Freeing the Butterfly Conference: Language Access for DHH Children
Freeing the Butterfly Conference: Language Access for DHH Children
*Online registration is now closed. You may purchase tickets in-person the day of the conference.
The conference will be at Cape Fear Community College at 502 North Front St in Wilmington, NC. Click here for an area map.
Click here for a list of recommended nearby hotels.
This event is hosted by Language First in collaboration with the North Carolina Association of the Deaf (NCAD) and the North Carolina American Sign Language Teacher Association (NCASLTA). The target audience for this event is general education and medical providers, including speech-language pathologists, audiologists, doctors, educators, and other professionals who may be new to ASL-English bilingualism.
click here for the full schedule and session descriptions
GETTING THERE
We recommend flying into Wilmington International Airport. The conference venue is a 7-minute Uber/Lyft ride from the airport.
SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
Wednesday, November 6
3:00-6:00 pm: Registration
6:00-7:30 pm: Banquet
7:30-8:30 pm: Rachel Zemach | Freeing the Butterfly: The What, Why, Who, and How of the Matter
8:30-9:30 pm: Book signing
Thursday, November 7
8:30-9:00 am: Coffee and danishes
9:00-10:00 am: Dr. Wyatte Hall | Is Language Deprivation a Social Epidemic?
10:15-11:15 am: Dr. Kimberly Ofori-Sanzo | Language Instruction Techniques for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
11:30-12:30 pm: Morgan Lee | Impact of Language Deprivation & Educational Approaches
12:30-2:00 pm: LUNCH
2:00-3:00 pm: Erin Rhoden | IDEA: Impact of the Law in Our Generation
3:15-4:15 pm: Jennifer Francisco | Books and Texts, Where Do I Start?
4:30-5:30: pm: Dr. Rebecca Darden-Perry | Expanding Communication Horizons: Engaging Modes, Collaborative Strategies, and Social Skills Development
Friday, November 8
8:30-9:00 am: Coffee and danishes
9:00-10:00 am: Dr. Jordan Wright | Chrysalis to Flight: FAPE, EIPA Scoring, and Empowering Deaf Children to Soar
10:15-11:15 am: Dr. Robert Nutt | Autism and Language Deprivation: Differential Identification
11:30-12:30 pm: Dr. Razi Zarchy | Language Access & Education for Deaf Children: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, & Where We’re Going
12:30-2:00 pm: LUNCH
2:00-3:00 pm: Dr. David Geeslin | Bilingual Deaf Education's Impact on Academic Performance
3:15-4:15 pm: Dr. Diane Clark & Tabitha Venable | Someone Save My Life: Fly Away
4:30-5:30: pm: Rose Fichera-Lening | Alingualism
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Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.
Continuing Education:
This event is offered for up to 1.3 ASHA CEUs, introductory level, and up to 1.3 RID CEUs, professional studies. All participants will also receive a certificate of completion. Please note that RID CEUs are an additional $10 charge per course.
Accommodations:
This event will have ASL-English interpreters throughout. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 14 days prior to the event.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Full refunds are available up to 21 days prior to the event. No refunds are available after that time. If Language First cancels or moves an event, all participants will be given the options of a.) receiving a full refund; b.) applying the amount paid to another event; c.) transferring their registration to the new date. If a registrant has a complaint or is unsatisfied with a webinar or event, please email info@language1st.org with “complaint” in the subject line.
