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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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Plan Your Week at CI2025 Boston!
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Opening at CI2025: Lexi, the Voice of Apple TV’s El Deafo - click here to read her full story and get excited to meet her in person in Boston!
Check out the schedule, plan your week, and don't forget to book your hotel room!
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Wednesday April 30, 2025 | Omni Boston Seaport Hotel | 450 Summer St, Boston
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Supporting Children Who are Deaf & Hard of Hearing to Maximize Language Learning with 21st Century Hearing Technology
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This workshop is designed for education and early intervention professionals with limited knowledge about the differences between cochlear implants and hearing aids, how to support children with hearing to maximize language learning with technology, and transitioning children from early intervention or preschool to the mainstream. CEUs will be offered and attendees will receive a complimentary membership in ACI Alliance.
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Annually, USC offers summer clinical placements for 8 graduate students in the Master of Science Speech Language pathology program, a placement for one USC Dornsife College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences Readers' PLUS students (general education major), and volunteer positions for 3 students from area universities, and literacy intervention for children and their families in the greater Los Angeles area.
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Hear Indiana’s Listening and Spoken Language Camp, taking place June 8–13, 2025
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This week-long experience is designed for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Camp is packed with fun, friendship, and meaningful support for listening and spoken language development—all in a welcoming, encouraging environment.
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2025 AudiologyOnline Webinars presented in partnership with ACI Alliance
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View the March AudiologyOnline and ACI Alliance Webinars Early Hearing Detection & Intervention 101 and Barriers to Enrolling Children with Hearing Loss in Early Intervention. These are available online, recorded, free sessions.
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Musician and CI Recipient Kelly Flodin Shares His Tips for Appreciating Music
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My CIs have been life changing for me. They have allowed me to get back to living my life in a hearing world as I've always known it. Getting my friends and family back and being a part of things again has been priceless. Getting music back feels like a big bonus to me. It takes a lot of patience, effort, and perseverance, but it's very rewarding when things finally start falling into place. I am very grateful for the technology, and all the good people that make it happen.
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AAA Presents the Marion Downs Award for Excellence in Pediatric Audiology to Dr. Jace Wolfe
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Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A, Senior Vice President of Innovation at the Oberkotter Foundation, has been awarded the 2025 Marion Downs Award for Excellence in Pediatric Audiology by the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Wolfe is recognized with the prestigious award for his exceptional contributions to pediatric audiology and the impact his work has made on the profession.
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Australia's Sydney Opera House Introduces Auracast Broadcast Technology
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Advanced accessibility technology is set to transform the listening experience at the Sydney Opera House for people with hearing loss following a collaboration between GN, Hearing Australia, and the National Acoustic Laboratories.
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Join our new ACI Alliance Advocates and participate in outreach to elected and appointed officials. We have tools that make it easy to be involved and have an impact by adding your voice with a minimal amount of time to do so. The ACI Alliance advocacy program is bipartisan and focuses on public policy issues as they pertain to our priorities in hearing health generally and cochlear implantation specifically.
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Please support these Action Alerts to let Congress and policy makers know the importance of protecting access for CIs.
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ACI Alliance Joins Organizations Urging Protection of Department of Health and Human Services Programs
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ACI Alliance joined more than 450 disability, civil rights, aging, mental health, and patient organizations in sending a letter to Congress expressing concerns about reported plans to reorganize and close significant departments within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We will continue to monitor all of the proposed plans and how they will impact the hearing health community.
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National CMV Family Database
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Your participation in this database provides information to researchers in the areas of diagnostics, treatment and prevention of CMV. It also allows CMV to connect you with newly diagnosed families and those interested in working on CMV advocacy.
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Authors: Ankita Patro; Patrick J. Lawrence; Terrin N. Tamati; Xia Ning; Aaron C. Moberly
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Using Machine Learning and Multifaceted Preoperative Measures to Predict Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes: A Prospective Pilot Study
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The results of the study showed that clustering analysis yielded three groups with differences in the reliable change index for sentence recognition, and one group demonstrated low baseline sentence recognition and only small improvements post-CI. The conclusion is that preoperative assessments can prognosticate postoperative performance and identify individuals at risk for poor sentence recognition outcomes, which may help guide counseling and rehabilitation.
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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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