MAILMAN CENTER RECEIVES PRESTIGEOUS GRANT TO DEVELOP TRAINING PROGRAM TO BUILD LANGUAGE SKILLS (FL UCEDD/LEND)

09/02/2016


Many South Florida children with developmental disabilities benefit from assistive technology devices to improve their hearing, vision or communication skills. "Unfortunately, a substantial number of child care workers, pre-school teachers and parents have not been trained in how to use assistive devices to help these children, especially in underserved neighborhoods," said Michelle Schladant, Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics and Assistant Director of the Mailman Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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http://med.miami.edu/news/mailman-center-receives-grant-to-develop-training-program-to-build-language