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ASHA Podcast
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Welcome to the ASHA Podcast series! Every three or four weeks, we'll be featuring a new interview with a person that is making news in the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
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Podcast 19: Hearing Screening In Public Schools: Why It's Important And What Parents Need To Know About It
Hearing screening in public schools is vital care of the young. Yet, it is not uniform in practice and it isn't happening at all in some cases. Three experts explain what is involved and what parents need to know to help ensure that their children are screened. Consumers are urged to contact http://takeaction.asha.org and 1-800-638-8255 to learn more about this important care.
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Podcast 18: Young Athletes and Concussions: Care tips for Parents, Educators, and Athletes alike
Does your child play sports? Then this is the podcast for you. In clear and practical terms, ASHA member Melissa Duff provides parents with guidance that can help them protect their chlidren from concussions--and care for them if they are injured.
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Podcast 17: Having A Hearing Aid That's Compatible With Cell Phones: Tips for Consumers
Once, getting your hearing aid to be compatible with cell phones was a big problem. Over time, matters have improved, but there are still things for consumers to be mindful of to ensure that they don't experience audio interference if they are wearing a hearing aid and trying to use a cell phone. Featuring Brenda Battat, Executive Director of the Hearing Loss Association of America, and Timothy Creagan, Senior Accessibility Specialist with the U.S. Access Board, this ASHA podcast offers consumers useful tips and interesting information about what people with hearing loss need to know when it comes to accessing technology.
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Podcast 16: Ben Vereen
Award winning actor and entertainer Ben Vereen will be the keynote speaker at ASHA's 2009 Convention. In this podcast, he touches on his very personal reasons for being so admiring of the work of human communications professionals.
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Podcast 15: Infants and Hearing Aids
Researcher Mary Pat Moeller, PhD and a parent discuss why consistency of use is so important, and other valuable information and tips that can help parents help their baby-and themselves-adjust when the child wears hearing aids.
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Podcast 14: Protecting The Hearing Of The Young
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the first organiztion to team with the National Institute On Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) in current efforts to prevent noise-indudced hearing loss among the young. NIDCD Director Dr. James Battey, Jr. discusses the health threat, what can be done about it, and NIDCD-ASHA's joint efforts.
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Podcast 13: The Value of Early Intervention for Late Talking Children
Speech-language pathologist Rhea Paul and child psychologist Leslie Rescorla discuss recent research on the persistence of language weaknesses at age 17 years in late talking children. Principles of early intervention from ASHA's recent policy documents are highlighted.
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Podcast 12: The Value of Early Intervention for Late Talking Children
Ann Kummer and Leslie Rescorla provide expert advice to parents of "late talkers" or toddlers between 24 and 31 months old.
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Podcast 11: Justin Roberts promotes hearing health in children
Award winning children's musician Justin Roberts talks about the importance of safe usage of personal audio technology.
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Podcast 10: Amy Wetherby discusses the importance of early autism detection
ASHA fellow and speech-language pathologist, Amy Wetherby, discusses how early diagnosis and intervention can make a dramatic difference in treating children with autism. Dr. Wetherby is the Laurel Schendel Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at Florida State University and Executive Director for the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.
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