Decision Guide to
Communication Choices

The latest parent educational brochure Decision Guide is now available from the Centers for Disease Control website. In addition to existing brochures, developed by a committee of professionals and experienced parents for new parents on titles such as “Questions You May Want to Ask Your Audiologist (or ENT, or Genetics Team, or Early Interventionist, or Speech Language Pathologist) the new Decision Guide takes a parent through what factors might be considered while making the many decisions that face parents in the months following identification of a hearing loss.

This interactive Guide includes ‘fill in the blank’ sections under the headings of:

• Find Your Starting Point
• Identify and explore your decision-making needs
• Plan the next steps based on your needs
• [ Download the Decision Guide and more ]

Also available are the Just in Time materials for families brand new to hearing screening, identification and follow up. See the full list visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/EHDI/edmaterials.htm. Thank you to all the committee members and parent leaders, many of whom are from Hands & Voices chapters from around the country, who participated in these projects!  ~