The matching campaign kicked off during this year's AAA convention in Minneapolis. Donations are needed to support the AFA's mission to transition audiology to a doctoring profession, as well as in sponsorship of Au.D. students. This year, the AFA has also placed special significance on working for state licensure change throughout the country.
"Starkey has been wonderfully supportive of the AFA, the Au.D. movement, and the profession of audiology" said AFA Director Micheal Hartman, Au.D. "Au.D. education changes the lives of practitioners and their patients for the better. Starkey's contribution will give us the opportunity to gather more resources and continue to push the profession forward."
Donations are now being accepted via the AFA website at www.audfound.org, and several incentives are available to donors, including full-color lobby posters that promote hearing check-ups. For more information, please visit the AFA website.
The AFA is a non-profit foundation founded in 1989 to lead audiology's transition to a doctoring profession with the Au.D. as its unique designator. Its vision includes the goal of changing state licensure to incorporate the Au.D. as the basic criteria for practice.
