According to the World Health Organization, “around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss;” which is defined as hearing loss greater than 40dB in adults, and greater than 30dB in children. Kindred Spirits My…
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Practicing Gratitude During a Pandemic
As we’ve entered into this most unusual fall season, I couldn’t help but reflect . . . how did we end up here? Last fall, I entered into the SLP grad school application process eager…
5 Tips to Grow Your Leadership Skills
Everyone has their own path to the speech, language, and hearing world, and it’s important to recognize every path is different. Some students attend a program specifically tailored to communication sciences and disorders (CSD), whereas…
Continuing the Conversation About Social Justice Issues in CSD
In “Courageous Conversations About Race,” author Glenn Singleton notes there should always be four agreements when having group conversations about social justice issues: Staying engaged Experiencing discomfort Speaking your truth Expect/accept non-closure Such expectations are…