All Ears at Child's Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast

On episode 30 of All Ears at Child’s Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Haley and Wendy are joined by Dr. Maribeth Lartz. Dr Lartz is a Professor Emerita, Illinois State University Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program. She has a B.S. & M.A. in Deaf Education from The University of Texas at Austin and Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also the Principal Investigator/Director of multiple U.S. Department of Education personal training grants. Dr. Lartz has trained hundreds of Teacher’s of the Deaf at Illinois State University. Dr. Lartz shares her experiences, growing up in a family with hearing loss and sign language. She talks about the journey and transformation in Deaf Education from the 80’s until now. Dr. Lartz gives insight on what has changed for children with hearing loss and what she hopes for the future of Deaf Education.

Tatum and Wendy talk to Dr. Hoff about the surgical procedures related to microtia and other disorders. Dr. Hoff talks about his daily life as a surgeon as well as how things have changed in his practice since COVID-19 started as well as much more! Find us @childsvoicepodcast Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast.

Tatum and Wendy talk to the National CMV Foundation Director, Amanda Deveraux. We discuss the cytomegalovirus which is a very common virus that can have significant impact on babies including hearing loss. We talk about transmission, prevention, symptoms, parent led legislation, treatment, and the potential for a vaccine for CMV. Follow our new Instagram @childsvoicepodcast for updates and to send us feedback!

On episode 27 of All Ears at Child’s Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Tatum and Wendy are joined by Katie Farnsworth, AuD. Katie works as a pediatric audiologist at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. She grew up wearing bilateral hearing aids and received a cochlear implant as an adult. Katie shares about her experience her experience growing up with hearing loss and hearing aids, studying Hearing and Speech Sciences and Audiology in undergraduate and graduate school, receiving a cochlear implant as an adult while working as an audiologist, and working with families and children as a pediatric audiologist. Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast.

On episode 26 of All Ears at Child’s Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Tatum and Wendy are joined by Matt and Tim Reuter-Bowers. Matt and Tim are the parents of two young boys, one of whom has bilateral cochlear implants and is in 5 th grade. On this episode we their family’s experience with adoption, navigating everyday life wearing masks, mainstreaming, working with the professionals on your team, and much more. Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast.

On episode 25 of All Ears at Child’s Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Tatum and Wendy interview Derrick Coleman, Jr., the first deaf offensive player in the NFL. Derrick shares about his experience growing up hard-of-hearing and learning to advocate for himself both in the classroom and on the football field. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

Tatum and Wendy talk to Lindsay about remote microphone systems. We discuss the most current technology and terminology, what remote mic systems do and how they are used with children and adults of all ages. She shares her expertise on why remote mic systems are important for an optimal listening environment for young children as well as how the advances in technology have changed the way they are used in homes and schools. Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On Episode 23 Part 2, we share part two of our two-part conversation with Molly and Linda. Molly is the parent and Linda is the grandparent of a toddle named Lucas who uses bilateral cochlear implants. In part two, Molly and Linda share more about their experience with Lucas’s early intervention therapies, Lucas’s multiple cochlear implant surgeries, and their relationship as mother and daughter. -Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. -[Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On episode 23, we share part one of a two-part series with Molly and Linda. Molly is the parent and Linda is the grandparent of a two-year-old boy who uses cochlear implants. Molly and Linda share about their experience first learning of Lucas’s hearing diagnosis shortly following his birth, his family’s decision to pursue cochlear implants, and their early experiences with audiology and Early Intervention services. Throughout our conversation, Molly and Linda reflect on their relationships with Lucas and each other as they supported one another throughout the early stages following Lucas’s diagnosis with hearing loss. - We are currently working on an episode featuring our listeners, our staff, and our fellow colleagues in hearing loss. We would love for you to share with us about anything related to how or what you are doing during this time of Covid-19. Send an email or voice memo to podcast@childsvoice.org. Find instructions on how to make a voice memo using your phone in today’s show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the episode transcript and find episode show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child’s Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guest and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child’s Voice.]

On episode 22, Jessica Dallman, a licensed professional counselor and owner of a private practice called Natural Wisdom Counseling, joins the show to discuss fostering resilience in children with hearing loss and their families. - If you haven't yet, fill out our listener survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTP7CPC. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find episode show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On episode 21 of All Ears at Child's Voice, Tatum and Wendy interview Valli Gideons from mybattlecall.com about her experience as a military spouse raising two children with hearing loss who use cochlear implants. Valli and her daughter, Harper, have recently written a children's book that you can pre-order on Amazon or from Barnes & Noble (both linked in our episode show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast) - If you haven't yet, fill out our listener survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTP7CPC. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

In this mini episode of All Ears at Child’s Voice, Wendy and Tatum briefly reflect on season three, preview some of season four, and share some ways listeners can help the show. The podcast will now be year-round with new episodes airing once a month on the second Wednesday of the month. The next episode will air 2/12. - Fill out our listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTP7CPC - Email in a voice memo to hear yourself on the show. If you need help making a voice memo, see the links in the show notes for this episode at childsvoice.org/podcast. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the episode transcript and find episode show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On episode 20 of All Ears at Child’s Voice, Tatum and Wendy are joined by Dr. Michele Friedner, a social and medical anthropologist from The University of Chicago. On today’s episode, Tatum and Wendy talk to Dr. Friedner about the language professionals and families use when describing hearing loss, hearing technology, and disability and how that language represents as well as shapes the identities of children with hearing loss and children who use cochlear implants. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the episode transcript and find episode show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guest and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On Episode 19 of All Ears at Child's Voice, Wendy and Tatum interview Meredith Berger, the executive director of the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech New York Campus, about aural microtia/atresia. Topics discussed include the current diagnostic process as well as amplification/intervention options available for this population. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find episode show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On Episode 18 of All Ears at Child's Voice, Wendy interviews four parents of children with hearing loss about their unique and individual journeys. This episode was recorded as part of a live parent panel Child's Voice hosted this past July for visitors from a hearing loss program located in Tel Aviv, Israel called Beit Micha. At the end of the panel, staff from Beit Micha ask the four panelists questions. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]