I attended an online symposium from the Ag Bell Association. Mission of this association is to ensure that people with hearing disabilities can listen and speak, which they carry out through various means, one of them being the annual conferences. Since 2020, they have held the conferences virtually, thus tripling attendance from 350-400 people in person to 900-1100 virtually, from over 35 different countries, with representation from students, clinical professionals, and researchers. This event brings together hundreds of clinical professionals and researchers in the field of hearing disabilities, speech therapists, psychologists, ENT specialists, bioengineers, and more. Attending the conference offers both educational value and networking opportunities with other research groups in the same field.

I have presented a talk of 30 minutes of duration focused on how families and others professionals impact cognitive and language development in deaf and hard of hearing children. Also, I have participated in a round table of professionals in deaf and hard of hearing development.

Date: 14 – 16 June 2024