Information Exchange: News From Our Partner Organizations
Stuttering Foundation Offers Free Streaming Videos
The following videos are available free via streaming at www.stutteringhelp.org:
- “Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teachers”
- “Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids”
- “Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teens”
- “Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Parents”
The following Spanish-language video is available free via streaming at www.tartamudez.org:
- “La Tartamudez y Su Nino”
Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) Updates Vertigo Booklet
VEDA has updated its booklet on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a condition that causes dizziness due to debris that has collected within a part of the inner ear. Topics covered include the symptoms of BPPV; the causes of BPPV, including head trauma, viral infection, and Ménière disease; diagnostic considerations; treatment; and the impact of BPPV on one’s daily life. The publication also provides a link to resource lists of physicians (both U.S. and international) who are known for treating BPPV. The cost is $4.00 for non-members or $3.00 for members. To purchase a copy, contact:
VEDA
P.O. Box 13305
Portland, OR 97213-0305
Voice: (800) 837-8428
Fax: (503) 229-8064
E-mail: info@vestibular.org
Web site: www.vestibular.org
World Federation of the Deaf Hosts 15th World Congress
July 16–22, 2007 in Madrid, Spain
Make plans to attend the World Federation of the Deaf’s 15th World Congress in Madrid next summer. This World Congress will include many different programs, ranging from presentations, special interest groups, workshops and training, cultural and theater presentations, exhibits, and related events for people of all ages from all over the world.
The call for papers is posted on the World Congress Web site at www.wfdcongress.org.
Pre-program booklets are available from the congress’s organizing committee. The deadline for early-bird registration is December 31, 2006. For additional information, e-mail wfdcongress@cnse.ed
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