2025 MID YEAR APPEAL FOR EDUCATION
The FHSR Education Coordinator represents a longheld dream of FHSR’s staff and Board of Directors: a unique, personalized resource that partners with families living with pediatric hearing loss and the educators who serve them to help deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students thrive in the classroom and beyond. 2025 is FHSR’s Year of Access & Inclusion, and our Education Coordinator, Dr. Anna Tess is working to provide inclusive services for children with additional disabilities in addition to their hearing loss.
Donate today to support the Education Coordinator, so FHSR can continue to help children like Mary* and educators like Mr. Kelly* – and to keep all our programming and services free for the children and families who need them.
Mary*’s mother, Amanda, was devastated to learn of her daughter’s profound hearing loss, and again when she was diagnosed with dyslexia in the third grade. Thankfully, she was able to call on Dr. Anna Tess to help her create and modify an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) tailored to Mary’s unique needs in the classroom. With FHSR’s support, Mary is back on track to reading success.
Read the blog to learn more about how the FHSR Education Coordinator Helped Mary Thrive
$200
Provides one family or professional with 1:1 consultation on any education issueÂ
Mr. Kelly* is a great teacher, who has a real heart for students with special needs. He teaches in a deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) classroom in an urban school. Mr. Kelly reached out to the FHSR Education Coordinator for help in making his classroom more accessible to students with hearing loss, but in consultation with Dr. Tess determined that there were likely other issues going on, and helped him add additional accommodations for students who are deaf with disabilities (DWD). Mr. Kelly’s classroom has been transformed – and, after he shared what Dr. Tess taught him with other teachers, and his whole school has benefited.
Read How The FHSR Education Coordinator Helped Mr. Kelly’s Classroom
$500
Provides  a professional session for a single school’s teachers and paraprofessionalsÂ
*Names and identifying information have been redacted to protect the privacy of all individuals involved.
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