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Our Groupon Grassroots Campaign | |
We've got some exciting news: We're teaming up with Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of
Groupon, to fund a project that impacts our community-coming soon!
Grassroots is a community outreach initiative within Groupon that brings people together to do
good, have fun, and create positive change in their community. With this initiative, we'll be aiming to
raise enough money to send 100 students to this year's Teen Day. Teen Day costs $50 a student, and it is our goal to fundraise enough money to send all our students to this program free of cost. Teen Day is an all-day event focused on preparing high school students who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) for life after high school. DHH high school students will learn about the community resources and technology available to them as they transition from high school to emerging adulthood. They will also meet DHH adult role models who have overcome their personal hearing loss obstacles to create successful personal and professional lives for themselves.
Since you are essential to our success, we want you to be the first to know about our campaign. It's
important that we build momentum for our campaign-here's how you can help:
1. Subscribe to Groupon in Denver before the
campaign launch. Click here to sign up.
2. Visit the Groupon site on Monday August 27th to Sunday September 2ndwhen the campaign launches.
3. Be the first to give by supporting Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teen Day and spread the word
to friends and family, encouraging them to do the same.
Click here for more information |
Meet Dr. Sandra Gabbard
Sandra Abbott Gabbard, PhD is the Co-Director of the Marion Downs Hearing Center and the Director of Audiology at the University of Colorado Hospital. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and adjunct faculty in the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
She has been providing a wide range of clinical audiological services at The University of Colorado Hospital for over 25 years. Shereceived her B.S. from Purdue University in 1980, her M.A. from University of Northern Colorado in 1981, and her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 1996. She is a member of the Colorado Infant Hearing Advisory Board, the Coordinator of the Colorado Pediatric Assessment and Amplification Task Force, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Academy of Audiology. Dr. Gabbard has published and presented extensively in pediatric audiology including the areas of newborn hearing screening, assessment procedures, and fitting and verification of hearing aids and FM systems.
Dr. Gabbard loves the outdoors and spends her free time hiking and enjoying the mountains. Originally from Indiana, she has spent most of her adult life in CO. Dr. Gabbard has a wonderful, smart husband and two great kids.
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Qianna Granados-Aquino is a delightful 5-year-old girl with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. She was identified with her hearing loss shortly after birth through our newborn hearing screening program here at the Marion Downs Hearing Center. She was diagnosed with profound hearing loss and fit with hearing aids when she was only a few months old. It was later determined through imaging (CT scan) that Qianna had bilateral common cavity malformations of her inner ears.
After a year of hearing aid use, it was clear that hearing aids were not offering her enough access to sound. Her parents wanted Qianna to have the chance to hear and learn spoken language and opted to proceed with unilateral cochlear implantation at 14 months of age. They met with the MDHC Cochlear Implant Team several times to discuss this option and her potential for success. With the intense work and focus of her parents, early interventionists and speech language pathologists, Qianna is a successful cochlear implant user.
At 24 months of age, she received a cochlear implant for her second ear. She uses spoken English as her primary mode of communication and loves to wear her cochlear implants during every waking hour. Recently, she was able to upgrade to the new Nucleus 5 (CP810) sound processors and she was absolutely thrilled! She has been telling everyone about her "new implants" and is excited to show them off at school this year.
She is such an amazing little girl with two fantastic parents, Angelica and Mauricio! The Marion Downs Hearing Center is so very lucky to be able to work with such great kids and families!
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Reading Race for Literacy 2012 | | |
Support the Marion Downs Hearing Center's Second Annual Reading Race for Literacy
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO START THE READING RACE!
June 1, 2012-October 1, 2012
Literacy is the cornerstone to education. Help us advocate for literacy in children and adults by joining us on this summer reading race. Reading Race for Literacy was created to raise awareness about literacy challenges among children with hearing loss as well as to fundraise to support the Marion Downs Hearing Center programs and services.
Reading Race for Literacy is open to all ages. If you choose to participate, the packet will include information to send to families and friends, a reading log based upon your age, and a sponsorship sheet with guidelines on how to collect pledges from your sponors.
Your goal should be to seek sponsors who can donate a certain amount of money for every book you read this summer. Remember prizes are awarded!
Proceeds raised through this event will benefit MDHC's effort to fill the service gaps for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, including our preschool and teen programs.
If you have any questions, or would like to request a Reading Race for Literacy reading log, please email us at mdhc@uch.edu
Thank you for your support.
Let's get our Read on!
Click here for the Reading Race for Literacy Directions and Reading Log
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Join Our Macy's 'Shop for a Cause' Campaign and when you SHOP...we receive money for our MDHC Programs!______________________
On Sa turday August 25, 2012 Macys has dedicated a day to helping charities around the world. For $5 you can purchase a Macy's Savings Pass that is ONLY VALID for that DAY.
The Savings Pass guarantees that you'll receive 25% off regular, sale and clearance merchandise, including designer brands you love, throughout the store, as well as 10% off furniture, mattresses and area rugs. In addition, you are eligible for a $500 gift card.
You can save over hundreds of dollars with the Savings Pass!
100% of the money collected from the purchase of the passes is given to the Marion Downs Hearing Center!
Parents, purchase a savings pass from MDHC and save a bundle on back to school items for kids AND DONATE to our Kids and Teen Program!
Click here to learn more
Click here to purchase your Savings Passes!
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Family Picnic
2012! | | |
Mark your calendars for our 2012 Family Picnic. Join us September 8, 2012 from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM at General's Park in Aurora, CO.
This is an event you are not going to want to miss! Bouncy Castles, Hula Hoops, Bubbles, and a Magician who is Deaf/hard of Hearing
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TEEN DAY
Save the Date! | | |
Mark your calendars, Teen Day has officially been schedule for Tuesday, October 9, 2012 !
Teen Day is an all day event focused on preparing middle school and high school students who are deaf and hard of hearing for life after school. DHH students will learn about the community resources, and technology available to them as they transition into adulthood. They will meet DHH adult role models who have overcome the personal hearing loss challenges to create successful lives. The students will learn self-advocacy skills to support them through any challenges they might encounter. The morning will be spent in the Hensel Auditorium, and the afternoon will be spent participating in team building exercises at General's Park.
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Registration for Fall ASL Classes is NOW OPEN! | | |
You can NOW REGISTER for our fall ASL Classes.
Also, we have more exciting news. For the first time, MDHC will be offering Cued Speech Classes.
Beginner's I & II will be offered Tuesdays, August 28-November 13, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 pm
Intermediate I & II will be offered Thursdays, August 30-November 15, 2012 from 5:00-7:00pm
Cued Speech will be offered Tuesdays, August 28-October 2, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 pm
Paula Thompson will be teaching the American Sign Language Classes, and Aaron Rose will be teaching the Cued Speech Classes.
To register for classes or for more information, click here |
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MDHC Clinic | |
The Marion Downs Hearing Center offers a wide range of clinical services at two convenient locations in the Denver and Boulder metropolitan area. Our providers work closely with patients and their families to utilize the best resources available to achieve listening and language goals. The collective background and research expertise of our clinicians sets our organization apart as a Center of Excellence.
To make an appointment at the clinic, call (720)-848-2800. |
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Contact Information | | |
720-848-3042
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