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Welcome to the California Hands & Voices Blog!

We are delighted you are here! We will use this site to keep our members up to date on what’s happening within California Hands & Voices and other related news. Check back often! In addition to this site, our CA Hands & Voices Facebook group is a great online community where you can network with professionals and families raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing children throughout California. We also invite you to visit the Hands & Voices Blog.

Webinar on August 4^th from 2:00p – 3:00p PST

Hands & Voices Observe, Understand, and Respond Project
Presented by Harold Johnson, ED.D., and Sara Kennedy.

The webinar will share insights, resources and strategies designed to assist the parents of 6 - 11 years children who are and the professionals they work with to:

1. Understand when, where, with whom and why are our children/students are at greatest risk for maltreatment, i.e., neglect & abuse.

2. Access informational and curricular resources that can be used at home and in school to inform and support parents and professionals to design, implement and monitor safe environments for our children/students.

3. Utilization of day-to-day observations, conversations, children's books, instructional designs and I.E.P. documents to plan, implement and monitor safe and nurturing home and school learning environments for our children.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://rchsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/3773b1adcf030706cde7dc3c8da9331e .

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

More info on the O.U.R. Project: https://cahandsandvoices.org/family-support/our-project

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 Committee hearing on Tuesday April 24th. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend AND To those who called /wrote letters in support of the bill.

The measure passed committee unanimously!

*If AB #598 passes, insurance companies will be required to provide hearing aid coverage for minors.

The next step is the Assembly Appropriations Committee! Stay tuned for more information on how you can help.

If you live in San Diego we need your help within the next two weeks. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.if you live in San Diego and have a DHH child birth to 18 years old who wears hearing aids.

Thank you for your support!

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 fun for all ages and it has become an anchor for many families throughout California and beyond! Please visit the Family Camp tab on our website for more information. https://cahandsandvoices.org/camps-calendar/family-camps

Join CA H&V

Member Benefits!

Communicator Hands & Voices Newspaper delivered to your home
Discounts to ASTra Training and Select Events
Discounts to Family Camp
Priority Access to our ASTra Advocates
E-Blast Mailing List
Invitation to current events locally and statewide
Access to our Facebook Support Group
Your membership also supports our mission and the work we do!

If you are not yet a member then we invite you to join today!
https://cahandsandvoices.org/get-involved/become-member

legislation

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 is the most significant barrier preventing families from accessing hearing aids and hearing aid services. Only one in ten children in privately funded plans has coverage for hearing aids and hearing aid services, which costs a family up to $6,000 every three to five years. This is a heavy financial burden for working families. Some families are forced to forego hearing aids for their children or postpone services such as fittings and maintenance. Other families have to deplete their savings or seek out other charity assistance for a device that should be covered by their medical insurance. This is why 24 other states have already passed legislation requiring insurance companies to cover the expense of hearing aids for children.

If you have any questions or would like to write your letter of support please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and you can stay informed by visiting the Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/LetCAKidsHear/

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