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Conducting Communicatively Accessible Hearing Screenings for People with Aphasia
Undiagnosed hearing loss can jeopardize the efficacy of intervention and determining the severity of aphasia. Lisa Samson and Joanne DeLuzio shed light on how a communicatively accessible hearing screening with PWA can be successfully implemented.
Accessibility: A Community Affair
Anne Griffin brings us up to speed on recent accessibility efforts in Grand Falls-Windsor, Central Newfoundland.
Hard of Hearing Students in Postsecondary Education: Challenges and Supports
In this article, Dr. Ruth Warick, President of the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People and founding member of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, discusses the challenges and supports needed for hard of hearing students in postsecondary education.
Hearing Loop – the Preferred Large Area Assistive Listening System: Here’s Why
Juliette Sterkens, well known hearing loop advocate, explains the advantages and disadvantages of different large area assistive listening technologies. Find out what consumers prefer and how you can help.
No Palm Trees in Hollywood: Hearing in the Far North of Ontario
Recently, Jo DeLuzio had the privilege of providing audiology services to children in Deer Lake and Fort Severn, in Ontario’s far north. What follows was written to reflect what was observed and measured on the children who had their hearing screened or assessed at one point in time. It is not intended, nor should it be used as scientific research data.
A Thing of the Past? Or a Thing of the Future?
Thomas Kaufmann puts to rest the myth that hearing loops are a thing of the past. On the contrary, they are needed and viable more than ever before. Find out about how this technology has the potential to completely transform the way all of us experience sound in our daily lives.
Improving Accessibility: Expanding the Role of Audiologists in the Built Environment
Guest co-editor Janine Verge, explores how accessibility outcomes are critically affected by the way society positions and views disability. Find out why the field of audiology should move beyond the medical model and step out of the booth to better meet the needs of those they serve.
Building an Accessible Canada Bill C-81: An Accessible Canada Act
CHHA Executive Director Christopher Sutton tells us about the importance of accessibility and give us insight into Bill C-81: An Accessible Canada Act.
Accessibility is for Everyone
Accessibility is about creating communities, workplaces, educational institutions, and services that enable everyone to participate fully in society without barriers.