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National Scan on State Early Intervention Telepractice Policies
This report contains synthesized information on telepractice policies for early intervention (EI) services in all 50 U.S. states. Information came from publicly available copies of legislation, secondary sources such as the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and conversations with relevant stakeholders in some states.
Linking Language Building Strategies to Serve & Return
Sherri Fickenscher, LSLS Cert. AVEd, Clarke teacher of the deaf and education support specialist, presented at the 2021 Council for Exceptional Children. Participants linked language learning strategies to one of the five steps of brain-building Serve & Return outlined by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
Adapting and Optimizing Learning for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Their Families in Virtual Environments
Sherri Fickenscher, LSLS Cert. AVEd, Clarke teacher of the deaf and education support specialist, participated in a panel presentation at the AG Bell Global Virtual Listening and Spoken Language Symposium in July 2020.
Resilience: Breakthrough Impacts for Brain Architecture
Sherri Fickenscher, Clarke teacher of the deaf and education support specialist, presented at the 2019 AG Bell Symposium in Madrid, Spain.
tVISIT Expansion Project
Clarke has expanded its application of the tVISIT service-delivery model to New York, Pennsylvania and Florida. This expansion project focused on using teleservices to increase access to high-quality LSL early intervention services for children ages birth to three years who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Recent Clarke News
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Awards Clarke Monumental $100,000 Grant
Clarke is thrilled to announce the William Randolph Hearst Foundation has generously donated $100,000 to benefit all five Clarke sites in Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. The Hearst Foundation conducted a virtual site visit with Clarke Boston in April
Clarke Alum Grady Congleton Credits Clarke Coach as Inspiration for His Work in Youth Sports
Grady Congleton, Clarke alum and author of Youth Sports Reimagined, shares his story and career inspiration.
Clarke Presents DEI Efforts at AG Bell Symposium
Clarke leaders share their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the AG Bell Symposium.
Our Stories
Nora
Nora has congenital profound hearing loss and uses bilateral cochlear implants. She shines on stage in her school plays!
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Krystina
Krystina attends the University of New Hampshire as an empowered advocate for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Jaimie
Celebrating Clarke alum, Jaimie, for her college graduation!
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