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SAC | OAC is the blog of the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA). As a professional association dedicated to promoting communication health, the blog provides a platform for members and experts to share insights, research, and resources related to speech-language pathology and audiology. From articles on assessment and intervention techniques to updates..
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3M ago
SAC is calling for volunteers to join the Alberta and Ontario Regional Advisory Committees.
The Committees provide strategic direction to the SAC provincial staff in performing advocacy work in respect to province-specific matters, and play a pivotal role in ensuring advocacy programming reflects the needs and insights of S-LPs, audiologists, and communication health assistants.
The Regional Advisory Committees connect our members to issues in province, and are dedicated to representing and supporting SAC’s work.
SAC-Alberta Advisory Committee:
To join, fill out the application form  ..read more
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5M ago
OTTAWA, May 28, 2024 – Seven out of 13 Canadian provinces/territories do not provide sufficient infant hearing health care. As a result, health inequities exist for more than one third of Canadian infants which impact their development and education. The 2024 National Report Card from the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force (CIHTF) reveals that little has changed since its 2019 Report Card. Once again, Canada receives an overall grade of “Insufficient” when it comes to providing infant hearing health services through Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. Canadian a ..read more
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8M ago
This article originally appeared in the Government of Saskatchewan website on March 20, 2024.
In 2024-25, the Government of Saskatchewan is investing $793 million in the province’s post-secondary sector, representing a 3.7 per cent increase from the previous year. This year’s budget provides for increased funding within the multi-year agreement, health training programs and seat expansions, and capital for key infrastructure projects.
“Our government is focused on ensuring that sustainable funding, programs and opportunities are in place for Saskatchewan’s post-secondary students,” Advanced Ed ..read more
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10M ago
Based on the feedback from our members, there have been updates to the Hearing section of the T2201 Disability Tax Credit Application form, specifically:
removal of the phrase “with any applicable devices” from the section asking about the level of hearing loss;
removal of the question about Word Discrimination Score; and
there is increased space for healthcare providers to provide details relevant to their patients’ hearing loss experience.
The post Updates to the Disability Tax Credit Form T2201 Affects Audiologists appeared first on SAC ..read more
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10M ago
This article originally appeared in IndigiNews on January 19, 2024.
The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society says “Canada” has failed to properly implement Jordan’s Principle and families trying to apply for support are facing a dire backlog.
The organization has filed 1,000 pages of evidence to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal supporting a non-compliance motion against the federal government for failing on its promise of timely access to health care for First Nations children.
An affidavit from executive director Cindy Blackstock filed on January 12th says the federal government ha ..read more
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11M ago
On December 12, 2023, there was a retraction made of a Lancet article entitled “Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort” published on April 13, 2023. It is important to note that this study is not the ACHIEVE study.
View the retracted article.
The post Retraction—Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort appeared first on SAC ..read more
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11M ago
SAC attended a media event in Saskatchewan two weeks ago to raise awareness for a new government program that increases funding for extra S-LP seats at UofA. This article appeared originally in Saskatchewan.ca on December 5, 2023.
Saskatchewan students have more opportunities to access specialized training in high-demand health sciences programs through new and updated interprovincial agreements. This year, the Government of Saskatchewan is investing $5 million to reserve up to 149 seats in nine programs offered outside the province.
“Our government is committed to ensuring we have s ..read more
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1y ago
Listen to this podcast episode of The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio that aired on November 13, 2023 regarding the future of hearing technology.
Hearing aids are expensive and make everything sound louder, not just the things you want to hear. But technology is changing, and some researchers are turning to artificial intelligence for a solution. Galloway speaks with Ian Bruce, a professor in the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering; and Richard Plummer, executive director of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association.
The post The future of hearing technology appeared first on SAC ..read more
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1y ago
?Watch the report from CBC News.
Four-day-old Victoria gets a quick hearing test at LaSalle Hospital, one of the latest facilities to start using a screening program for hearing impairments among newborns. QASLPA President and SAC member Paul-Andre Gallant commented on the process of screening 90% of infants born in Quebec for hearing loss as part of the Universal Hearing Program.
The post This is the hearing test all Quebec newborns will soon undergo appeared first on SAC ..read more
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1y ago
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