Brochure
develop a 1 to 2 page handout describing the basic information that clients, parents, and/or teachers should know about this topic. You must use language appropriate for a layperson that is not a specialist in audiology or speech-language pathology. Make it look like a brochure. Pick a topic from here and make a brochure. Do not copy one from online.
Topic List:
· Public laws that affect people with hearing loss
· Organizations for people with hearing loss (what is the name of the group, how do you contact them, who is their target audience?) Must be detailed, not just a list.
· The team approach to audiologic rehabilitation (various professional and their roles)
· Deaf culture
· The effects of hearing loss on speech understanding
· Auditory/Verbal Approach
· Auditory/Oral Approach
· Total Communication Approach
· Bilingual/Bicultural Approach
· Cued Speech
· Differences between sign language systems
· How to make speech reading most efficient
· Psychosocial effects of hearing loss in children
· Psychosocial effects of hearing loss in adults
· Effects of hearing loss on academic performance in school-aged children
· Types of hearing aids
· Cleaning and maintaining hearing aids
· Hearing aid batteries (size, cost, how long they last, which hearing aids use which batteries)
· Choosing special amplification systems (FM, loop, infrared) for children
· Choosing special amplification systems (FM, loop, infrared) for adults
· Who is a candidate for a cochlear implant?
· Educational placements for children with hearing loss
· Tips for best communication in a noisy restaurant
· Tips for arranging living room furniture for optimal communication
· Devices to assist the deaf on the telephone
· Devices to assist the hard of hearing on the telephone
· What are the different kinds of cochlear implants?
· What can I expect from my child’s cochlear implant?
· The Ling sound test – Why is it important?
· How to audiologists help people with hearing loss?