Washington, DC-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 and exploring the evidence base for current and emerging practice. The meeting will take place September 18-20, 2006 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 interested consumers are invited to attend. A limited number of student scholarships are available.
ASHA and AAA CEUs will be solicited
Please visit www.hearingresearch.org or contact Julie.greenfield@gallaudet.edufor conference and registration details.
