting new project is inspired by an announcement from the world of PEPPA PIG: Peppa’s younger brother, George, has moderate hearing loss. Just as George is getting support in this new chapter of his story, our toolkit update will present information to children in ways they can understand."