
Illinois
Sound Beginnings
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Illinois Sound Beginnings is a collaborative effort between the IL Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program ​​and IL Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side as a way to provide parents and professionals resources and information they need to ensure children who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind reach their highest potential.
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Promoting EHDI Practices
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The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) has representatives from Pediatrics, Otology, Speech Language Pathology, Audiology, Deaf Education and State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. JCIH published a position statement in 2019 that provides guidance on the roles and responsibilities of the providers that may be part of the journey of a child who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH). These resources were created to support parents and professionals in their understanding and follow through of the JCIH recommendations.


