Subject: Citizens' Conference Ears Hearing & Beyond: April 7, 2001
From: Ginette Perkins (ginettep@seals.org)
Date: Fri Mar 02 2001 - 09:31:18 PST
Citizens' Conference
Ears Hearing & Beyond
Presented by
University of Washington Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
Saturday, April 7, 2001
9:00am - 4:00 pm
Co-Sponsored by:
Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation of Washington & Northern Idaho
Endorsed by:
AARP
Alexandra Graham Bell Association
Pacific Northwest Cochlear Implant Club
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
HUB AUDITORIUM
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAMPUS
The aim of the conference is to promote awareness of hearing related issues
such as prevention of hearing loss, coping with hearing loss, and current
research. The conference is FREE to all. All are welcome.
Below is the 2000 program - the 2001 program will be similar and will be
posted as infomration becomes available. The conference will consist of
talks in HUB auditorium (FM system and captioning included) and an exhibit
hall where attendees can talk with exhibitors and sponsors. The program
begins at 9:00AM. If you would like to receive a program brochure, please
contact, Linda Howarth, 206-616-4105 or e-mail bloedel@u.washington.edu. A
map will be included in the brochure. FM Systems will be available and
real-time captioning will be ongoing.
Come for an informative and exciting day of discussion and sharing. Full day
attendance is useful but not necessary.
Exhibits
There will be plenty of time to roam the many exhibits available. The
exhibit hall is open all day. Our exhibitors this year represent hearing aid
and assistive listening devices manufacuturers, cochlear implant
manufacturers, self-help organizations, state agencies, telephone relay
services, and more.
2000 Program
Overview of the Ear, Hearing, and Auditory Disorders
George A. Gates, MD; Director, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research
Center; Otologist & Professor, UW, Otolaryngology-HNS
Effects of Hearing Loss
John Jaco, Executive Director; Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People
What's New in Hearing aids
Tom S. Rees, PhD; Audiologist and Associate Professor, UW,
Otolaryngology-HNS
The Effectiveness of Hearing Aids: Which Features Are Worth the Price?
Bevan Yueh, MD; Assistant Professor, UW, Otolaryngology-HNS
Early Detection, Diagnosis and Intervention of Hearing Loss in WA State: A
Public-Private Partnership
Susan J. Norton, PhD; Director, Research & Clinical Audiology, Children's
Hospital & Regional Medical Center; Associate Professor, UW,
Otolaryngology-HNS
Implantable Listening Devices
George A. Gates, MD, FACS; Director, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing
Research Center; Otologist & Professor, UW, Otolaryngology-HNS
Inherited Hearing Loss: A New Study
Bruce L Tempel, PhD; Assistant Professor, UW, Otolaryngology-HNS & Valerie
Street, PhD: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, UW, Otolaryngology-HNS
Vertigo and Dizziness: What's the Difference
Larry G. Duckert, MD, PhD FACS; Otologist & Professor, UW,
Otolaryngology-HNS
Balance and Vision
James O. Phillips, PhD; Assistant Professor, UW, Otolaryngology- HNS
Assistive Listening Devices: What's New
Pam Hurst; Community Education Coordinator; Hearing, Speech, & Deafness
Center, Seattle
For additional information visit http://depts.washington.edu/hearing/
If you would like to receive a program brochure, please contact, Linda
Howarth, 206-616-4105 or e-mail bloedel@u.washington.edu.
_____________________________________________
Ginette Perkins
Assistive Technology Information & Referral Specialist
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
1-800-214-8731 (Toll Free)
(509) 328-9350 (V, TTY)
(509) 326-2261 (Fax)
ginettep@seals.org
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