Janet DesGeorges

Janet DesGeorges,
H&V Outreach Director
Executive Director, Colorado Families for
Hands & Voices

Janet DesGeorges lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Joe and three daughters. Her youngest daughter, Sara, is hard of hearing. She is the parent consultant for the Marion Downs Hearing Center, and is the Executive Director of Families for Hands & Voices, Colorado Chapter, which has a membership of 1700 representing families who have children who are deaf/hard of hearing. Janet has presented to groups nationwide and internationally about the experiences of families as they journey through life with a child with deafness or hearing loss. Ms. DesGeorges is the co-author of a chapter on Educational Law for Deaf/hh students, and many other publications . Her sensitive and enlightened approach helps professionals relate to the parent perspective.

Family Advocacy

Family Advocacy video presented by Janet DesGeorges at the 2008 Colorado Symposium on Deafness, Language, and Learning.

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