FL3 Office Hours

Hands & Voices offers “FL3 Office Hours” on selected Thursdays throughout the year. The time will alternate between 11 AM and 6 PM Mountain Time (MT). Please adjust for your time zone.

The goal is for parent & DHH adult leaders, family liaisons, EHDI program staff and family-based organizations to network with one another, discuss the featured topic, share resources and have Q&A time. The topics are chosen because of their importance to the work of providing parent-to-parent support for families with children who are deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH). Each session is led by rotating Hands & Voices staff and guests.

Please assign one Parent or D/HH Leader per program to attend and bring back information.

Captioning will be provided. For other access needs, please register 1 week prior to the date and indicate your needs.

Registration is required 48 hours in advance. (One week prior for communication access requests.)

Registration confirmation, Zoom access, password and captioning information will be sent to registrants the day prior.

Register For The FL3 Office Hours on Zoom Below.

November 13th, 2025

1 pm ET / 12 pm CT / 11 am MT / 10 am PT

StoryBeatz: Strengthening Family Engagement Through Language and Literacy

Join us to learn about Storybeatz, an interactive program hosted monthly by Parent Guide Cheryl Gilroy of Arizona Hands & Voices. This monthly event engages Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children and their families through storytelling, music, and movement. Goals include fostering language development, literacy skills, and cultural appreciation by incorporating American Sign Language (ASL), spoken language, and musical elements. By providing an inclusive and immersive experience, Storybeatz helps families strengthen communication skills and build meaningful connections. Hear how this program was started in Arizona and continues to be a staple for families in our state, creating lasting impacts on language development and family engagement.

Join with other family leaders for a small group, interactive discussion about this event, how to set it up, and strategies and resources for similar events during this Office Hours discussion.

One person per organization is preferred to keep the group manageable.
Registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. (One week prior with communication access requests.)

Objectives:

The audience will be able to describe how interactive storytelling, music, and movement support language and literacy development for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.
The audience will be able to identify 1–2 strategies and resources to plan and implement a family-centered literacy event like Storybeatz in their own community.

Presenters:

Heidi Klomhaus, Executive Director
Cheryl Gilroy, Parent Guide,
Arizona Hands & Voices

Targeted Audience:

Parent & DHH Leaders providing family support, EHDI Program staff, family engagement liaisons.

Goal of FL3 Office Hours sessions:

Improve capacity for family support, develop and engage family leaders through interactive education and small group discussion on timely topics. Facilitated by FL3 Technical Assistance Staff.

Registration Open