Chronicle of a deaf audiologist

How to Support and Communicate with People who Have Hearing Loss: a Guide for Professionals

I was invited by LearnENT to speak about communication strategies that professionals can use when they interact with clients who have hearing loss.

LearnENT has an app that was initially developed by a small group at the University of Ottawa. LearnENT has grown to become a collaborative effort consisting of contributions from medical students, residents and faculty from across Canada.

It was a pleasure to speak with the bright, keen medical students. They had great questions and I left feeling energized. Below is a link to the presentation.

 

  • Photo credit:  © Alan Fortune

    Sandra Vandenhoff

    Dr. Sandra Vandenhoff is an audiologist with hearing loss, founder of HEARa, Hearing Rehabilitation teacher, and Canadian author, who does not remember saying on her first day of wearing hearing aids: "Mom, I can hear my shoelaces!"

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