The upcoming ASTra training in Sacramento on February 8th. We are hosting a one day/ 8 hour class for parents, professionals and community members to increase knowledge and skills to advocate for their own child, and/or students they work with. The…
Changing of the Guard Letter from the CA H&V Executive Team
Dear California Hands & Voices Community, On November 10, 2019 the California Hands & Voices Board met to discuss the vision and strategic plan for our organization. In addition to those activities, a consensus decision was made to allow Apryl…
HANDS & VOICES OBSERVE, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPOND PROJECT WEBINAR
Webinar on August 4th from 2:00p – 3:00p PST Hands & Voices Observe, Understand, and Respond ProjectPresented by Harold Johnson, ED.D., and Sara Kennedy. The webinar will share insights, resources and strategies designed to assist the parents of 6 –…
AB #598 Update
If you are on our Facebook Group and/or Page you saw that Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults, AND Professionals all showed up in Sacramento to show their support for AB 598 at the Assembly Health…
Family Camps
We invite you to come to one (or all!) of our Family Camps and enjoy quality time with your family in a safe and beautiful natural setting with other families raising Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children. Family Camp is…
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AB# 598
California Hands & Voices wrote a letter of support for AB 598, which would require health insurance plans and policies to cover hearing aids for children up to 18 years of age. In California, the cost of a hearing aid…
O.U.R. Project Webinar
Observe, Understand & Respond: the O.U.R. Children’s Safety Project We don’t like to think about it, but our kids who are deaf or hard of hearing are at a higher risk for maltreatment — bullying, abuse and neglect. California Hands &…