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Volume 13
CASLPO 2024–2025 DEI Report Released
Editor’s Note: “Continuing the Momentum” is a report from the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) that highlights their efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the services offered by audiologists and speech-language pathologists in Ontario. This report is shared for information only, with permission from CASLPO. For any questions or…
Access Points: The Missing 27% at Your Front Desk–Why Audiologists Must Lead Canada’s Accessibility Fight
Editor’s Note: I would like to introduce a new regular feature-Access Points. This is written by Lorin MacDonald, CM, OOnt, LSM, JD. Lorin is a hard-of-hearing disability rights lawyer with over 30 years of experience in accessibility law and advocacy. She is a Member of the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, and the…
Guest Editorial: An Even Better Idea than DEI
Accessibility Commissioner of Canada In the first weeks of my role as Accessibility Commissioner, severe wildfires swept across my home province of Newfoundland and Labrador. No stranger to extreme weather, the province’s emergency preparedness system moved quickly. Alerts were issued across radio, television, and mobile devices. Emergency broadcasts included captioning and ASL interpretation. They had…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Recognizing Privilege
A few years ago, I had a set of in-ear headphones that I used to listen to music, and, as an audiologist, I made a pair of custom molds. Because the eartips frequently slipped out of the silicon molds, I used a short length of #13 hearing aid tubing to secure them, but over time…
Volume 8
Spotlight on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Canadian University Audiology Programs
Within our society, universities play an important role in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion. While progress has been made over the past few decades, Universities Canada recognizes that more can and must be done to truly achieve inclusive excellence.