The Academy, as a member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance (DHHA), sent a letter of concern to the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in response to a Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration proposal to cut funding to an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) grant that currently supports newborn hearing screening in the District of Columbia (DC.).
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) activities beginning at the birth hearing screening and culminating in early intervention have positively impacted outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families in the United States and worldwide.
