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Description of Conference
The Rehabilitation
Engineering Research Center on Hearing Enhancement
(RERC-HE) in conjunction with Gallaudet University and
New York University - School of Medicine, is pleased to
announce a three-day conference addressing the aural
rehabilitation needs of adults utilizing hearing
technologies and exploring the evidence base for current
and emerging practice. The third day will address the
special challenges of dual sensory loss. The meeting
will take place September 18-20, 2006 at the Kellogg
Conference Hotel on the historic Gallaudet University
Campus.
Researchers,
clinicians, industry representatives and consumers from
the fields of hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive
technologies, dual sensory loss (hearing-vision) and
rehabilitation therapies will join together to assess
the state of the science in adult aural rehabilitation
and identify future research needs. Speech-language
pathologists, audiologists, researchers and consumers
are invited to attend.
RERC Faculty
Dr. Matthew Bakke, Director
Department of Hearing, Speech, and Language
Sciences
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave., NE, MTB 116
Washington, DC 20002 |
Dr. Arlene Neuman, Co-Director
Department of Otolaryngology
NYU Medical Center and School of Medicine
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016 |
For More Information,
contact
sos.conference@gallaudet.edu
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