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PORA for professionals – webinar, November 11th 2012

April 23, 2013October 20, 2012 by

Topic : „Audioverbal Therapy – Accelerating Progress in Learning to Listen and Speak“

(presentation of global expert Dimity Dornan)

Time: 6 p.m. Moscow time.

Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)

Synopsis: This time Dimity Dornan will focus on the principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy – the therapy that believes in the empowerment of parents. She will explain why experts believe babies are born to hear and why she holds the view “Every time you do something for your child that he can do for himself, you deprive him of an opportunity to learn”.

Participants: parents and experts working with hearing-impaired children.

Language: English with translation into Russian.

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PORA for Professionals – Forum Discussion, Oct. 28, 2012

April 23, 2013October 19, 2012 by

Topic : „Telepractice and Audioverbal Therapy“

(Discussion of Presentation Todd Houston 2012-10-14 – see recording)

Time: 6 p.m. Moscow time –

Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)

Synopsis: We expect active contributions from the participants commenting on Todd Houston’s presentation on October 14th. (see recording) Their statements, suggestions and questions will be discussed. Monika Lehnhardt will moderate the session. She will also bring up all comments posted in our weblog until this date.

Participants: experts working with hearing-impaired children.

Language: German with translation into Russian.

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PORA for professionals – webinar, October 14th 2012

March 13, 2013October 6, 2012 by

Sunday, October 14th, at 6 p.m. Moscow time Meet the Global Expert: Todd Houston „Telepractice and audioverbal therapy“ Synopsis: Todd Houston will talk about the practice of rehabilitation according to the method of audioverbal therapy, specifically when the communication between SLP/therapist and the family takes place across distances (telepractice). This is especially relevant for countries …

PORA for professionals – webinar, September 30th 2012

March 13, 2013September 21, 2012 by

Sunday, September 30, at 6 p.m. Moscow time

Forum-discussion with Monika Lehnhardt

„ The new structure and topics for our PORA webinars“

Content: Monika Lehnhardt will report about feed-back we received after the “Meet the Global Expert” session on September 16^th. She will announce the most “popular” topics chosen by therapists and parents and the plan for the next 6 months. She will share with you a few highlights from recent conferences related to these topics and invite you for further comments. She will also announce the first external, world-renown speaker for the “Meet the Global Expert” webinar on October 14^th.

You can join the meeting here. (Having opened the link, enter your login and leave the password field empty. Launch the application and, if needed, update your Java software – you can get it here). In case of technical problems, please contact us on Skype: a.slukhai.

PORA for professionals – webinar, September 16th 2012

March 13, 2013September 6, 2012 by

Sunday, September 16, at 6 p.m. Moscow time

Meet the Global Expert: Monika Lehnhardt

„ The new Structure of our PORA webinars“

Synopsis: Monika Lehnhardt will explain what are the aim and the structure of the new cycle of seminars. She will announce the dates for bi-weekly webinars until end of March and she will present the range of topics and pool of speakers to choose from (most of them are well-known experts from Europe, Australia and the USA). She will invite you to comment.

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Viktorija McDonell, “Listen Learn and Talk – Integrated Scales of Development”, July 11th 2012

April 23, 2013July 11, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: in the course of a PORA webinar, to discuss with international expert Viktorija McDonell, teacher of the deaf and coordinator of rehabilitation, Cochlear Ltd (Australia), the essence of the ‘Listen, Learn and Talk’ materials, and the use of integrated scales of development to assess and maximize the potential of a child …

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Sue Archbold, “Deaf education changed by cochlear implantation?”, 27 June 2012

April 23, 2013June 27, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: in the course of a PORA webinar, to discuss with international expert Sue Archbold, Executive Director of the Ear Foundation in Nottingham, UK, the subject of how cochlear implantation has helped open new options and pathways for deaf children in education.

Agenda: the presentation of Sue Archbold
“Deaf education changed by cochlear implantation?”.

To find out more about Dr. Archbold, please follow this link to her profile.

When: June 27th, 16:00 German time (18:00 Moscow time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here.

(Having opened the link, enter your login and leave the password field empty. Launch the application and, if needed, update your Java software – you can get it here). In case of technical problems, please contact us on skype (a.slukhai).

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Barbara Streicher, “Experience, Hear, Write, Understand”, June 13th 2012

April 23, 2013June 13, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: meeting international expert, leading scientific employee at the university clinic of Cologne and Chairwoman of the Cologne Cochlear Implant Society Dr. Barbara Streicher from Germany, and discussing ways to help a hearing-impaired child master literacy and written language through auditory perception.

Agenda: the presentation of Barbara Streicher
“Experience, Hear, Write, Understand”.

To find out more about Barbara Streicher, please follow this link to her profile.

When: Wednesday, June 13th 2012, 9:30 German time (11:30 Moscow time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here.

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Andrew Kendrick, “My Experience Book – a Gateway to Literacy”, May 31st 2012

April 23, 2013May 31, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: in the course of a PORA webinar with an international expert, certified audio-verbal therapist Andrew Kendrick from Australia, we will discuss ways of getting children with a CI ready for school; we will see how children learn to express thoughts and feelings and become confident in new surroundings.

Agenda: the presentation of Andrew Kendrick
“My Experience Book – a Gateway to Literacy”.

To find out more about Andrew Kendrick, please follow this link to his profile.

When: Thursday, May 31st, 9:30 German time (11:30 Moscow time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here.

