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We support Virginians of all ages who are deaf and hard of hearing that choose to pursue the option and outcome of listening and spoken language.  A fun and passionate group of parents, professionals, educators and adults who collaborate with the national AG Bell Association to develop programs, experiences and friendships that support our choice to ensure successful lives of our deaf and HOH family members, friends, clients and selves.

We hope to hear from you if you have questions, ideas or are looking for resources or a community to support you and your family on this hearing journey.  llp4n@virginia.edu

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Officers

 

Lori Bobsin Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT 

President

Lori Bobsin is the Coordinator of the Aural Habilitation Program for University of Virginia Cochlear Implant Program in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Lori has over seventeen years of experience providing listening and spoken language therapy, as well as consultation and training to individuals, schools, and to families.

Mary Lynn Jones

Vice President

Mom of 4, and wife to Adam. Our son Brady is 5 years old and profoundly deaf in one ear and has moderate loss in the other. He was implanted at the age of 2 in one ear. We are originally from Virginia but lived in North Carolina for 5 years and recently moved back to our home state.

Alison King

Membership Chair

Alison King received her Ph.D. is Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and  her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of South Carolina. Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist at VCU Medical Center servicing children in the Richmond area since 1999.

Elizabeth C. Abeyounis, MS-CCC-SLP; LSLS: Cert. AVT

Secretary

Employed at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Hampton Roads and serves on the Cochlear Implant Team working with HI children and their families.

Mitchell Harry

Treasurer

Aided and implanted deaf adult. As a Financial Adviser, Mitchell's strength is in listening closely to his clients and helping them achieve their financial goals.

Lee Hartman

Advocacy and Policy Director

A winemaker, husband and father to a child with hearing loss, Lee advocates for the Virginia Wine Industry and children with hearing loss in Richmond.

Leah Muhlenfeld

Marketing and Development

Mother of four, marketing consultant and nonprofit board chair, Leah combines her everyday skills of raising a hard of hearing daughter with her professional passions.

Judy Alonzi

Programming Director

Dedicated educator for over a decade, Infant Educator/Teacher of the Hearing Impaired at Chesterfield, Virginia, Infant Program.

Christine Gilmore Eubanks

Ph.D., CCC-A

Director of Audiology and Co-director of the Cochlear Implant Program at VCU Health since 2008, Dr. Eubanks served as the Director of Audiology at the John Tracy Clinic and helped develop the Baby Sound Check model hearing screening program. She is a Virginia EDHI Advisory Committee member, scholarly author, and journal editor.

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Chapter Resources and Information

 
A.G.Bell is committed to equipping you with the tools you need to take action. Here, we provide you with resources for further learning that can help you ensure your child has the opportunity to develop language on par with children who have no hearing loss.
 
 

Families, Adults, and Professionals


Click here to check out the AG Bell Virginia Chapter Blog for additional information on upcoming events happening around our state.

Early Intervention (Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia): 1-800-234-1448 
From birth to three, this government paid for resources can come to your home and help you learn how to use everyday interactions with your child to teach them how to listen and speak. If you have a deaf or hard of hearing child between brith and three and aren't currently enrolled in your city's Early Intervention, don't wait another minute, call today to get started.

 
The Center for Family Involvement:
The Center for Family Involvement works with families to increase their skills as advocates, mentors and leaders so that families, children and young adults with disabilities can lead the lives they want.  Below are two brochures they created to help deaf and hard of hearing families. 
Virginia's Family Resource Guide For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Kids From Birth To Three
Virginia's Family Resource Guide for Elementary School Aged Kids Who Are Deaf And Hard Of Hearing

 

Technical Assistance Center for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
Information and technical assistance for children in the school system who are deaf or hard of hearing. Email Ann Hughes, Specialist for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. awhughes@vcu.edu


Virginia Department of Education:
Email Wanda Council, specialist for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired or deaf-blind. wanda.council@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

 

Reach Us

Alexander Graham Bell Association
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20007

Tel: 202-337-5220
TTY: 202-337-5221
Fax: 202-337-8314

info@agbell.org

Our Mission

Working globally to ensure that people who are deaf and hard of hearing can hear and talk. 

We want all families to be informed and supported, professionals to be appropriately qualified to teach and help children with hearing loss, public policy leaders to effectively address the needs of people with hearing loss, and communities to be empowered to help their neighbors with hearing loss succeed. 



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