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AG Bell Presents at the Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference

AG Bell continues to spread information about LSL on a global level during a conference in New Zealand.

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On January 18, 2025, Gayla Guignard, M.A., CCC-A/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, AG Bell’s Chief Strategy & Programs Officer, presented at the Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference (CGHHC) in Wellington, New Zealand. Gayla’s session, “Building Community to Effect Change,” focused on AG Bell’s mission and its current programs and new programs designed to help increase conversation, community, collaboration, and change across the globe so that more children, families, and professionals know about and have access to Listening and Spoken Language (LSL). Through participation at this conference, Gayla was able to meet representatives from numerous countries in a region of the world that AG Bell (and LSL) need to make greater connections.

Presentación de AG Bell en la Conferencia de la Coalición para la Salud Auditiva Global en Nueva Zelanda

El 18 de enero de 2025, Gayla Guignard, M.A., CCC-A/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, directora de Estrategia y Programas de AG Bell, participó como ponente en la Conferencia de la Coalición para la Salud Auditiva Global (CGHHC) en Wellington, Nueva Zelanda. En su presentación, «Building Community to Effect Change» (Desarrollo de la comunidad para generar cambios), abordó la misión de AG Bell, sus programas actuales y nuevas iniciativas diseñadas para fomentar el diálogo, la comunidad, la colaboración y el cambio a nivel mundial. El objetivo es que más niños, familias y profesionales conozcan y tengan acceso a los beneficios de la Escucha y el Lenguaje Hablado (LSL). Gracias a su participación en esta conferencia, Gayla pudo conocer a representantes de numerosos países en una región del mundo donde AG Bell (y LSL) necesitan establecer mayores conexiones.

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