CONTENTS

VISION, HEARING AND SPEECH

COVER STORY

• 14 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CVI: THE LEADING CAUSE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN KIDS By Virginia A. Jacko
• 16 EVERYONE HAS A VOICE By Nanci Bentley
• 21 IDENTIFYING VISION AND HEARING CHANGES IN PEOPLE WITH IDD AS THEY AGE By Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM
• 24 BECOMING A PARENT LEADER IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY By Pamela Aasen
• 26 SUPPORT SPEECH IN YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM By Jenn Adams
• 28 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF SINGLE SIDED HEARING LOSS By Robin Bliven
• 32 IMPROVED SPEECH AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS SUPPORT A CHILD’S EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT By Avivit Ben-Aharon, MS ED. MA CCC SLP 
• 34 THREE IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR LIVING WELL WITH HEARING LOSS By Shari Eberts
• 36 TEACHING SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS TO DEAF AND HARD- OF-HEARING STUDENTS By Elizabeth Mayton M.Ed.
• 39 HEARING LOSS OR NOT: CREATE WAYS TO TALK WITH YOUR CHILD By Gayla H. Guignard, M.A., CCC-A/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT and Melody Bertrand

FEATURES

• 43 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: WHAT FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS CAN DO By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
• 46 IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH: NAVIGATING LIFE AFTER BRAIN INJURY By David A. Grant

ON OUR COVER

Caterina Sastri and son Lorenzo, who joined inclusive preschool programs and educational interventions at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, are featured in our Annual Vision, Hearing and Speech Issue.