http://slhs.arizona.edu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A variety of special topics have been reviewed in the Living with Hearing Loss class: Acupressure and Acupuncture (slides) American with Disabilities Act/Arizona (resources) American with Disabilites Act (slides) For information purposes only - material presented to participants in the Living with Hearing Loss groups in the Department of SLHS, University of Arizona. http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2702 Living with Hearing Loss General Information: Hearing and Hearing Loss: This paper provides valuable information on how we hear and what happens when we begin to lose our hearing. It also provides a nice graphic of an audiogram and where familiar sounds fall on it. Hearing Loss Simulators: these websites can provide communication ... http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2686 UA students involved in research in speech science and disorders can apply for funds to cover costs incurred in their research projects.  Criteria and application form. http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2681 Spring semester's Living with Hearing Loss classes will be held on Tuesdays from 9 to 11am. Group 1 begins January 26th and Group 2 begins March 23rd. http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2661 SLHS scientists and graduate students participated in the Homecoming Science Fair at the UA Science Library, providing opportunities for budding scientists to watch and wonder and learn. You can see more pictures in the Homecoming Photo Album. http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2632 Please join us on Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend for coffee and bagels and a chance to mingle with our donors, our scholars, and our alumni. Tours of the building, including labs and clinics, will be available. http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2552 SLHS is pleased to announce that Dr. Maas has been selected to receive a New Century Scholars Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, for a project entitled "Feedback and Feedforward Control Mechanisms in Apraxia of Speech". This project, a collaboration with Dr. Brad Story and Dr. Frank Guenther of Boston ... http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2617 Please join Dr. James Dean and Dr. Frances Harris, who specialize in determining the best solutions for individuals with hearing loss and their families and frequent communication partners. The lecture is from 10:00 to 11:00 am at SLHS. For more information or to RSVP, call 626-6232 or email slhs@email.aarizona.edu. http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2601 Please join Hyesuk Cho, MA, Doctoral Candidate in SLHS, presenting on "Evidence for a Common Neural Substrate of Orthographic Processing for Reading and Spelling." http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2593 Please join us for the Fall L4 Lab Community Forum on October 22nd. The guest speaker is Edwin Maas, PhD, and his topic will be "Severe Articulation Disorders: Ideas for Challenging Students." http://slhs.arizona.edu/?p=2590