美国人工耳蜗联盟(ACI)宣布将授予卡尔·怀特博士终身成就奖，以表彰他作出的贡献。

时间：7月11日周四上午8:40，在CI2019儿科大会开幕式上。

地点：佛罗里达州好莱坞的外交官

原因：怀特博士是犹他州立大学的心理学教授，也是美国国家听力评估与管理中心(NCHAM)的创始主任。在过去的40年里，他的职业生涯致力于开展研究，并在全球范围内提供有关实施和提高聋儿和重听儿童早期听力检测和干预(EHDI)项目的有效性的问题和证据的培训。

卡尔·怀特博士

怀特博士的专业知识已经扩展到美国国家立法和项目的设计和实施。他鼓励采取主动行动，旨在向家庭提供全面和公正的信息，说明各种选择以及儿童发展语言的广泛途径。作为公共电视、TED演讲和众多媒体资源的专家，他影响了我们对听力丧失患者的全球思考。怀特博士无疑是聋哑儿童家庭的强有力支持者。

（译自 ACI Alliance）

The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced it will award Karl White, PhD, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Service to Families and Professionals.

WHEN: At the Opening Session of CI2019 Pediatric on Thursday, July 11 at 8:40 a.m.

WHERE: The Diplomat, Hollywood, Florida 

WHY: Dr White is a Professor of Psychology at Utah State University and the founding Director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM). For the past 40 years, he has devoted his professional career to conducting research and providing training globally about issues and evidence related to implementing and improving the efficacy of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. 

Dr Karl White, PhD

Dr White’s expertise has extended to the design and implementation of national legislation and programs across the US. He has encouraged initiatives that aim to provide families with comprehensive and unbiased information about options and the wide-ranging ways that children may develop language. He has influenced our thinking globally about what people with hearing loss can achieve by serving as an expert for public television, TED talks, and numerous media sources. Dr White is an undisputed proponent for families of children who are deaf and hard of hearing and the professionals who serve them.