Deaf Mentor Program News
March 2022
Upcoming Events

April 9, 2022 at 10am-2pm Campaign for Language & Literacy Excellence Family Language and Early Literacy Immersion Project is hosting a Family Carnival Event at TCNJ. The flyer is attached below.
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The Deaf Mentor Program is available through in-person and virtual visits using…
SPAN Deaf Mentor Spotlight
Melanie Riordan is one of our Snapshots D/HH Mentor. Melanie has a Cochlear BAHA in one ear. She lip-reads and uses closed captions. She can hear normally out of the other ear. She also has a service dog.

She enjoys photography, computers, hiking, skiing, mountain biking, traveling, volunteering, cooking, speaking demonstrations for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) on the benefits of hearing dogs.

Email paasen@spanadvocacy.org for more information about the program for families.

Email abuchholz@spanadvocacy.org if you are interested in becoming a Deaf Mentor.

Photo description: Still shot of Melanie standing in front of a tan wall. She has auburn curly hair and is wearing a black v-neck top. There is a transparent banner on the bottom that reads: Snapshots Deaf Mentor Melanie Riordan.
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If you would like to receive information about the COVID 19 vaccine for your child(ren) email mdujue@spanadvocacy.org
LSL Corner
Come one, come all!
New Jersey Families of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind Young Children
SAVE THE DATE

April 9th, 2022
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Join our Carnival Event: Fun for the whole family!
Hosted by The Campaign for Language & Literacy Excellence Family Language and Early Literacy Immersion Project
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628
For more information, contact clle@tcnj.edu
¡Venga uno, vengan todos! Familias de niñas y niños pequeños con sordera, discapacidad auditiva y sordo-ceguera de New Jersey
APARTEN LA FECHA
9 de abril de2022
De 10:00 a.m. a 2:00 p.m
Acompañenos en nuestro evento de Carnaval: ¡Diversion para toda la famila!
Auspiciado por Family Language and Early Literacy Immersion Project) Proyecto Familar de Inmersion en Lenguaje y Alfabetizacion Temprana= de The Campaign for Language & Literacy Excellence ) Campaña para la Excelencia en el Lenguaje y la Alfabetizacion).
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 Para obtener mas informacion, comuniquese con clle@tcnj.edu
Contact Abuchholz@spanadvocacy.org if you have any questions about our program
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network Deaf Mentor Program
spanadvocacy.org/programs/ehdi