Hello, my name is JulieAnn Chavez and I am the leader for Illinois Senate Bill 2516. First, I would like to update all of you on SB2516. The bill is currently out of insurance committee for the time being. Thank you to all of you for calling, writing, and sending postcards to your Senators. Read More
Archive for the ‘Advocacy’ Category
Up for a Challenge with SB2516?
March 14th, 2010 by Hearing Aid Action
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Aid |
Deadline to Pass Hearing Aid Insurance Bill Coming Up
March 3rd, 2010 by Hearing Aid Action
Folks!! The deadline to get SB2516 out of the insurance committee is looming… I urge all of you to call the members of the insurance committee EVERY DAY! Encourage your friends and family to make calls– the more calls we generate, the more we can make this bill into law! Senator William Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Aid |
Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants Should Be Treated Equal
February 7th, 2010 by About.com Deafness
That’s the point of Karen Meyer’s article (she is deaf herself, BTW) on ABC7 Chicago. Illinois has a bill pending that would require hearing aids to be covered by insurance the same way cochlear implants are. As Karen points out, it is about “lack of Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
School news
November 12th, 2009 by Ollie and Ericka Plus 3
Well, the newness of school has wore off for Miles. On his second day of class, they had gym with a male gym teacher. Miles must have thought he was a very scary guy because when he got near him, Miles freaked out. He started crying and I think we all know where this goes…. So when I came Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Education, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Fight for Hearing Aid Coverage in Massachusetts
November 4th, 2009 by About.com Deafness
The Boston Herald reports on an effort to get insurance companies in Massachusetts to cover hearing aids for children. Massachusetts House Bill 910 (see Adobe PDF file) which would require insurance companies to pay for a good chunk of the cost of hearing aids, is opposed by the insurance Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Deaf, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
School update
September 19th, 2009 by The Shoe Princess
So the meeting with the school district on Wednesday went well. We reached a compromise of sorts. I agreed that they could pick Anna up 15 minutes early every afternoon if they could get Anna to school on time. The director of special ed acted like the beginning of the school year was just a Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Education, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
A Dolphin, a Little Girl and a Pair of Embarassing Hearing Aids
August 20th, 2009 by An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear Implant Story
I found this article in the Healthy Hearing newsletter and wanted to share it with all of the parents whose children are at one time or another self-conscious about their hearing aids or cochlear implants… Winter’s Tale: What a dolphin and a little girl teach us about hearing Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Advocacy, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Social interaction for a deaf child
August 13th, 2009 by Impaired but Empowered
Posted in AVT, Advocacy, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
August 10th, 2009 by Connor's Song
Connor’s weight and height, at least from our home measurements, continue to improve. He’s now solidly in the 40% on his length-for-weight percentiles which I think is just about perfect. Height predictors (though I’m iffy on how accurate those things are) are now saying Read More
Posted in ASL, Advocacy, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, SEE |
Consumer Reports: Hearing Aid Shoppers Pay High Prices, Get Mediocre Fittings
June 2nd, 2009 by Bionic World
Consumer Reports: Hearing Aid Shoppers Pay High Prices, Get Mediocre Fittings Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Aid |
Still looking for Voluteers…
June 1st, 2009 by Eva Nichole
for the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation Conference. We will be there this year, myself, Eva and my mom. They are still looking for help with daycare and saturday night events. I would love to get many of our family and friends there so please help in anyway you can!! Here is all the Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Aid |
Senate Bill 68 makes it on ABC Channel 7!!
May 26th, 2009 by Hearing Aid Action
On Sunday, May 24, 2009 ABC Channel 7’s Karen Meyer did a compelling segment on Senate Bill 68 (SB68) of which is legislation mandating insurance companies to provide insurance coverage with no age restrictions. The segment included Senator Ira Silverstein who is the sponsor for SB68, Dana Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Aid |
SB 68 Update–Keep Pushing for It!
May 15th, 2009 by Hearing Aid Action
Calling Senators on the road SB 68 is still very much alive. We have an extension until May 31st, this means we need to really ramp up the calls, emails, letters and faxes to the Illinois Senators. Take a look at the current sponsors: Senate Sponsors Sen. Ira I. Silverstein – Jacqueline Y. Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Aid |
“I saw a baby with hearing aids on and I just never knew they could determine a baby that young is retarded?”
May 14th, 2009 by Mikayla's Blueberry
Come on, really? Ugh! My son is in daycare sponsored by my work and I overheard a co-worker make that comment. What she didn’t know was that I was the mother of the child she was referring to. Before she could finish anymore stupid thoughts and before I could rip her head off….the Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
I just had to say this…
February 13th, 2009 by Eva Nichole
I am sitting here watching some of the videos from Eva’s wish trip to Disney World and I am in tears, that was one of the best weeks of our lives and we did it as a family of 5 with so much love in our hearts, it was something we will never forget. We hope to go back to Disney in 2 years Read More
