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Progressus Therapy, a leading provider of special education solutions to school districts and communities around the country, announced that it has appointed Gene Clark, Ph.D. as its new chief executive officer and Janet Knupp as its new president. They will be joining a leadership team that includes independent directors Phil Handy, Dr. Rudy Crew, Dennis Archer and Wayne Lowell.

The iPad is a wonderful tool to use both personally and professionally! Since you’ve decided (or are deciding HOW) to purchase an iPad, you will run into the FAQ of which model to buy. Did you know that there are 18 different versions of the iPad 2? I will help you make that ever-important decision of which model best fits your needs.

 

Storage Options:

You will first need to decide how much storage you want on your iPad. The iPad 2 currently comes with storage options of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB. This can be a tough decision that mostly depends on how you will be using your iPad, and for what purpose. Will you be using it for personal use, professional use, or both? Pictures and movies take up a lot of space, as do songs and audio recordings. The average iPad application (app) does not take up a lot of space… typically between 1-100 MB for the “speech” apps that I have downloaded. So, we're talking about a whole lot of apps per GB! (Side note: one of the most popular Articulation apps is ArtikPix....

What you need to know first is what type of educational model, or philosophy, your school follows. This will help you understand which types of treatment you will most likely be using, or encouraged to use. Depending on your degree program, you may not have received a lot of training in the area of hearing impairment. This can pose a challenge to a clinician who is working with a child who is deaf or hard of hearing on their caseload. Even more challenging is taking on an entire caseload of children with hearing impairment. Not to mention the language barrier if you do not know American Sign Language. In most cases, children will be identified as having a hearing loss at a very early age. The parents, doctors, and other team members will explore options, such as whether or not the child is a candidate for a cochlear implant. If the child receives a cochlear implant (CI), most likely they will be started in an oral program. If they are not a candidate for a CI, the team members will look back to the amount...