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Listening @ ACI Alliance
Listening is a vehicle for us to share information on cochlear implants and hearing loss with hearing healthcare providers, adult CI recipients (and those exploring CI), parents and family members interested in CI, educators who work with deaf and hard of hearing children, and anyone wanting to learn more about cochlear implants.
ACI Alliance is a not-for-profit organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation by sponsoring research, driving heightened awareness and advocating for improved access to cochlear implants for people of all ages. There is a wealth of information on our website.
Our work at ACI Alliance follows our mission encompassing research, advocacy, and awareness. Accordingly, Listening covers all three.
We encourage you to share sign-up details for this free e-newsletter with patients, family members, colleagues or anyone who may be interested.
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ACI Alliance Accomplishments
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2020 was challenging, but we worked together to accomplish so much as an organization.
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Inspired by true events, a young baseball player has his dreams of pitching for a little league travel team derailed by a devastating injury on the field. After a long recovery process, he goes off to sleep-away camp where he befriends a deaf catcher who helps him overcome his fear of returning to the mound. Learn more about the movie and cochlear implants. Check out our resources on the film's website.
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The Listening Project, a documentary featuring young adults sharing their stories about growing up deaf in a time of rapidly improving hearing technology, premiered at the ACI Alliance CI2018 DC conference. A panel of young adults featured in the film discusses their experiences navigating their way through school, friendships and slumber parties emphasizing the importance of accepting their deafness on their own terms. The film is now available on the Hearing First website without cost.
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Tips For Cochlear Implant Recipients to Enjoy Music
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Music tips for CI recipients was authored by two music enthusiasts-- CI surgeon Charles Limb MD of UCSF and CI recipient and ACI Alliance Executive Director Donna Sorkin. This article continues our series on adult rehabilitation with The Hearing Journal in the magazine’s November 2021 issue. Click below to read the full article. Click here for more information on Music with a CI. Click here for more information on Adult Rehabilitation.
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Support Telehealth Permanence under Medicare
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Legislation allowing audiologists, speech language pathologists, and others to continue providing telehealth services under Medicare was introduced in both the US House and Senate. ACI Alliance supports these efforts. Waivers to provide telehealth will expire once the public health emergency due to COVID-19 ends. To let your Member of the US House Representatives know you support this bill, click here. To let your US Senator know, click here.
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Support Early Intervention Reauthorization
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The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act of 2021 passed unanimously out of the Energy and Commerce Committee as H.R. 5561 on November 17th and awaits a full vote by the US House of Representatives. The EHDI program provides funding for infant screening programs and early intervention services for children with hearing loss. We are working with the appropriate Senate staff on a bill, collaborating with related organizations. Please let your Member of Congress know that you support EHDI and improved funding for the program by clicking here.
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A Welcome Video From Our Conference Program Committee Co-Chairs
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Matthew L. Bush MD, PhD, MBA (Co-chair); University of Kentucky Medical Center & Lisa Park AuD (Co-chair); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcome all participants to join us in DC this May for our in-person conference.
The conference will be held at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. Click here for more information on the hotel.
Hotel Reservation deadline: April 29, 2022
Online Hotel Reservations: Click here.
By phone: Call 1-202-898-9000 and reference the group code “CI2022”.
Registration Opens December 15th.
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Collaborative Partners with ACI Alliance
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ACI Alliance works with many other organizations to provide the most up-to-date information on cochlear implants. These collaborations include shared information and resources, participation in working groups and working together on conferences and events.
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CI2020 Online Highlights in Otology & Neurotology
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| CI2020 Online highlights are now available on the Otology & Neurotology website. They were published as a special online supplement with the December 2021 issue. |
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Like what you’ve seen? There is no obligation to join to continue receiving Listening but if you wish to be more involved in ACI Alliance, explore the opportunities for membership.
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P.O. Box 103 | McLean, VA 22101-0103 | Phone: 703.534.6146
Website: https://www.acialliance.org
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