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Vol. 13 • Issue 3 • 2026

The Official Publication of the Canadian Academy of Audiology

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In this issue

Features

  • A Field Guide to Interpreting and Discussing the Public Health Landscape on Hearing Loss and Cognition
    by Nicholas S. Reed Jennifer Deal
  • Access Points: Beyond Hearing Aids: Why Communication Inclusion Became My Life’s Mission — And Why Audiologists Are Essential Partners
    by Lorin MacDonald
  • To the Brain and Back: Auditory Attention Decoding
    by Brandon T. Paul
  • The Disappearing Post: Are We Solving the Right Problem in Bone Conduction?
    by Bill Hodgetts
  • You are Invited! Dalhousie 50 Years
    by
  • Audible Impact: Bridging the Gap Between Students and the Professional Community
    by Robin Komarniski
  • Optical cochlear implants: recent progress toward light-based hearing restoration
    by Tobias Moser

Columns

  • Amplification
    with Marshall Chasin
  • Quick Answers
    with Mead Killon
  • From the Labs to the Clinics
    with Robert V. Harrison
  • Sound Business Sense
    with Robert Traynor
  • The Way I Hear It
    with Gael Hannan
  • Volunteer Subjects Wanted for Online Research
    with
  • Clinic Corner
    with Salima Jiwani
  • Audiology in the Classrooms
    with Pam Millett
  • What’s New About Getting Older?
    with Kathy Pichora-Fuller

Departments

  • Message from our Editor in Chief
  • Message from the President
  • Industry News

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Volume 13

Access Points: Beyond Hearing Aids: Why Communication Inclusion Became My Life’s Mission — And Why Audiologists Are Essential Partners

by Lorin MacDonald, CM, OOnt, LSM, JD

Sitting in a darkened theatre in Toronto Lorin MacDonald was excited to hear the speaker. While her hearing aid was perfectly fitted she could hear sounds, but could not understand a single word.

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