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Educational Audiology Awareness Week seeks to promote advocacy for the Educational Audiology profession as well as professional recognition and thanks.  Below are resources you can use to help spread Ed Aud Awareness! #EdAudWeek #EdAudAdvocacy

Hearing Screening:

Importance of Hearing Screenings Infographic – EAA

EAA Position Statements:

Hearing Screening

Hearing Screening Considerations for Children with Significant Disabilities

The Educational Audiologist’s Role in EHDI and On-Going Hearing Surveillance in Young Children

NCHAM Free On-Demand Webinar (recorded August 27, 2024) – Introduction to Evidence-Based Hearing Screening Practices for Children Ages 0-5

NASN Journal – NASN School Nurse, Published online August 31, 2024: Identifying Children With Hearing Loss: The Key Role of School Nurses in Evidence-Based Screenings

ASHA Table of Hearing Screening Requirements by State

ASHA Map of State School Hearing Screening Requirements

AAP Journal – Pediatrics Volume 152, number 3, September 2023: Hearing Assessment in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening

Spreading the word on Social Media? Use #EdAudWeek #EdAudAdvocacy

Additional Resources/Information for:

Families –

16 Reasons Why Your School Needs an Educational Audiologist

15 Reasons Why Your School Needs an Educational Audiologist – Canada

Clinical Audiologists – Shared and Suggested Roles of Educational Audiologists and Clinical Audiologists

Community – Importance of Hearing Screenings

Administrators – The Importance of Good Classroom Acoustics

TODs/SLPs – Shared and Suggested Roles of Educational Audiologists, TODs, and SLPs

 

Interviews & Podcasts

2023 EmpowEAR Audiology podcast with Dr. Tori Ashton and Dr. Kathi Riley – Listen Now!

Watch EAA Board President, Dr. Krista Yuskow, talk hearing aids in the classroom on Day 1 of 2023 Variety Week with Global BC – Watch Now!

 

Infographics – 16 Reasons Why Your School Needs an Educational Audiologist 

 

External Links:

ASHA Leader Article – Educational Audiology Awareness Week: Stepping Up Hearing Screening In Schools by Kristin Jolkowski

ASHA Leader – Listen Up: Monitoring Hearing in Autistic Children

Audiology Outside the Box infographics for roles and responsibilities:

Clinical Audiologists and Educational Audiologists

Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist

Wright’s Law article – Children with Hearing Loss Need an Educational Audiologist on their Education Team

ASHA – Improving Classroom Acoustics

ASHA Leader Blog post on 2023 EdAud Awareness Week by Laura Parnell – Read Now!

 

Coloring Pages (click on link below image to download printable PDF):

 

Additional Materials (images will open in a new tab – once open, right click and choose download):

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Educational Audiology Awareness Week 2024 Flier

 

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