BEGINNINGS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN

THE MISSION OF BEGINNINGS SC IS TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL, INFORMATIONAL, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, DEAF PARENTS WITH HEARING CHILDREN, AND PROFESSIONALS SERVING THOSE FAMILIES. BEGINNINGS SC ASSISTS PARENTS OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 21 BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THAT WILL EMPOWER THEM AS INFORMED DECISION MAKERS, HELPING THEM ACCESS THE SERVICES THEY NEED FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND PROMOTING EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF HEARING LOSS AND AWARENESS OF EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. BEGINNINGS SC BELIEVES THAT GIVEN ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT HEARING LOSS, PARENTS CAN MAKE SOUND DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT, COMMUNICATION METHODOLOGY, AND RELATED NEEDS.