On the morning of October 19, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) hosted representatives from the organization CLAVE from Madrid, Spain. CLAVE, which means "key" in Spanish, is a organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who are deaf and hard of hearing in Spain. During the meeting, the organizations explored ways they could work together
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From left to right: Anne Oyler, ASHA audiologist; Carmen Abascal, CLAVES; Arlene Pietranton, ASHA's Executive Director; Svaute Boresson, CLAVES; Pam Mason, ASHA's Director of Audiology; Carmen Arienza, CLAVES; and Sharon Beamer, ASHA audiologist.