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PARENT TO PARENT
All parents are offered opportunities to meet other
parents and to be supported and informed through regular chapter
meetings, one-on-one assistance, newsletters and magazine, an annual
conference and annual VOICE summer family camp.
 Contact your VOICE local chapter
PARENT MENTOR PROGRAM
Learning that your child is deaf is a devastating and traumatic experience. What do you do? Who do you turn to? That’s where VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children comes in. From the moment of diagnosis, we are here to help parents with the information, the support and hope they need. Parent support ensures that all parents are offered opportunities to meet other parents and to be supported and informed through regular chapter meetings, one-on-one assistance, newsletters and magazine, an annual conference and annual VOICE summer family camp.
 Parent Mentor Program
Questionnaire for Families Interested in Being Matched with a Parent Mentor
Questionnaire for VOICE Parents Interested in Volunteering
TAX BREAK
Dr. Walker, VOICE health committee member, has some advice for
parents of hearing impaired children. Below is a letter for physicians
that parents can download to take when they visit the doctor.
For Parents...
It’s tax time and you may be asked to complete a disability tax
credit for your hearing impaired child if requested by Revenue Canada.
This requires that you take the form to your physician and have them
verify that your child qualifies.
The new criteria should allow for greater and easier inclusion;
however, if you have difficulty, it is important to point out to your
healthcare provider that your child has a prolonged physical impairment
that severely affects their ability to function. The changes most
recently have taken into account the fact that it may take an inordinate
amount of time to hear (significantly longer than for an average person
who does not have the impairment). Also, despite the fact that your
child may have an assistive device, many children still rely on their
ability to lip read in order to appreciate speech and language.
Dr. K. Walker M.D., F.C.F.P.
McMaster University
VOICE Health Committee Chair
Click
here to download the Disability Tax Credit Advice For Physicians Letter
For more specific details please refer to the Canada Customs and
Revenue Website at
www.ccra.gc.ca/benefits or contact the office at 1-800-959-8281.
YAHOO CHAT FOR PARENTS
VOICE parents are some of the busiest parents
around with many appointments, auditory-verbal therapy sessions,
extracurricular activities etc. etc. It is not always easy to get to
your chapter meetings so to stay connected visit the VOICE for deaf kids
chat group. It’s a wonderful way to stay in touch with VOICE activities,
ask for suggestions on handling specific situations, share your
challenges, offer advice and support to other members, as well as share
your child’s successes. It’s easy to sign up. Click below and follow the
prompts. Welcome!
 Click
to Join VOICE for deaf kids chat group
NEWSLETTERS AND PUBLICATIONS
SOUND MATTERS, the organization’s educational and informative magazine
SOUND BYTES, the organization’s
bi-annual newsletter
Both
publications are available to VOICE members and donors.
In order to receive regular mailings from VOICE, please follow the
bookmark below to become a member or a donor.
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SPECIAL EVENTS & OTHER PARENT RESOURCES
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