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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>
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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&blog=4188139&post=350&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=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>
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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&blog=4188139&post=335&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=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>
				<category><![CDATA[504 Plan]]></category>
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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 preferences [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=320&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year in ASL</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/happy-new-year-in-asl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year everyone! 
I mentioned before I&#8217;m taking an ASL class.   I&#8217;ve learned a little so far, but mostly learned that I have a LOT more to learn!!  It&#8217;s a bit intimidating.  But&#8230;. I took 3 years of French  back in High School and never really could speak French very well &#8211; so, I don&#8217;t know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=305&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Passing grades do not disqualify a child for special education services</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/does-your-child-meet-the-legal-definition-of-child-with-a-disability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[504 Plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received the newest WrightsLaw Newsletter - and wanted to share the below article since I hear so many parents fighting with schools about wether their child qualifies for services or not.    Too often schools think that unless a child with hearing loss is failing and doing really poorly &#8211; they don&#8217;t qualify for services.  This is NOT [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=267&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Must be MY SIDE&#8230; ;)</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/must-be-my-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big brain on my son, that is&#8230;  (my side   ). 
I hope this doesn&#8217;t come off the wrong way&#8230; but, I am pretty psyched and wanted to share. We just got AC&#8217;s first report card from middle school today. He got strait A+&#8217;s!! . =) We&#8217;re so proud of him!!
I thought he was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=214&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When will my baby brother start wearing his hearing aids?</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/when-will-my-baby-brother-start-wearing-his-hearing-aids/</link>
		<comments>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/when-will-my-baby-brother-start-wearing-his-hearing-aids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after we brought his little brother home, AC asked me one day, "So, when will DC start to wear his hearing aids?".  I realized that he just assumed that since he had started wearing his HA's the year before - that his little brother would eventually do the the same.  
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		<title>Mild Hearing Loss or ADD??</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/mild-hearing-loss-or-add/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["His extraneous movement did not appear to be related to his hearing loss".  Oh Really??<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=179&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So&#8230; What&#8217;s YOUR Problem?!</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/so-whats-your-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned before, the year AC was in 3rd grade was a bit of a rough year for us. It was the first time he really ever &#8220;got in trouble&#8221; in school. He was basically being misunderstood, and was falsely accused of misbehaving, when he simply wasn&#8217;t hearing. 
Third grade was also the first time that AC really [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=158&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Silent Whispers&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/silent-whispers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debcny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a beautifully written post by Michelle over at the &#8220;Say What Club&#8221; blog - entitled: &#8220;All That A Whisper Is&#8220;.  Michelle is a mom who has severe hearing loss herself, and talks about how she could not hear whispers from her child.  Please go read her post&#8230;  it&#8217;s an inspiring read.
For me, it also gave me a glimpse to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hearmehearmenot.wordpress.com&blog=4188139&post=116&subd=hearmehearmenot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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