Project D1: Development of a model for a consumer-centric, technology-focused train-the-trainer program

The RERC is developing a consumer-based, technology-focused, train-the-trainer (TTT) program in collaboration with the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and Hands & Voices (HV), a parent-driven, non-profit organization dedicated to providing unbiased support to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This TTT model emphasizes an active role for consumers who are hard of hearing or deaf and parents of children with hearing loss, one in which they share in the process of addressing their hearing healthcare needs, particularly those related to assistive and emerging communications technologies.