Educational Audiology/Assistive Technology Consultation
November 12, 2008
Housed at the Lorain County Early Learning Center
12079 Lagrange Road
LaGrange, Ohio 44050
440-324-3178, x1255
EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGY
Welcome!! As an Educational Audiologist through the Educational Service Center of Lorain County (ESCLC), I serve the audiological needs of participating school districts in Lorain, Erie and Huron Counties. My role and responsibilities as an educational audiologist encompasses being well informed on federal and state legislation related to audiology services for children birth to 21 years of age, having knowledge of the effects of hearing loss on communication and academic performance and the skills to interpret objective data to evaluate and monitor the effects of hearing loss and classroom acoustics.
Services/Technical Assistance to participating school districts includes:
- consultation to school district personnel about specific student needs (accommodations/modifications/amplification systems) related to a fluctuating or permanent hearing impairment that is in both ears (bilateral) or in one ear (unilateral);
- diagnostic hearing evaluations through a referral process;
- selection and fitting of student personal FM system;
- assess a student's functional ability to access auditory information in the classroom which demonstrates a linkage of diagnostic information to educational services/ accommodations
- instruction to students and school personnel on the use and specific troubleshooting techniques of amplification systems (hearing aids, cochlear implants, soundfield systems and assistive listening devices);
- analysis of classroom noise and modifications to improve the listening environment to insure acoustic accessibility;
- provide training on topics concerning hearing issues from prevention of hearing impairment to services provided to students with a hearing impairment;
- serve as a consultant dealing with auditory concerns to ETR/IEP teams;
- coordinates annual service contracts for audiometric equipment.
Participating school districts can access my audiological services by contacting me at 440-324-3178, x1255 or lepi@esclc.org
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTATION
As the Assistive Technology Consultant to Region 2 State Support Team (SST), I provide consultation services to school district personnel regarding the analysis of a student's assistive technology needs.
School district personnel can access my assistive technology consultative service by contacting me at 440-324-3178, x1255 or at lepi@esclc.org
