UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders

Summer Intensive Auditory Revitalization Conference (SIARC) Returns! SIARC returns this summer, July 21 - 25. SIARC is a unique opportunity for adults with hearing impairment and their communication partner(s) to experience the benefits of cooperative learning in a social environment. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/giu9H5aY

Congratulations to the amazing students who received the 2024 Callier Center awards, fellowships and scholarships. The Callier Center is proud to award deserving speech-language pathology and audiology students! Today we feature Avery Moore the recipient of the Robert D. Stillman Award for Outstanding Students in the Master of Science in Communication Disorders program. Avery is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is from Murphy, Texas. Avery previously graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She currently serves as a research assistant in the Larynx Lab at UT Dallas and hopes to become a voice, swallowing and upper airway specialized speech-language pathologist. https://lnkd.in/guUy6jcg

Like vision checks, teeth cleanings and physical checkups, hearing evaluations are part of a complete, healthy lifestyle. With hearing loss, hearing is not the only thing at stake. From the brain to the blood, there are some common comorbidities our licensed audiological team at Callier Center for Communication Disorders always keeps top-of-mind when connecting your hearing health to your whole health. Share this healthy aging information with your loved ones this summer. Learn more! https://lnkd.in/gwfTyaG4

Enrollment for Camp Mary Poppins closes on July 10! Camp Mary Poppins is in collaboration with Watertower Theatre, Broadway Dallas, Hear Us Now, Dr. Linda Thibodeau’s Hearing Health Lab and Dr. Andrea Warner-Czyz’s Children and Infant Listening Lab. Campers will participate in musical-themed activities centered around one of the core musical scenes featured in the showcase, “Mary Poppins.” Their activities will include dance, arts/crafts, lighting, makeup, cast visits and costume and prop development, all while learning how to use hearing technology in more environments than just home or school. https://lnkd.in/ggtTR7ME

We are excited to share that Brooke Shelby will be chairing the 14th annual Callier Cares Luncheon! https://lnkd.in/gEv9cDbE

The Callier Center is closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Enjoy photos from Callier’s Preschool Language Development Program (PLDP) Fourth of July Parade!

The Pediatric Feeding News featured Callier’s Supportive Treatment of Eating in Preschoolers (STEPS) program. Read the interview with Callier’s Jenny McGlothlin MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, who started the STEPS program. https://lnkd.in/gbc7aFh9

For DeafBlind Awareness Week we share 6 ways you can celebrate this important awareness week from Helen Keller Services (HKS). 1.     Learn about the DeafBlind community 2.     Raise awareness online and in the community 3.     Learn how to make the internet and digital resources more accessible. For example, use alternative text on images in digital communications and social media, use headings on webpages, and provide video transcripts. 4.     Write to your local legislator for a Proclamation declaring June 23 to June 30, 2024 as DeafBlind Awareness Week. 5.     Host a panel or learn more about DeafBlind individuals and their perspectives 6.     Read Success Stories from individuals who are DeafBlind Helen Keller Services website! https://lnkd.in/gjxs5djP Campaign Graphic Image description: A DeafBlind Awareness Week poster showing a woman in a blue graduation cap and gown smiling into the distance, holding a white cane, and wearing sunglasses. Above her are 5 illustrated icons representing themes such as becoming a teacher, traveling, starting a family, higher education, and owning a home. Underneath the woman there are big words that say “Diverse Journeys, Shared Aspirations.” In smaller letters beneath that are words that say “HKNC partners with DeafBlind individuals as they navigate life’s pathways towards greater independence, meaningful employment, and achieving their personal milestones.” On the bottom left of the poster is a link to HelenKeller.org/DBAW24. On the bottom right of the poster is the Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults logo. #DBAW24

In wrapping up National Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Month, we hope you have enjoyed reading with us Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth by Megan Nix. Here are ways that you can become an advocate to raise awareness about CMV. 1.     Connect with the National CMV Foundation: https://lnkd.in/dTd5gdB 2.     Advocate for newborn hearing screening and a CCMV screening: https://lnkd.in/gvS5aRMf 3.     Donate 4.     Volunteer   #StopCMV #CMVAwareness

For Aphasia Awareness Month we learn five strategies to use when talking with someone with aphasia by Callier speech-language pathologist Diane Walsh. #aphasiaawarenessmonth