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Sunday, 07 February 2010

First Lady of Alaska, Sandy Parnell, attended The Deaf Bilingual Coalition presentation to the Governor's Council in Alaska on February 4th. First Lady Parnell is very interested in ASL and bilingualism and how Alaska can provide quality services and education to Deaf children. The presentation was linked to Juno and other satellite locations around the state. DBC was invited by Alaska's Deaf Council to help spread awareness to legislators, educators, and parents on the importance of visual language, ASL, for Deaf babies and children and their rights to be bilingual in ASL and English regardless of amplification. DBC will present to the Anchorage School for the Deaf and other local school administrators on Friday and to the Deaf community and parents on Saturday. DBC was interviewed on Channel 13, 11, and 2. Those presenting were John Egbert, Tami Hossler, and Erica Hossler.

DBC with Alaska's First Lady
In photo above, left to right: First Lady Sandy Parnell, Erica Hossler, Tami Hossler, John Egbert, John Miranda

DBC's John Egbert on TV
John Egbert on Channel 13 in Alaska

DBC's Tami Hossler on TV
Tami Hossler on Channel 2 in Alaska

Help Deaf Family Literacy Academy Win a $10,000 Grant

Wednesday, 23 December 2009

From: Elizabeth Hirst
Sent: Mon 12/21/2009 9:08 AM
Subject: Daily Reminder: VOTE TO HELP US WIN $10,000 GRANT TO BENEFIT DEAF FAMILIES

A FRIENDLY REMINDER:

VOTE ONCE A DAY TO HELP OUR DEAF FAMILY LITERACY ACADEMY WIN $10,000 BRIGHT FUTURE GRANT, courtesy of Clorox. (Vote thru January 17th)

Thanks for agreeing to be either a "Vote Captain" or on one of our voting teams. We greatly appreciate your daily vote that will help benefit families with deaf & hard of hearing children.

VOTING IS SIMPLE-IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME ON FACEBOOK!

Just click here http://apps.facebook.com/brightfuture/causes/4819?m=de15dddc to vote!

The Deaf Family Literacy Academy, a Volunteer USA Program, connects families who have a deaf or hard of hearing child with a deaf mentor who teaches them how to read and communicate through American Sign Language and English.

According to Zero to Three: "Brain Development"

Friday, 04 December 2009

What is a "critical period" in brain development?

photo courtesy of Baby Signs Pruning or selection of active neural circuits takes place throughout life, but is far more common in early childhood. Animal studies have shown that there are certain windows of time during which the young are especially sensitive to their environment: newborn mice must experience normal whisker sensation in the first few days of life or they will develop abnormal tactile sensitivity in the face region; cats must be allowed normal visual input during the first three months or their vision will be permanently impaired; and monkeys need consistent social contact during the first six months or they will end up extremely emotionally disturbed. Many of the same critical periods appear to hold for human development, although we are less certain about their exact length. Thus, babies also require normal visual input or they may suffer permanent impairment; children born with crossed or "lazy" eyes will fail to develop full acuity and depth perception if the problem is not promptly corrected. Language skills depend critically on verbal input (or sign language, for babies with hearing impairments) in the first few years or certain skills, particularly grammar and pronunciation, may be permanently impacted. The critical period for language-learning begins to close around five years of age and ends around puberty. This is why individuals who learn a new language after puberty almost always speak it with a foreign accent.

Photo courtesy of Baby Signs.

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