Ensure that Young Children with Hearing Loss Have Access to Early Intervention Services
In mid-November, the Senate plans to reconvene in Washington. This is a perfect time for you to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to co-sponsor the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act of 2007 (S.1069). This important legislation would reauthorize EHDI grants to states, which fund state-wide programs that screen newborns for hearing loss before they leave the hospital. Additionally, the legislation would expand states' ability to enroll identified babies in early intervention programs.
Taken from www.ASHA.org.
