Special Education Listserv
Subject: Cochlear Implants/Free Consultation Services to School Districts
Source: Angie Nickell, Supervisor, Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Superintendents, Special Education Administrators, Principals, Teachers, Therapists
Date: August 20, 2008
We have contracted with Missouri State University (MSU), Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, through the Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic for limited free consultation services to help school districts as they meet the needs of students who have cochlear implants.
MSU will provide five hours of consultative services every Thursday between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. beginning August 28, 2008, during the fall and spring semesters to teachers and/or therapists working in school districts in Missouri educating children who have cochlear implants.
A clinical faculty member with Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Cochlear Implant specialization will be available for consultation which may take the form of phone conferences with teachers or therapists, viewing videotapes, email correspondence, direct interaction onsite in the Missouri State University Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic with the districts' teachers or parents, and children involved if appropriate, reading of reports, and collaborating with the child's audiologists, speech pathologist, or other professionals as appropriate. Due to the unknown factors of numbers involved, distances of districts, and the specific needs, the consultant will not travel to schools. For more information about services, please contact Jill Oswalt at