From the Director

House Enrolled Act 1484—Indiana Deaf Education and Assessments of Language (IDEAL) was approved and signed by the governor on May 5, 2019. Our center has been tasked to implement this act, and we are getting down to business already! We will work in conjunction with an advisory committee to create a parent resource and tools & assessments list for deaf and hard of hearing children birth to ten years of age. In addition, we will be providing technical assistance related to assessing deaf and hard of hearing children and reporting on assessment data received. This is an exciting initiative to  ensure parents have accurate information on communication development, children are monitored through annual testing and the Center receives ongoing assessment results to form programming to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children in our state.