AB 2072 (Mendoza) Childhood Hearing Screening

AB 2072 (Mendoza) provides that parents of an infant diagnosed with hearing loss shall be provided with written or electronic information on American Sign Language (ASL), Total Communication, Cued Speech, and Listening and Spoken Language. This bill also clarifies that parents should be provided information about deaf and hard-of-hearing organizations, agencies and early intervention centers, and educational programs.

AB 2072 specifies that this information is to be provided at two specific times. 1) At the follow-up appointment with an audiologist or related professional after a diagnosis with hearing loss. 2) By a local early start provider upon initial contact with the parents of an infant newly diagnosed with a hearing loss.

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• Mendoza
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• hearing loss
• ASL
• deaf
• hard-of-hearing
• early intervention
• educational program

[Misssy33]

@kybessom1 Do more research. Yes more options are great, but this bill does not recognize ASL as a language

[lilystigger]

HEY...... Mr. Mendoza.... A bill or law is not necessary!! I don't know what you are trying to do here, but it is the DOCTORS RESPONCIBLITY to make sure that the PARENTS are INFORMED in regards to ANY, and ALL possibilities..... rather it's possitive or NEGITIVE.... Which by the way you neglected to put any NEGATIVES in your little speach here.... I AM PLEADING TO ALL AMERICANS..... DO NOT LET THIS PASS!!!!! SAVE OUR RIGHTS AS PARENTS!!! SAVE OUR CHILDRENS RIGHTS!!!!

[captainkelby]

I agree that all parents of Deaf or hard of hearing children should be given all the options BUT from what I have been told, all of the audiologists automatically encourage parents to have their children implanted and they never tell the parents about the local Deaf and hard of hearing services. That makes me angry! Deaf children has the right to be exposed to ASL and the Deaf community, regardless of being implanted or not.

[grandma2maj]

@luannaki How did Mr. Mendoza help you? Just curious as to how you learned about sign language for your child? My deaf son couldn't get CIs back in 1979. They wouldn't do that for prelingually deaf. But his daughter, 8, is bi-laterally implanted. Funny thing though, the audiologist and the doctor who did the operations are now trying to slander my son by claiming via hearsay from the mother, that my son forces his daughter to remove her CIs while around him! NOT TRUE!

[grandma2maj]

@luannaki Hello

[Deaf258]

My parents wished they knew about the benefits of American Sign Language before they raised me in oral method for 20 years. We would have been a closer family as a result. The audiologists did not give honest presentations because they are not knowledgeable nor qualified to know what improves a Deaf child's quality of life. Social workers with experience and knowledge of Deaf education and resources for language development are qualified specialists. Say NO to AB 2072, the Eugenics Bill.

[annabelheinemann]

fantastic - thanks for doing this!

I was a parent in the dark a few years ago and would have greatly benefitted from this. Thankfully we eventually found out all our options and now have a happy 3 year old with bilateral cochlear implants who speaks and hears on par with her hearing peers. I can't imagine not providing her this opportunity because of not knowing the amazing technology that exists today!

[kybessom1]

As a parent of a child with hearing loss I support this bill. Every parent deserves the right to learn all the resources available to them in a timely manner.

[jennyrose516]

Parents choice for you deaf or hard of hearing child is very important!

I SUPPORT AB 2072!!!!

[luannaki]

Thank you Mr. Mendoza! When my child was diagnosed as deaf, we were fortunate enough to get ALL the options explained to us. We signed with our child and got her a cochlear implant. Her spoken language progressed beautifully because of all the visual (sign) language she already had at the time of implantation at 2.5 y.o.. She just completed her mainstreamed kindergarten year. She did very well! And, we will continue signing as we understand that although she is oral, she is still deaf.