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FAMILY OUTREACH ADVOCATE

CODIE’s Family Outreach Advocate work with deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled youth, plus their parents and/or legal guardians, to create positive outcomes and ensure a higher quality of life.

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Family Advocacy

Support youth and their parents/legal guardians during interactions with schools and other organizations.

We advocate with families of deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled children (DHH) during meetings, including:

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Laws and Regulations

Support youth and their parents/legal guardians during interactions with schools and other organizations.

We advocate with families of deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled children (DHH) during meetings, including:

Family Advocacy

Support youth and their parents/legal guardians during interactions with schools and other organizations.

Laws & Regulations

Clarity laws and regulations that apply to Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Youth

Resources

Refer to support services, educational tools, and other information.

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We advocate with families of deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled children (DHH) during meetings, including:

We educate about resources and laws that apply to children, such as:

Services

Accompanies parents and/or legal guardians to IEP and IFSP meetings
Develops relationships and establishes resource networks
Provides educational workshops
Refers families to Centers and other programs

Benefits

Receive one-on-one consultations and assessments
Increase family’s ability to support child academically
Connect to other families
Support group for parents and/or legal guardians
Learn about rights of DHH children and parents and/or legal guardians

We are trained in American Sign Language (ASL) instruction and interaction with DHH children and their families. We work to:

Involve family members in our ASL sessions with the child
Educate families about Deaf Culture and Communities through events, workshops, and resource fairs.

ASL instruction and interaction also includes:

Services

Provide regular support sessions at home, library, and/or our office
Teach the family how to use ASL in daily routines and activities
Helps the family understand Deaf culture, including facial expressions, body movement, and visual learning importance
Navigate the family into the Deaf community

Benefits

Build child’s self-advocacy skills
Provide Deaf culture information
Strengthen family relationships at home
Support group for children and youth to connect
Support child’s language development

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