Since the summer, we’ve been doing a number of needs assessment discussions with both adults who have hearing loss and community stakeholders in West Central and South Alabama. We’ve put all of our data together and created this poster for the American Auditory Society Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ. This meeting happens every year at this […]
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The beginning of the fall semester is full of hope. Hope for working together with new friends and colleagues. Hope for helping others with hearing loss in rural communities. And, hope for enjoying ourselves along the way. Oh, how we are looking forward to it! Pictured here are the students for the fall semester. They […]
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Although we really weren’t that busy today in Selma, we accomplished a lot! Our new students, Millie Threadgill (center) and Grace Anne Lake (left) learned all about consenting study participants and how to administer the tests and questionnaires. All in all another great day on the truck! […]
Dusty McDanal, the Mayor of Pine Hill, came by for a hearing assessment today. Always great to see him in the lovely town of Pine Hill. He very generously lets us park in the Pine Hill Town Hall parking lot while we are there. He’s shown here with one of our fabulous students, Reagan Sandoz. […]
Every time we land in Camden, AL we have a great day. Today was no exception. The people of that small but vibrant little town always come out to get their hearing tested or screened. And, today we also met Chad Kent, one of the Public Health Area Administrators for Wilcox County. Thanks, Chad, for […]
You will see us out and about on the following dates/places: Friday September 15, 2017: Speech and Hearing Center in Tuscaloosa Wednesday September 20, 2017: Focus on Seniors Health Fair in Tuscaloosa Friday September 22, 2017: Theo Ratliff Activity Center in Demopolis Friday September 29, 2017: Wilcox County Public Health Department in Camden Wednesday October […]
We had a great day on Friday August 4th in Pine Hill, AL. Lots of people came to get their hearing tested and to participate in our research project. It might be a small town (population 975) but it’s got lots of heart! We loved meeting everyone and look forward to our next visit! Info […]
On Friday December 2 we will begin to collect data for our ongoing rural hearing health study. See below for our advertisement and to learn how to participate. Adult volunteers (18 years or older) needed for a hearing study conducted by the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Alabama. Testing will take place […]
