Sound Sense: Living and Learning with Hearing Loss

Sound sense: Living and learning with hearing loss is a how-to book on daily life skills after a hearing loss. With humor and wit, author Sara Laufer-Batinovich offers insights after losing her own hearing. Guidance on employment strategies, communication tips, fun at the ballpark, and choosing a hearing aid or a cochlear implant can all be found in an easy-to-read format.

Want to know more? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title. Or try worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

A novel of murder in the deaf world

Author T. J. Waters writes of murder and mayhem in the deaf community. Secret signs is about a sign language interpret who witnesses the murder of a presidential advisor and discovers that she is the unwitting trigger to the violence.

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Help with school improvement

It's hard to work with difficult people, especially when trying to make improvements in your school. Help is here, though, with Working with difficult & resistant staff. School administrators will find explanations of staff behavior with examples and strategies that can help administrators work more effectively with staff. Learn how to plan and monitor the environment to minimize difficulties with staff who are resistant to change.

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Seven Steps to Separating Difference from Disability

Using the RTI model in your school? Then check out Seven steps to separating difference from disability. This book, based on the RTI model, offers seven steps to determining appropriate instruction, intervention, and services for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Praise for Seven steps:

“This book is timely and an important resource for all schools with diverse populations to have in their professional libraries and in their Child Study Team rooms. This book would also be a complete text to use in an ESOL certification class devoted to planning interventions for students of concern.” (Karen, Speech/Language Pathologist)

“This is a complete guide for practitioners. I would be able to pick up the book and determine my child's stage in the study team process and where we should go next. Each step in the book stands alone as a reference.” (Margarete, Principal)

“This book offers a detailed, easy-to-follow approach to determining the needs of students who are having difficulty learning, including assessments and interventions. I am putting the knowledge I obtained to good use, and will continue to use it as a reference." (Kay, Literacy Coach)

To check out this book, send us an email at cedir@indiana.edu, or try using worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - TouchChat

Got a kid or a client who has difficulty using his/her own voice? Looking for a communication device to help augment what they are able to use? TouchChat is designed for individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, ALS, apraxia, stroke, or other conditions that affect a person’s ability to use natural speech.

TouchChat is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) product that includes many features that were previously only available with dedicated devices. Words, phrases and messages are spoken with a built-in voice synthesizer or by playing recorded message. TouchChat also has a unique feature: simply tilt the device to make the message expand to fill the entire screen in large letters. This feature allows a person to communicate silently or to communicate in noisy environments.

Want more information? See the entire iTunes preview at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touchchat-aac/id377558828?mt=8#