Center For Hearing And Communication

Results: We continue to be funded by local County and State organizations demonstrating our commitment to the population we serve. This year we are looking to build capacity by the purchase of new and replacement for Audiology and our children's programs.

Target demographics: Ages birth to 100+ with hearing loss or touched by hearing loss. All programs are for Deaf and hard of hearing infants, children and adults with hearing loss or family members/significant others.

Direct beneficiaries per year: We provide approximately 8,000 units of service through our programs and have delivered approximately 2,628 new specialized telephones to residents of Florida with hearing loss

Geographic areas served: Southern Florida

Programs: Hearing services: wide range of clinical services of the highest quality including diagnostic audiological evaluations, hearing aid and device evaluations and dispensing, ear mold fitting and modification, and fitting of custom music enhancers. The center also provides central auditory processing evaluations and therapy, tinnitus retraining therapy, and individual and group assistive device demonstrations.

rehabilitation services: the center conducts a highly regarded auditory-oral speech and language therapy program to children of all ages with hearing loss, an auditory based language processing therapeutic program, and speech reading and auditory training for adults. The emotional health and wellness center provides mental health counseling and evaluations to individuals who communicate using oral language and or american sign language.

florida office: in florida, clinical services include diagnostic audiological evaluations, hearing aid and device evaluation and dispensing, case management, psychological evaluations, mental health counseling for children and adults and their families, job placement and coaching. Outstanding out of school programming is provided after school and during summer and includes educational, recreational and employment training for children ranging from elementary through high school age which is funded from grants received. Our florida office is a distribution center for specialized telephone equipment for florida residents with hearing loss under florida telecommunications relay inc. Florida adult programs include mental health services, hiv/aids/stis educational workshops, the h. E. A. R. Program, which addresses hearing loss, access, education, and resources, and provides seniors who are homebound or have limited access to travel, with case management and audiological care.

public education is provided to individuals with hearing loss, parents of children with hearing loss, and professionals in the hearing health and related fields