Better Hearing and Speech Month 2014

This year theme for Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) is "Communication Disorders are Treatable."

If you go to the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association site (Click here) you will see over the course of the next four weeks there will be four topics covered:
  • Newborn Hearing Screening and follow up
  • Noise-induced hearing loss in children
  • Communication issues related to autism
  • Language and Literacy






 Also starting this week May 4, 2014 - there is an international campaign called Caption Everything which asks all businesses and organizations to caption everything.  This campaign is coming out of the UK but expresses the importance of captioning for those who are hard of hearing or deaf.  To learn more about this campaign click here .

Captioning is also known as Closed Caption on many entertainment screens.  It can also be called Subtitles for movies, documentaries and more.  If businesses promoted captioning in their business, they will see a rise in hard of hearing and deaf clients/customers.  Organizations who are big and want to do more, can also join in this movement to expand their base.  As a deaf individual, who is hard of hearing with the assistance of one hearing aid and one cochlear implant, it would make it more comfortable to approach businesses and organizations if they were aware and educated on this.  This could be an opportunity for many to discuss how much does the general population know about the hard of hearing and deaf cultures.





*UPDATE (5/20/14):  My cochlear implant manufacturer company Cochlear Americas is spreading awareness through the use of this slogan "Life's Worth Hearing" you can click here to learn more about hearing loss and how life don't have to stop dead in its tracks.  There are solutions out there to help you and folks like myself, who are volunteers are more than willing to share our stories with you!


 Include me in twitter convos @glomk08 .   So please check back soon for more information.




About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 173,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech, language, and hearing scientists, audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel, and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiological treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems, including swallowing disorders. Click here to learn more about ASHA

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