LET UTAH CHILDREN HEAR
To encourage and support access to quality hearing healthcare including state-of-the-art hearing technology for all children in Utah who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Hearing Aids Make A Difference
Our Supporting Beliefs
Language development of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing is likely to be impaired by the hearing loss.
Language skills of children who have hearing loss improve when they are provided with hearing aids.
Providing hearing aids to children with hearing loss will reduce the costs borne by the state.
Because of early identification through newborn hearing screenings, infants with hearing loss
can be fit with amplification at younger ages than ever before.
Normal language, cognitive, and social development for children with hearing loss
is possible and even likely with appropriate family-centered intervention.
Early access to appropriate amplification and intervention can allow families to communicate with their children.
Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing can learn to hear and speak at a commensurate rate with their hearing peers.
Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing deserve the chance to access quality education
and the opportunity to explore the world through hearing.
Currently, 25 other states have passed legislation improving access to hearing aids for children through private insurance coverage.
Utah is NOT one of them.
We propose cost-effective solutions in Utah to improve access to hearing aids for children.
"Her hearing aid has made a world of difference!"
-Katie, Erin's Mom
"Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all."
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
DO YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO IS DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING?
If you have a child who wears or has ever worn hearing aids or bone conduction hearing devices such as a Baha or Ponto, please take 1-2 minutes and take the corresponding Parent Survey in the Links section below.
ARE YOU AN AUDIOLOGIST IN UTAH?
Please take 1-2 minutes and take the Audiologist survey in the Links section below.
SHARE YOUR STORY!
Please take a few minutes and share your child's and your family's story about your journey with hearing loss and obtaining hearing aids. Feel free to include a picture. We'd love to hear from you! Send your story to letutahchildrenhear@gmail.com.
LINKS
LET UTAH CHILDREN HEAR INFOGRAPHIC
A quick overview of our group's main points with further description on the second page.
LET UTAH CHILDREN HEAR TALKING POINTS
This document outlines the current state of obtaining hearing aids in the state and the need for change.
PARENT SURVEY- HEARING AIDS
Select this link if you have a child who wears or has ever worn hearing aids and would like to take our survey.
PARENT SURVEY-BONE CONDUCTION DEVICES
Select this link if you have a child who wears or has ever worn bone conduction hearing devices and would like to take our survey.
AUDIOLOGIST SURVEY
Select this link if you are an Audiologist in the state of Utah and would like to take our survey.
LET UTAH CHILDREN HEAR FACEBOOK PAGE
Click this link to follow our group on Facebook!
Let Utah Children Hear
EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP
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Sarah Cordingley, Pediatric Audiologist, Peak ENT Associates
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Brittany Bown, Pediatric Audiologist, Peak ENT Associates
Let Utah Children Hear
Supporting Organizations
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Alexander Graham Bell Association, Utah Chapter
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Utah Speech & Hearing Association
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Utah - Disability Law Center
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Action Utah
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National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)