AIMS LiSLI conference

  • To highlight and to develop awareness that deaf children can learn to listen and to speak
  • To increase awareness in government circles and other stake holders such as ENT and Audiology, the urgent need for earlier diagnosis; this is to increase awareness it is a “neurological emergency” due to neuroplasticity of the brain.
  • To ensure that the fitting and providing of appropriate hearing technology is provided early for those diagnosed with a hearing loss
  • To provide workshops for those professionals working in intervention for children using hearing technology such as hearing aids and cochlear implants
  • To provide parents with the tools to partner with their professionals in developing their child’s listening and spoken language.