Educational Audiology The Future Is Sound

What does an educational audiologist do?
We'll explore this topic in today's interview with Melanie Monaghan. Melanie is an educational audiologist from Edmonton, Alberta who has had hearing loss from a young age. She's worked extensively with adult and pediatric amplification and diagnostics and has research expertise in cochlear implants. She also promotes hearing health awareness and self-advocacy in school-aged Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. Listen to this episode of The Future is Sound to learn about Melanie's role as an Educational Audiologist and what that entails, Melanie's own experiences with hearing loss growing up, and the positive changes she has seen for kids with hearing loss in recent years.

What educational audiology is and Melanie's role in the field
What Melanie's work looks like
New technology for the deaf in the classrooms
Melanie's experience with her own hearing loss growing up
The effects of social media on information and acceptance
What the industry can do to be better advocates and encourage people to advocate for themselves
The effects of COVID on the population of people with hearing loss
Positive changes for kids with hearing loss in recent times
Melanie's takeaways on being a good clinician
Melanie's hopes and dreams for educational audiology

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Melanie Monaghan