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Georgia


  • Our paid membership has grown to 44 people:  28 parents and
    16 professionals and continues to grow.

  • We have over 200 people in our database, interested in
    receiving regular information.

  • We submit quarterly articles to the National Hands & Voices
    newspaper, “The Communicator”.

  • We are an official 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization.

  • Our website, www.gahandsandvoices.org, continues to provide
    updated events and resources, family stories and opportunities
    to connect.

  • Our online discussion group has over 50 members,
    Hands_VoicesGA@yahoo.com

  • We are now on Facebook, 58 members in the group Georgia
    Hands & Voices in the 1st week.

  • We currently have 10 Board members, 6 parents and 4
    professionals, 1 who is also an adult who is HH.  We have
    monthly conference calls to foster regular communication and
    action.

  • We have had informational meetings in Valdosta (30 in
    attendance), Augusta (almost 40 in attendance), and two
    meetings in the Atlanta metro area last year (with 40 in
    attendance at AASD, 60 in attendance in Cobb County).  We
    have also been to the Coastal South in Hinesville, with 20 in
    attendance, 25 in attendance in Columbus and enjoyed our
    family event at our July 25 Back to School Bash in Snellville with
    almost 80 in attendance! We are headed to Athens, GA on
    March 20, 2010.  

  • We have presented at Metro D/HH Consortiums, at GDEAF, to
    various schools and school systems, we were invited to speak to
    the Governor-appointed Commission on Hearing Impaired and
    Deaf Persons and have participated in various local, regional and
    national conferences.  

  • We have assisted over 29 parents in IEP advocacy, parent
    matching, providing resources through your website inquiries, at
    meetings and by email, providing support to the families of D/HH
    children throughout our state, as well as the professionals who
    support our families.

  • We provide representation on multiple Boards and task forces,
    such as, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Georgia Sensory
    Assistance Project, GA/FL SOTAC/PEPNet, State Advisory Panel
    on Special Education, American Association of Home Based Early
    Interventionists, to name a few.  

  • We have built and continue to build strong relationships with the
    many diverse organizations, groups and individuals who support
    the D/HH population in our state.  Parents need information and
    reliable resources in order to make wise and appropriate
    decisions and choices for their children. This support is vital in
    partnering with the strong systems and supports our state EHDI
    (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) program and the DOE
    (Department of Education) has to offer us, including private and
    residential schools, along with the experience and options
    Georgia has regarding its medical and therapeutic
    practices.         
 
                WEBSITE:  www.gahandsandvoices.org
                  EMAIL:  info@gahandsandvoices.org
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