Emilee Segura was born deaf and received a cochlear implant when she was 18 months old. She is bilingual in ASL and English, and Emilee works as an early intervention specialist for the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind Parent Infant Program (PIP).

She visits families that have a deaf or hard of hearing child and performs language assessments, teaches language strategies, and helps answer any questions the family has. Emilee has a huge passion for helping deaf and hard of hearing children succeed!

On the podcast today Emilee gives parents THE BEST tips on raising deaf/ hard of hearing kids and information about things to consider when creating the IEP for your deaf child. This is a must listen for parents of high school and college- age deaf/ hard of hearing kids!

For a transcript for the show click this link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LR0YRVcCQwkqnY6CkKfMzGM8x2ky94p2/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117850375446773069681&rtpof=true&sd=true.

Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/

Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids

Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at [email protected]

Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw

Emilee shares more about her life as a deaf person on social media. She shares stories, experiences, frustrations, tips, and answers questions.

You can follow her on:

Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/emilee_segura/

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@emileesegura?lang=en

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/emileeesegura/

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Emileesegura