Target Audience: Families of students with hearing loss
This free event includes:
ASK Resources
Networking with other families
Discuss effects of hearing loss on your child's education
Ice Cream!
Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Facilitators: ESC Audiologists
Registration Assistance: Pam Sykes, sykes@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1100
Target Audience: OTs, COTAs, PTs, PTAs
his spring, join us for an OT/PT professional development session led by Nicole Dearth, focused on supporting student participation and success in the school setting. This training emphasizes practical, evidence-informed strategies that connect evaluation findings to functional, educationally relevant interventions. Nicole brings a collaborative, school-based perspective, highlighting how occupational and physical therapists can support access to the curriculum, classroom routines, and daily school activities through effective goal writing, intervention planning, and collaboration with educational teams. Participants will leave with tools and strategies that can be immediately implemented to support students’ independence, engagement, and overall school performance.
Date: April 30, 2026
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Presenter: Nichole Dearth MOT, OTR/L, Midwest Regional ESC Occupational Therapist
Event Fee: Free
Registration Assistance: Pam Sykes, sykes@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1100
Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists
This spring, join us for an engaging and practical SLP training led by Michelle Richards, an experienced clinician and sought-after speaker in myofunctional therapy. Michelle’s MYO training goes beyond traditional speech-language therapy by examining how a client’s anatomy and physiology influence how they eat, breathe, speak, and sleep—and how these functions impact overall medical and dental health. She brings together a passion for learning and teaching with real-world experience as both a clinician and a mom, helping clients move beyond compensation to achieve meaningful, lasting improvement. Michelle is especially known for her work with “complex” cases, where she demonstrates the powerful, life-changing impact of myofunctional therapy.
Date: May 1, 2026
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Presenter: Michelle Richards
Event Fee: Member District*- $25.00 | Non-Member Districts - $50.00
*Member Districts: Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Bellevue, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria, Horizon Science Academy, Lorain, Margaretta, Midview, New London, North Ridgeville, Norwalk, Oberlin, Perkins, Sheffield- Sheffield-Lake, South Central, Wellington
Registration Assistance: Pam Sykes, sykes@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1100