09/10/2026
Registration is now open for Cohort 3 of Empowering Healthcare Providers to Optimize Language Development in Deaf Infants and Young Children which starts in September. This is the third of three planned iterations of this ECHO series.
Hundreds of professionals from healthcare, early intervention, and education have joined us to rethink language access, family supports, and language development outcomes for deaf children. If you've been considering attending, now is the time.
✔ Free to attend
✔ Continuing education credits available
✔ Session recordings available to registered participants
✔ Weekly takeaways plus a curated 20+ page resource package
✔ Learn from leading experts in the field
✔ Join an interdisciplinary community of practice committed to improving outcomes for deaf children and families
Wednesdays, September 2 to October 7, 2026
10:30 a.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. ET
Live via Zoom
Across six weekly sessions, leading experts will explore:
• Audism and bias in medical systems
• Language deprivation and its long-term impacts
• System-level barriers that shape family choices
• Sign language as a foundation of care
• Research-to-practice approaches for preventing language deprivation
• Language, culture, and belonging as measures of success
Who should attend?
ENTs, audiologists, hearing screeners, pediatricians, early intervention providers, speech-language pathologists, social workers, NICU staff, and anyone working in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) pathways.
Students considering or pursuing careers in EHDI are also welcome.
Register today: tinyurl.com/ECHOML2
We hope you'll join us for this final planned cohort.
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Image Descriptions: A series of seven promotional graphics with a light blue background advertising Cohort 3 of the Empowering Healthcare Providers to Optimize Language Development in Deaf Infants and Young Children ECHO Program. Each graphic includes the session date and time (10:30 a.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. ET), registration information, and partner logos at the bottom, including Motion Light Lab (ML2), Project ECHO, Gallaudet University, VL2, REAL, and Clerc Center.
Image 1: Program overview graphic featuring headshots of all six presenters and a list of the six session titles and dates.
Image 2: Session 1 graphic featuring Mallorie Evans and the title Spot the Bias: Unlearning Audism in Medical Systems (September 2, 2026).
Image 3: Session 2 graphic featuring Wyatte Hall and the title The Real Emergency: Language Deprivation, Not Hearing Loss (September 9, 2026).
Image 4: Session 3 graphic featuring Kelsey Stock and the title System-Driven Delay: How Practice and Policy Shape Family Choices (September 16, 2026).
Image 5: Session 4 graphic featuring Twila Latini and the title Language is Care: Center Sign Language as the Foundation, Not a Backup Plan (September 23, 2026).
Image 6: Session 5 graphic featuring Arielle Spellun and the title Preventing Language Deprivation: From Theory to Clinical Practice (September 30, 2026).
Image 7: Session 6 graphic featuring Julie Rems-Smario and the title Redefine Success: Center Language, Culture, and Belonging in Your Practice (October 7, 2026).
