Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案为2008年6月29日在威斯康辛州密尔沃基举行的双年展国际贝尔会议上的“倾听我们的声音：聋人听觉歧视和言语的新机制”研究研讨会寻求资助。AG Bell在NIH和NIDCD的资助下举办了五个研究专题讨论会：生物技术和耳蜗（2000年），人类基因组计划和听力损失（2001年），听力在口语发展中的作用（2002年），从耳蜗到皮层理解听觉功能障碍（2004年）以及听力损失和耳聋的改善康复（2006年）。每次研讨会的组织都是为了吸引对听力损失感兴趣的消费者和专业人士，但不一定是专业的科学背景。2004年和2006年的研讨会吸引了1700多名与会者，其中包括家长、与听障儿童（特别是教师）一起工作的专业人员和听力损失的成年人，是两年一度的大会上评价最高、参加人数最多的两次教育会议。根据我们会员的信息要求，并与Peter Steyger博士一起工作，我们相信拟议的主题“倾听我们的声音：耳聋中听觉歧视和言语的新机制”将是另一个成功的主题，并进一步促进改善生物医学研究人员与从他们的努力中受益的个人之间的沟通。与以往的研讨会一样，演讲者将分别介绍并回答大约2000名观众提出的问题。在结束演讲人发言后，将与小组中的所有演讲者进行主持问答环节，以响应以往研究专题讨论会的问答环节的受欢迎程度。与研究研讨会相关的产品将包括一份双语小册子，宣布研讨会将在贝尔集团的成员之外传播（会议将在贝尔集团的所有期刊上进行高度宣传），一份双语会议记录文件，其中包括每位发言者的发言摘要，字幕视频和实时演示字幕。具体目标：根据我们会员的信息要求，并与Peter Steyger博士一起工作，我们相信拟议的主题“倾听我们的声音：耳聋中听觉歧视和言语的新机制”将是另一个成功的主题，并进一步促进改善生物医学研究人员与从他们的努力中受益的个人之间的沟通。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks funding for a Research Symposium, "Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness", at the Biennial International AG Bell convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 29, 2008. AG Bell has presented five research symposia funded with support from NIH and NIDCD: Biotechnology and the Cochlea (2000), Human Genome Project and Hearing Loss (2001), The Role of Audition in Spoken Language Development (2002), From Cochlea to Cortex Understanding Auditory Dysfunction (2004) and, Improved Rehabilitation of Hearing Loss and Deafness (2006). Each symposium was organized to appeal to an audience of consumers and professionals with an interest in hearing loss but not necessarily a professionally based scientific background. Drawing over 1700 participants including parents, professionals who work with hearing impaired children (particularly teachers) and adults with hearing loss on each occasion, the 2004 and 2006 symposia were two of the most highly-rated and attended education sessions at the biennial conventions. Based upon informational requests from our membership and working in conjunction with Dr. Peter Steyger we believe the proposed theme of Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness will be another successful topic, and one that further facilitates the ultimate goal of improving communication between biomedical researchers and individuals who benefit from their efforts. As in past symposia, speakers will each present and individually answer questions from the audience of approximately 2000 people. After the concluding speaker has presented, a moderated question and answer session with all the speakers on a panel will be conducted, in response to the popularity of previous research symposia's question and answer sessions. Products associated with the Research Symposium will include a bi-lingual brochure announcing the symposium for dissemination beyond AG Bell's members (the conference will be highly publicized in all AG Bell periodicals), a bilingual proceedings document with summaries of each speaker's remarks, captioned videos and real-time captioning of the presentations. Specific Aim: Based upon informational requests from our membership and working in conjunction with Dr. Peter Steyger we believe the proposed theme of Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness will be another successful topic, and one that further facilitates the ultimate goal of improving communication between biomedical researchers and individuals who benefit from their efforts.