Hey Y'all!
I have been told by the Nashville natives that my subdued joisey accent adds some additional depth to the southernly salutation. It seems to evoke a sidesplitting laugh after I enthustiatic greet people. Anyway, the registration is creeping close to 1,000 people! Today is the last day that the Exhibit Hall is opened and it is free to the public!
I attended the Resarch Symposium on Hair Cell Regeneration Research. I have a long list of notes that I complied from the three hour seminar. I am weeding through the words like p27, DAPT blocks, postalnatal (P3) Math1-GFP transgenic cochleas, y-secretase inhibitor, notch blockades, FGF, and GFP to make some sense of it all. :) The million dollar question of when will it be available - 10 to 15 years down the line.
Here are the events that will be happening here today. If you would like more information about these events or workshops - click to download the
green version
2009 HLAA Convention Program Guide and the
Convention Workbook which features all presentation slides for the different workshops and all sponsored by
Verizon.
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Chapter and State Newsletter Editors Meeting
Facilitator: Stephen Frazier
10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Chapter Development Panel
Moderator: Julie Olson
11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Government Employees Who Work With Hard of Hearing People — Networking Meeting
Noon – 12:45 p.m.
- Want to Know More About Walk4Hearing™?
1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Oticon: Advanced Technology Options for Severe Hearing Loss
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
- Chapter Delegate Workshop
2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Meet Executive Director Brenda Battat
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall Social — Happy Hour
3:45 p.m. –5 p.m.
- HAT/Peer Mentors/Academy Reunion
6 p.m.
Featuring
Alison Krauss,
The Whites, Rhonda Vincent, Point of Grace,
Hal Ketchum, Sammy Johns,
Jesse McReynoldsWORKSHOPS
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
- Dementia Misdiagnosis and Hearing Loss
Presenter:
Michael Bower, B.A., Activity Consultant Certified
- Hearing Loss, Stress, and Coping—It's a Family Affair
Presenter:
Kris English, Ph.D., President-Elect, American Academy of Audiology.
- Bringing Captioned Radio to Reality
Presenters:
Ellyn Sheffield Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Psychology, Towson University
Michael Starling, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Its Importance for People with Hearing Loss Worldwide
Presenter:
- The Job Search Process: It's Clear Communication is Critical!
Presenters:
Mary Ellen Tait, Assistant Director, Center on Employment,
NTIDMark Pfuntner,
NTID Business Studies Department
10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
- Overview of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Presenters:
David Haynes, M.D., Director of Neurotology, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
George Wanna, M.D., Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
- Bridge Over Muddy Waters: An Interactive Workshop to Help Navigate Your Way to Successful Relationships
Presenters:
Donna Wayner, Ph.D., President & CEO, Hear Again, Inc.
Jeanne Kelley, HLAA Albany Chapter
Patricia W. Mirza, HLAA Albany Chapter
- Bilateral Cochlear Implant Panel
Moderator: Wayne Roorda
Panel includes:
Advanced Bionics: Sheila Adams and
Abbie CranmerCochlear Americas: Mark Doshier
Med El: Jimmy Mobley and Virgi Mills
- Hear to Work—Workplace Acoustics Based on ClassroomStandard ANSI S12.60
Presenter:
Donald Bataille, Architect, Bataille Architecture and Planning
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Presenter:
Sam Trychin, Ph.D.
- Hidden Impact of Hearing Loss
Presenter:
Cathy Kooser, MSW
- TIA-1083 Hearing Aid Compatibility Standard
Presenter:
Rebecca Schwartz, J.D.
- Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace and Classroom
Presenter:
Esther Kelly, Pet-D, San Diego University, Deaf Action Center/Texas Department of Rehabilitation
- Classroom Accommodations: Find Out What You Have Been Missing
Presenters:
Jana Colter, RMR, CRR, CCP, National Court Reporters Association
Joyce Casey, RDR, CRR, CBC, CCP, National Court Reporters Association
Sherry Knox, CCB, CCP, National Court Reporters Association
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Post-Secondary and Lifelong Education of Men and Women Who Are Hard of Hearing
Moderator: T. Alan Hurwitz, Ed.D., President, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
Panelists:
James J. DeCaro, Ph.D., Director,
PEN-International at NTID
Heidi Adams, PEPNet consultant
Patty Conway, CRC, Rehabilitation Consultant
Sara Schley, Ed.D., Senior Researcher and Associate Professor, NTID
Larry Scott, Associate Professor and Chair, Communication Studies, NTID
- Improving Communication Between People with Hearing Loss and Their Partners: Plan It—Practice It—Evaluate It
Presenters:
John Greer Clark, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Audiology, University of Cincinnati; President, Clark Audiology, LLC
Jill E. Preminger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Audiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Baha—Bone Anchored Hearing Device: Current Trends in Surgery, Fitting and Assessment
Presenters:
Andrea Hedley-Williams, Au.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center
David Haynes, M.D., Director of Neurotology, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Krissie Rigsby, Au.D., National Center for Childhood Deafness and Family Communication, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Advocacy in Action - HLAA's Working for You
Presenter:
Lise Hamlin, Director of Public Policy and State Development, Hearing Loss Association of America
