Please Note: Conference begins at 8:30 am this year !

AGBell-Utah's 6th Annual Fall Conference

Roads To Success

Navigating the Way with Hearing Loss

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Adeline McClatchie

"When to Call on AAA (Audition, Attitude, and Attention)"

Adeline Clingan McClatchie L.C.S.T., Dip.Aud., CCC-A, Fellow, California Speech, Hearing Association, is the past Director of Audiology & Developer/Non-Medical Director, Cochlear Implant Center Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland Ca..  She is presently semi-retired and has a consulting practice – Pediatric Audiological Consulting Services. She acquired her degree in Speech Pathology from Leicester, England and worked in Co. Antrim, N. Ireland as a clinical speech pathologist for 3 years serving the pediatric population and establishing speech pathology as an integral part of a Rehabilitation Center for adult stroke victims. She acquired her Audiology Degree from Manchester University, England and returned to Northern Ireland as the first Pediatric Clinical Audiologist. In that capacity she provided diagnostics and hearing aid delivery in the clinic and auditory therapy in the farmyards and kitchens, a relaxed but busy home environment.  Adeline moved to California and in 1968 became the Director of Audiology  at Children’s Hospital Oakland. While she retired from that position in 1994, she continued to direct the cochlear implant program until 2004.  The Cochlear Implant Center at Children’s Hospital Oakland was born in 1990 under her direction and was maintained with grant support within the Audiology Center. Adeline has presented short courses at professional state, national and international conferences and has given many seminars and in-services to school districts on deaf children’s changing needs with cochlear implants. Communication at any age is important to her. She is a grassroots professional.

General Session:

From Carseat to Chauffeur

A Panel Discussion

Breakouts:

• Parents, You're in the Driver's Seat
• I'm Lost, I Need a Map! 
  
  • Cochlear implant mapping for parents and professionals
• Charting the IEP Course
• RoadBlock: Auditory Neuropathy Ahead
• Navigating Your Own Path
• Listeners at Work:  Timelines for Learning to Listen
  • AuSpLan intro for Professionals

Scroll down to see speaker bios and session abstracts (as they become available)

Also Featuring:

• Silent Auction
  • Funds raised by the silent auction go towards college scholarships for high-school seniors who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and camp scholarships for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
  • Don't forget to bring your checkbook !
• Continental breakfast (8:15 - 8:55)
  
• Lunch catered by Red Flame Catering (included in registration fee)
• Networking / Socializing

Registration starts at 8:00

Conference Starts at 8:30

Note: Registration ends at 5:00 pm on Oct 31 (Our lunch count is required at that time)

After that time, Late Registration fees ($15) apply, and lunch will not be guaranteed.

Note: All prices above include $3 online ticketing fees.

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