Title: Promoting Hearing Aid Use and Self-Advocacy in Adolescents Who Are Hard of Hearing in Research and Clinical Service Delivery

Speakers: Elizabeth Walker, Ph. D., CCC-A/SLP, University of Iowa and Meaghan Foody, M.S., CCC-SLP, University of Iowa

Anecdotal data indicate that children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) demonstrate decreased hearing aid (HA) use when they reach adolescence; however, empirical data on factors that influence HA use in adolescence is lacking. Furthermore, targeting self-advocacy skills may promote the use of hearing technology in adolescence. The Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss Consortium is a multi-center study that explores service provision in children who are DHH. The primary aim in this talk is to describe predictors of HA use time for adolescents. Additional aims include describing a summer program that targets self advocacy in adolescents who are DHH. Our long-term goal is to identify challenges to device use in adolescents who are DHH and improve self-advocacy skills.

Zoom Meeting ID:  941 7297 2819

Zoom Passcode: 2025