Parents and Caregivers
NC Session Law 2013-119 House Bill 317 requires the State Board of Education to "ensure that parents of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing know they are entitled to request that the child's IEP Team consider placement of their child in a residential setting and, if such a request is made, that a representative from one of the two residential/day program schools for the deaf shall be a member of the IEP Team." The full components of the law can be found in the document below.
There is a comprehensive list of resources for many areas related to students with hearing loss on the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Professionals
Resources for Parents
- American Society for Deaf Children (ASCD)
- BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss
- Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC
- NC Association of the Deaf
- NC Office of Early Learning
- CARE Project
- NC School for the Deaf
- Eastern NC School for the Deaf
- NC Association of the Deaf
- Southeast Regional STEM Summer Camps
See additional resources on the DHH Professionals Page
Connect with Families
Triangle Area HITCH-UP (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill):
Email: trianglehitchup@gmail.com, Yahoo Group: TriangleAreaHitchup
Triad HITCH-UP (Greater Guilford Area):
Email: Hitch.Up.Greater.Guilford@gmail.com
Charlotte HITCH-UP:
Email: HitchupCharlotte@gmail.com, Yahoo Group: Hitch-Up
Pitt County HITCH-UP (Greenville Area):
Email: pitthitchup@gmail.com, Yahoo Group: PittHitchUp
Pitt County Parent Group- CONNECT
CARE Kids (Wilmington, NC):
For families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing from all over southeastern NC, interested professionals in the field, and anyone else who would like to join us! Please contact Jen Cook at amazingcarekids@gmail.com.
NC Camps for Children with Hearing Loss
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