American Cochlear Implant Alliance will host the world premiere of a new documentary, The Listening Project, at the CI2018 DC Emerging Issues Symposium in Washington, DC. The film and reception will be held from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. The Listening Project features interviews with twelve young adults who were born deaf and diagnosed late given the timeframe (prior to newborn hearing screening). After the film showing, several of the individuals featured in the film will join us to participate in a panel discussion with filmmakers Irene Taylor Brodsky and  Jane Madell PhD.  Jane was the childhood audiologist and auditory verbal therapist for each of the people in the film.

CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) captioning will be provided and the film is open captioned. 

To view the trailer for The Listening Project  visit: https://www.acialliance.org/page/TheListeningProject

Children 8-15 years of age may attend the event for free with a family member who has purchased a ticket. This event is not intended nor appropriate for young children under the age of 8.

Please arrive by 4:30 pm on March 9th. Bring your email confirmation with you to the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington DC.  Please present the email receipt at the ACI Alliance conference registration desk and you will be given your movie ticket and directed to the Regency Ballroom. The conference registration desk is located in the West Registration area, located on the lobby level. Proceed towards the West Elevators then stay to the right-hand side.

Valet parking is available at the Omni at a rate of $30/first 2hrs.  Limited on street parking and nearby garage parking is also available.  If you wish to use Metro, the Metro station closest to the hotel is the Woodley Park/Adams Morgan Metro station, which is located on the Redline. Once you have exited the train, head south on 24th Street.