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		<title>&#8220;Hearing Loss In The Family&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/hearing-loss-in-the-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought this was interesting&#8230;  and worth sharing: Documentary video about hearing loss in the family http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=440288214442594246&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=true<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=436&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing Loss Effects, Difficulties, and Stats &#8211; Oh My!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I research and read a lot about hearing loss, and frequently see lists stating what the &#8220;common effects of hearing loss&#8221; are for children&#8230;  or what to expect if your child has hearing loss..  or common symptoms or ways to detect if a child has hearing loss.  I&#8217;ve read about studies proving how high percentages of kids [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=416&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Guilt&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/mothers-guilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[child hearing loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a mother, I think feeling guilty often comes with the territory.  When dealing with discovering your child has a hearing loss - and you didn&#8217;t even know it  for some time &#8211; these feelings can often surge up to al all time high.  At least they did for me back in 2001, when we realized [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=63&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Child with Passing Grades Eligible for Special Ed Under IDEA?</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/is-child-with-passing-grades-eligible-for-special-ed-under-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 03:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share this blog entry from The Wrightslaw Way Blog&#8230;  since it seems to be a reoccurring issue&#8230; and that is that kids do NOT need to be failing their classes BEFORE they qualify for IEP or 504 plans&#8230; check it out:  Is Child with Passing Grades Eligible for Special Ed Under IDEA? &#8220;They say he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=394&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Does a Hearing Loss Sound Like?</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/what-does-a-hearing-loss-sound-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting&#8230;  and really shows what an impact background noise has on moderate hearing loss.  I give my son (and anyone else with mild/mod hearing loss) a lot of credit for dealing with this on a regular basis&#8230;  From: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/topics/hearingloss/hlsoundslke.htm Normal hearing Moderate hearing loss   Normal hearing with background noise   Moderate hearing loss with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=386&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding help&#8230; and friends&#8230; (who can relate to mild/moderate hearing loss)</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/finding-help-and-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 21:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been so busy lately, and AC has been doing so well, that it&#8217;s been easy to forget about updating this blog.  Yet, every once in a while&#8230; something, or some ONE, reminds me of why I started this blog a few years back.  This is what happened just recently when I received an email from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=369&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s Just the Way We Hear&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/thats-just-the-way-we-hear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is great.  Thanks to Paula&#8217;s Facebook page and &#8220;HearingExchange&#8221; for leading me to this great website and video&#8230; From: http://www.dosomething.org/bands/entry/sophies-tales   Check it out! =)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=365&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AC, ASL &amp; Eyeth Day</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/ac-asl-eyeth-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted here.  Life has been crazy&#8230; but, good.    AC is finishing up 6th grade, his first year of middle school.  He’s done remarkably well.  We had his 504 plan meeting last week, and basically will just repeat it for next year.  The main thing it entails really is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=350&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Walk4Hearing &#8211; Coming up!</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/walk4hearing-coming-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the other day I received an email about the Walk4Hearing coming up soon, on Sunday May 3rd. This will be the 3rd annual Walk4Hearing, sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association of America (Rochester chapter), and I’m really looking forward to it.  We will join Katy&#8217;s team, with her daughter Rory.  If anyone can participate, sponsor, or donate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=335&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ASL as &#8220;Foreign Language&#8221; for Hard of Hearing Children</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/asl-as-foreign-language-for-hard-of-hearing-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, ASL (American Sign Language) is a very popular choice for kids to take at my son&#8217;s public school as their &#8220;Foreign Language&#8221;.  So popular, that they do not guarantee any child can take it.   My son, AC , is in 6th grade now and mainstreamed.  His school recently sent home a standard form for kids/parents to state [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4188139&amp;post=320&amp;subd=hearmehearmenot&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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