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Last Modified: 06/14/2023

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adult Involvement Learning Community

NCHAM recognizes the value of connecting families and their deaf or hard of hearing child with deaf or hard of hearing individuals. Such individuals are typically adults who interact with the family and provide various types of assistance through one-on-one interaction. A variety of terms are used to describe such individuals:

• "deaf mentors"
• deaf "guides"
• "role models" and
• "partners"

What is D/HH Adult Involvement? NCHAM uses "D/HH Adult Involvement" because:

1. It captures a broad range of service delivery models.
2. It is inclusive of supports offered to children who are hard of hearing as well as deaf.
3. Deaf/HH adult involvement can use a variety of communication modalities and a variety of assistive devices.

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National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
Utah State University, 2615 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322
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As a research center at Utah State University, NCHAM is supported by funds from the Utah State Legislature as well as various private, state, and federal entities. From 2001 - 2024 NCHAM served as the National Technical Resource Center for all state-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs in the United States. NCHAM is committed to promoting respectful dialogue about how to improve services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Materials, presentations, and other activities disseminated by NCHAM represent many different views and opinions by stakeholders interested in improving services and outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Developers, authors, and presenters of those materials and activities are responsible for the views and content of their material and no endorsement by NCHAM, USU, or any of our funders is implied or expressed.