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MEDIA ADVISORYApril 20, 2006 Mayor
Bates to Join Newborns and Infants for Hearing Test at New Screening
Facility Mayor
Bates will visit the new Pediatric Audiology Program at the Center for
Early Intervention on Deafness on Monday, April 24th to have
his hearing tested. Berkeley, CA – Berkeley Mayor
Tom Bates, a hearing aid user for eight years, will be receiving a hearing
screening to highlight the new Pediatric Audiology Program at the Center
for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID). The hearing test, which Mayor
Bates will take along with newborns and infants, will help Mayor Bates
determine if his hearing aids need updating or adjustment. “Over the past 26 years, the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness has helped thousands of children and families in our community,” said Mayor Tom Bates. “I am proud of the support the City of Berkeley has provided CEID over the years and look forward to giving their new facility a test drive.” Deafness is the most common birth
defect with 1 in 350 babies born each year with a significant permanent
hearing loss – 1,200 in California, alone. CEID is one of only a few
programs in the Bay Area that offers intensive education and support for
young children under the age of five who are deaf, hard of hearing, and
who have speech disorders. CEID is unique in that its new Center
offers comprehensive services and “one stop shopping,” including
all day “inclusive” childcare, parent education classes, medical
training, and now full service Audiology services - all on a single
campus. May is also “Better Hearing and
Speech Month.” The event
will bring awareness to our community to reverse the trends that cause
direct impact to an under served population of children – those who
start kindergarten typically two years behind their hearing peers simply
because they did not hear normally. However, with early intervention
and identification of hearing loss by 6 months of age, babies with hearing
loss can develop near normal language skills by the time they are three
years old. WHO:
Mayor Tom Bates, CEID Executive Director Jill Ellis, Infants and
Newborns WHAT:
Hearing Test and Tour of New Audiology Facility at the Center for
Early Intervention on Deafness WHERE: Center for Early Intervention of Deafness 1035 Grayson Street (between San Pablo Ave and 10th Street)
Berkeley WHEN: Monday, April 24th
9 a.m. **Note: To contact CEID
directly, call Executive Director Jill
Ellis, (510) 848-4800 ext. 324 # # # |
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