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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

 

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

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

 

Interviews & Podcasts

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Links:

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 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):

Shareable graphic

Ed Aud Week QR Code

Quiet Please For Educational Audiology

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