| Hearing Health Bills Move Forward |
| Two critical hearing health bills—the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2008 and the reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act—have cleared the U.S. House and key committees. |
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| Regional Carrier Covers AAC Devices |
| ASHA's advocacy successfully reversed a carrier's decision to exclude coverage of speech-generating devices and other augmentative and alternative communication devices for autism spectrum disorders. |
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| Volunteer Coalition Helps Improve Literacy |
| To address the needs of struggling readers, SLP Sherry Comerchero developed a volunteer literacy coalition that sends teams of tutors into the schools. |
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| Strategic Planning in CSD Programs: The San Francisco State Example |
| At San Francisco State University, the process of strategic planning was difficult, yet the results achieved were inspiring and rewarding. |
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| The Need for Auditory Training |
| Our professions must evolve to the point where we can inform patients confidently and compellingly that they must actively engage in rehabilitation training in order to achieve maximum potential with hearing technology.
*Audiology* |
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| Aging and Speech Communication |
| Peripheral, central-auditory, and cognitive factors affect speech-understanding problems in older adults. |
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| A Look at Supervision in the 21st Century |
| Whether you are already a supervisor or hoping to become one, you can hone your skills by developing familiarity with the literature and the supervisory process. |
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