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A BATOD conference poster in 2020 authored by three Educational Audiologists highlights how the role can support audiology in early identification as well as complex needs. 

Linking Up Listening Life a holistic approach across disciplines  presentation at Deaf Children Now Conference 2019, gave an update on resources used to take a holistic approach across disciplines such as supporting audiology.  

Bibliography  (Also see Dissertations by Educational Audiologists).

American Academy of Audiology  https://edaud.org [accessed Oct 2020]

American Speech Language Hearing Association https://www.asha.org [accessed Oct 2020]

Audiology Australia https://audiology.asn.au/Home [accessed Oct 2020]

The following lists are provided to the best of authors’ current knowledge at time of writing, and are unlikely to be exhaustive.  Readers are welcome to comment to make additions.

Professional Associations for Educational Audiologists

• British Association of Educational Audiologists 
• Educational Audiology Association 

Soundfield systems (and by inference an Educational Audiologist’s use of these) are part of the considerations in Underwood, A.; Turner, R., Whyte, S., and Rosenberg, J. (2015) Acoustic Accessibility MESHGuide BATOD Foundation: 2nd edn.       

Professional registration promotes partnership working and embraces the RCCP’s aim of ensuring patient safety.  For further information see articles:

In the UK, The British Association of Educational Audiologists (BAEA) has published a detailed document outlining the Roles and Competencies of an Educational Audiologist.

These are divided into seven areas as follows:

 “Educational Audiology dissertations have contributed new knowledge to the profession and in some instances been a ‘game-changer’ for practice locally and/or nationally” so indicated in Educational Audiology: adding value, bridging gaps. (Rosenberg 2017) One such dissertation

Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss is a resource begun in 2011 with the goal of creating an ‘umbrella website’ for teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing. Supporting Success was built on the concept of making practical information readily available, resulting in the current resource-packed website.” It was established by an Educational Audiologist and also provides a wealth of resource for these professionals.  Its core goals and links to resources can be found here. 

This article outlines how ‘Educational Audiologists greatly enhance the work of ENTs and clinical audiologists by bridging the gap between clinic, school and home; for babies, children and young people who are deaf.

Interprofessional education with clinicians and educationalists together opens new doors for staff development in both areas.  Further information can be found at: