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 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
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
2024 EmpowEAR Audiology podcast with Dr. Tori Ashton and Dr. Kristin Jolkowski – Listen Now!
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):
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