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Hearing loss in babies – a neurodevelopmental emergency, Dimity Dornan, May 10th 2012

April 23, 2013May 10, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: within the framework of PORA – meeting with international expert, certified audio-verbal therapist Dimity Dornan to discuss the reasons, the treatment and rehabilitation of hearing impairment in newborns and infants.

Agenda: the presentation of Dr. Dimity Dornan “Hearing loss in babies – a neurological emergency”.

To find out more about Dimity Dornan, please follow this link to her profile. To find out more about audio-verbal therapy, please click here.

When: May 10th 2012, 9.30 CET (Berlin time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here. In case of technical problems, please contact us on skype (a.slukhai).

Meet Global Experts Live Online – Rehabilitation for Single Sided Deafness by Yvonne Seebens, April 17 and 22

April 23, 2013April 17, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: conducting a PORA and parents’ webinar with international expert Yvonne Seebens, speech language pathologist and Deputy Director of the CIC Rhein-Main in Germany; discussing with her methods and approaches in pediatric rehabilitation in case of single-sided sensorineural deafness.

The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Agenda: On April 17th and 22nd, Yvonne Seebens will present on the topic “Rehabilitation in case of sensorineural deafness”, to an audience of professionals and parents, respectively.

When: presentation for logopeds, SLPs and other rehabilitation professionals – Tuesday, April 17th, 8:30 German time (10:30 Moscow time); presentation for parents – Sunday, April 22nd, 18:00 German time (20:00 Moscow time).

Parents’ meeting April 8th – “FM Systems – features, advantages and benefits” by Julia Litvina

April 20, 2013April 8, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: discussing how to get access to FM systems in kindergartens and schools during the presentation by Julia Litvina, expert from Russia.

The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Agenda: Julia Litvina will present the topic “FM Systems – features, advantages and benefits”. To find out more about Julia, please follow this link to her profile.

This topic was also partly covered in the presentation by Dr. Andrew Kendrick on March 25th and raised many questions from parents. Click here to view the recording of the March 25th seminar.

When: April 8th, 18:00 CET (Berlin time) = 20:00 Moscow time

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Dimity Dornan, March 22nd

April 23, 2013March 22, 2012 by

Aim of the meeting: conducting a PORA – webinar on the topic of principles & practices of Auditory-Verbal Therapy, presented by Dimity Dornan.

The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Agenda: Dimity Dornan will give her full presentation about her professional activities and her methodological approach to rehabilitation. To find out more about Dimity Dornan, please follow this link to her profile. To find out more about audio-verbal therapy, please click here.

Please, have a look at a recording of the previous webinar of March 8th with slides.

Meet Global Experts Live Online: Dimity Dornan, Australia MARCH 8th

April 23, 2013March 8, 2012 by Michael Goriany

Aim of the meeting: prepare a PORA – Webinar dealing with the principles & practices of “Auditory-Verbal Therapy” by exchange of information between Dimity and education designers/teachers of the expected participants (speech therapists).

The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Agenda: Dimity Dornan will give a short presentation about her professional activities and her methodological approach to rehabilitation. The participating teachers and experts will provide information about the level and specific interest of the expected participants of the Webinar. To find out more about Dimity Dornan, please follow this link to her profile. To find out more about audio-verbal therapy, please click here.

When: preparatory meeting March 8th, 8.30 CET (Berlin time) , final date March 22nd, 8.30 CET (Berlin time) 2012.

Sunday, June 26th: online seminar for parents of children with cochlear implants and therapists

April 23, 2013June 21, 2011 by

Dear parents, teachers and friends! You are cordially invited to participate in our upcoming Sunday meeting, conducted jointly by the Lehnhardt Academy and Cochlear Implant Online! Where?: our LiveOnline conference room, which can be accessed directly from this page: When: Sunday, June 26th, 20:00 Moscow time. If you are new to this, for the English …

Sunday, June 12th: online seminar for parents of children with cochlear implants and therapists

April 23, 2013June 10, 2011 by

Dear parents, teachers and friends! You are cordially invited to participate in our upcoming Sunday meeting! Where?: our LiveOnline conference room, which you can now access straight from this page by clicking on the link below. Remember that you do not need a password! If you are new to this, for further login instructions please …

Sunday, May 29th: online seminar for parents of children with cochlear implants and therapists

April 23, 2013May 27, 2011 by

Dear parents, teachers and friends! You are cordially invited to participate in our upcoming Sunday meeting, conducted jointly by the Lehnhardt Academy and Cochlear Implant Online! Where?: our LiveOnline conference room. Your physical location does not matter as long as you have Internet access. When: Sunday, May 29th, 20:00 Moscow time. If you are new …

Выступление в веб-конференции профессора Диллера 30.10.2010

April 23, 2013October 27, 2010 by

30 октября, в субботу, в 11:00 по киевскому времени профессор Диллер также выступит в режиме онлайн-встречи, приуроченной к открытию нового ресурсного центра ВАБОС и конференции «Инновационные технологии, методы реабилитации и обучения детей со слухоречевыми нарушениями».

Место проведения встречи – комната для онлайн-конференций (см. графу “Info” слева)

Тематика выступления – “Принципы организации реабилитационных центров для детей с КИ в Германии“.

Мы приглашаем всех желающий к участию в конференции! Пожалуйста, ознакомьтесь с профилем профессора Диллера (внизу) и оставьте комментарий к этому посту.

Доктор Диллер руководит Центром кохлеарного импланта (CIC) Рейн-Майн в г. Фридберг (Гессен), реабилитационным центром для носителей КИ с 1994 г.