An Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) is the document that outlines the services your child and family will receive through the early intervention system. Parents are expected to play a large role in the development of the IFSP. They are expected to discuss their child’s and family’s capabilities as well as goals for their child and family. Because having a deaf or hard of hearing child and early intervention are new to most families, often families don’t know where to begin. Visit the National Association of the Deaf website for helpful information today.
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A checklist birth to three programs use at enrollment to build a complete baseline for each Deaf or hard of hearing child and family, from demographics and hearing technology to language levels and family priorities.